| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM-10:45AM | WORKSHOP |
Critical Thinking and Fun with LanguagesOverview: Three members of staff, Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy will guide the scheduled workshops. There will be two daily scheduled daily. Target Audience: Specially invited High School students and visiting school groups. |
The Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | BOOK LAUNCH |
Climate Change and Crop Production: Foundations for Agroecosystem ResilienceOverview: From the perspective of agroecology, this book provides a strong foundation for changing research and education programs so that they think and act beyond maximization of yields and instead build both the resistance and resilience that will be needed for the uncertain climate future ahead. Ultimately, these programs will help us move beyond the farm and reach all parts of the food system, creating the multiple elements of resilience we need for change to occur. Guest Speaker: Prof. Michael Taylor, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology Author: Prof. Nourredine Benkeblia |
The Undercroft, Senate Building |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS |
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Ice cream making and other scientific experimentsOverview: Demonstrating basic scientific principles and interactive demonstrations to excite High School Students. AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | MATH GAMES |
DEPARTMENT OF MATH: A Selection of Math gamesOverview: A Selection of Math games AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY DEMONSTRATION |
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY: EARTHQUAKE WAVESOverview: Demonstration of earthquake waves and tours of the unit to see the equipment involved in earthquake measurement and monitoring. |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | Selection of computer science and IT related activities |
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTINGOverview: Selection of computer science and IT related activities AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
Department of Computing |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | TOURS |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Come learn about the science and application of DNA Extractions and take a tour of the Centre. |
The Biotechnology Centre |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | EXHIBITION |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Visit the Biotechnology Information desk and learn more about our research work and our various programmes. |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM | MuSEUMS AND BOTANY GARDENS TOURS |
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TOURSOverview: Campus visitors will have the opportunity to explore or research facilities and museums, by participating in the following tours:
Audience: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public Venue Description: URD Students and Tours Centre, adjacent The Assembly Hall |
URD Tours Centre |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE |
GENIUS TIMEOverview: Each Department will be represented by one (1) genius (15-20 minutes per hour) who will give a dramatization of a science concept – e.g. equation solving and proofs, Newtonian forces, etc. The audience will be engaged to participate. AUDIENCE: High School students & their teachers |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
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