Mid-year Outreach Update!

We're at the half-way point of our reporting year, and it's been a whirlwind!

We're running nearly 40% more outreach this year than during the same period last year!

As always, we couldn't do it without the help of our amazing volunteers.

March Break Launch of Our Second Robert Munsch Companion Activity at the Guelph Public Library

A Local Grade 3 Class Learns About Plants & Pollinators

A recent Let's Talk Science activity in a local grade 3 class had the students practically 'buzzing' with excitement about the importance of pollinators to the plant life cycle! ;)
We all put on our Biologists caps, and after examining various seeds, we discussed how seeds spread and the importance of plants to all aspects of human life. Students acted out the life cycle of a plant, responding to extra rain and sun as they grew.

They then had a chance to see the world like a BEE sees it by examining flowers under a black light to help them 'see' the UV active nectar guides that help direct bees to pollen.

As our final activity, the students made their own flowers with crazy cool UV active nectar guides!

It was a fantastic, fun-filled morning for all involved! Thanks everyone!

Volunteer Appreciation Night @ the Grad Lounge

Hi all our wonderful LTS volunteers!

You are cordially invited to join Nancy & I plus some of your fellow volunteers 

at the Grad Lounge 

at 6pm 

on Thursday, November 28th.

We've reserved the big table at the back and will be providing some appetizers as well as raffling off a few prizes before the Grad Lounge Trivia fun begins at 7 pm.

Friends of LTS are absolutely welcome too! But we can't promise you a prize ;-)

Post Party Updates -- 
Out LTS trivia team made an excellent showing AGAIN this semester, placing 3rd and 2nd in the two trivia rounds.
Kate B & Keith P were our top two volunteers this semester! They each received a $10 gift card.

Thanks everyone!
We'll definitely do it again next semester!

LTS will be at STAO this week

The national Let's Talk Science folks will have a booth at the Science Teachers'Association of Ontario (STAO) conference this week.

The University of Guelph Science Outreach team will also have a booth and will be talking up all the outreach this university does, including their support of our LTS program.

UofG's very own Bonnie Lasby will be giving a talk about Nanoscience, so if you're heading to the conference, be sure to check out her talk. It should be one of the highlight talks!

Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:30 - 2:30Nanoscience: Cool Stuff for the Classroom Too!Room: Toronto A

Technology is making things smaller, lighter, faster and better. Find out where this trend in technology is going, how it can be incorporated in your classroom, and why it's an interesting area of science for students to discover and pursue.