Science Communication, Group N

Project week schedule for Group N (provisional)

Schedule
2013

25 -28 March 2013

 

Group N (2011 intake) - 44 learners

Monday
25 March
8:30 - 9:15 Admin, Rollcall and
Science in the News
(Evans & Lerato)
9:15 - 10:00

Astronomy!
Renée Hlozek
(UP with SCIENCE Group B and one of the Mail & Guardian's 200 Young South Africans of 2012)

10:00 - 12:00 Brainstorming: How to explain an astronomy concept
Research in Goldfields lab
Video taping by Renée
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (CoffeeBuzz, Piazza Foods & Spageti)
13:00 - 13:30 'After Lunch' challenge
13:30 - 15:15 Science Shows
(Short show by Interns, Brainstorming in groups)
15:15 - 15:45 Catch-up: Globe@Night, Earth Hour, Blog,
(Everybody)
15:45 - 16:00 Homework & Closing
Tuesday
26 March
8:30 - 9:15 Admin, Rollcall and
Science in the News
(Evans & Lerato)
9:15 - 12:00 "Who wants to be a Mathematician?"
Batho Mokiti and colleagues from Mathemaniacs
www.mathemaniacstut.co.za
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (CoffeeBuzz, Piazza Foods & Spageti)
13:00 - 13:30 'After Lunch' challenge
13:30 - 15:00 Science Shows
(Design your show and try a few 'tricks')
15:15 - 15:45 Blog
(Interns)
15:45 - 16:00 Homework & Closing
Wednesday
27 March
8:30 - 9:00 Admin, Rollcall and
Science in the News
(Evans & Lerato)
9:00 - 15:30 "Excussion to the CSIR"
Visit Nanotechnology, Wind tunnel & Laser Centre
Lunch at Creations Café
15:30 - 16:00 Blog & Closing
Thursday
28 March
8:30 - 9:00 Admin, Rollcall and
Science in the News
(Evans & Lerato)
9:00 - 10:30

Practise your Science Show

10:00 - 12:00 Science Shows
(First rehearsal - all groups)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (CoffeeBuzz, Piazza Foods & Spageti)
13:00 - 13:30 'After Lunch' challenge
13:30 - 14:30 Blog & Closing

Helga Nordhoff upwithscience@up.ac.za
Last updated: 26 March 2013