UVic's Science Venture Wins Award
The
province's Information, Science and Technology Agency is giving
UVic's Science Venture program a Partners in Science Awareness award.
The $15,000 prize will assist Science Venture in operating, a
non-profit, student-run summer science and engineering camp for
elementary school children which stimulates the love of science
through hands-on activities. Currently, students from UVic's
faculties of Engineering and Science are traveling around the
province giving elementary school children a chance to learn about
science by doing hands-on projects such as building and launching a
hot air balloon, participating in an oil spill cleanup, and
constructing a natural water filter. "It's truly inspiring to create
excitement about science for an entire classroom," says Science
Venture member Cynthia Hopland. "The kids get pumped about the
subjects we present to them and their teachers can't wait to have us
back again next year." Science Venture is bringing "in-class"
workshops to Prince George, Golden, Revelstoke, Sechelt, Courtenay,
Chemanius, Cowichan Bay and Victoria.
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