Did you know that electricity travels at the speed of light? That’s about 300,000 kilometers per second! So how do electrical engineers, technicians and tradespeople harness it for our homes and devices? When you understand electricity, you can begin to work with it safely. Together, we’ll learn about voltage, current, circuits and more, and try
out our own electrical experiment.

Join Let's Talk Science Outreach to read H.A. Rey's book, "Curious George Discovers The Stars" and complete a hands-on science activity about constellations!

In this activity, students will learn about stars and constellations and create their own constellation viewer using everyday household items.

For this activity, each student will need:
- plastic or Styrofoam cup with the bottom cut out or a toilet paper roll
- piece of paper
- marker
- pencil
- scissors
- tape

Grade 11 and 12 students are invited to join Let's Talk Science Outreach in Ottawa to participate in fun, interactive and educational chemistry-themed activities designed by our chemistry graduate student volunteers. This includes live chemistry demos, kitchen chemistry experiments, trivia and games and a career panel with guests from a variety of chemistry-based fields.

The symposium will take place on May 20th and May 21st with the option to sign up for each activity separately.

Astronauts may spend days, weeks, or even months in space. How does this affect their bodies? Scientists are still studying the health impacts. Team TelOmG – a group of aerospace and bioengineering students – has been chosen to run experiments in microgravity to study how space travel might affect DNA. In this session, they’ll lead us through our own experiment design challenge! Join us and be part of a space science team for the day!

Astronauts may spend days, weeks, or even months in space. How does this affect their bodies? Scientists are still studying the health impacts. Team TelOmG – a group of aerospace and bioengineering students – has been chosen to run experiments in microgravity to study how space travel might affect DNA. In this session, they’ll lead us through our own experiment design challenge! Join us and be part of a space science team for the day!

Join Let's Talk Science Outreach to read Joseph Anthony's book, "The Dandelion Seed" and complete a hands-on science activity about seeds and seed dispersal!

In this activity, students will examine seeds and make predictions on how they disperse. They will then make a simple seed carrier that flies like a maple key using everyday household items.

For this activity, students will need:
- Paper with the seed carrier template on it. An adult might have to help cut it out. If they don’t have access to a printer, the volunteer will show them how to make one using a piece of paper.
- Scissors
- Paper clips (5-6)
- Optional: any seeds that they can find outside, with the help of an adult. The volunteers will also show students examples of seeds if they cannot find them before the session.

Have you ever seen the Sun? Of course you have. But have you ever been able to safely look directly at the Sun? The Sun has begun to acquire spots now that it has passed through solar minimum. We’ll go over how to get into safe solar viewing, including how to use filters to safely see it with a telescope or binoculars, how to make a pinhole projector, and what features to look for. Then you'll be ready to view the partial solar eclipse that will be visible in much of Canada on June 10!

Dr. Christopher Labos, a cardiologist based in Montreal, will be giving a talk on vaccines. Open to all students in high school and CEGEP!

Register today!

Get students excited for the day by exploring an article about Immunology and Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada.

Every hour, the earth receives enough energy from the sun to power 2880 TRILLION lightbulbs! To put it another way, every day, the sun provides 35,000 times the total amount of energy humans currently consume. We can capture this solar energy by converting it to electricity or using the sunlight’s warmth for heating. With just a few household items, we will build our own solar oven, which can be used to make s’mores, nachos, and more!

Every hour, the earth receives enough energy from the sun to power 2880 TRILLION lightbulbs! To put it another way, every day, the sun provides 35,000 times the total amount of energy humans currently consume. We can capture this solar energy by converting it to electricity or using the sunlight’s warmth for heating. With just a few household items, we will build our own solar oven, which can be used to make s’mores, nachos, and more!

On behalf of Insulin to Innovation, RCIScience presents a series of engaging conversations with diabetes researchers from across Canada. Hosted by writer and podcast host Krista Lamb, these bitesize chats showcase scientists and clinicians working at the cutting edge of research to improve the quality of life of those living with diabetes.

You can meet our amazing speakers at one or both of our Soapbox Toronto events! Register for free on the event platform, Hopin, using the button above.
Our speakers are all inspirations in their fields! They'll share research on bugs, batteries and radiation. From designing technology to analyzing the fate of plastics in our environment - these scientists will push your knowledge and delight your senses with their research!

Join Let's Talk Science Outreach to read James Dean's book, "Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete" and complete a simple hands-on science activity about optics and perception!

In this activity, students will learn about the persistence of vision using everyday household objects. Students will create an object to see how spinning two pictures (i.e., a fish and a bowl) really fast makes the two pictures look like one combined picture (i.e., fish in the bowl).

For this activity, students will need:
- Glue or stapler
- Paper
- Scissors
- Pencil crayons or markers
- Straw

SRHacks 2021 is the first ever youth coding and engineering hackathon held by Science Rendezvous. Students in grades 6-8 within the Greater Toronto Regions (i.e. Toronto, York, Halton, Peel, Durham) will have 3 weeks to tackle real-world problems by creating original designs/innovations which will be presented to professional judges in the industry. If chosen as winners, you will receive awards and/or cash prizes and have the chance to meet virtually with our esteemed scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur mentors! Everyone is welcome to participate, free of charge!
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Are you interested but don’t know how to code or be an engineer?
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Science Rendezvous will be running interactive workshops and speaker sessions during the competition period to help students develop new skills & learn more about S.T.E.A.M (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math disciplines).

Are you considering entering engineering in the future? Are you entering engineering this fall? This is your chance to talk directly to engineering students, professors, and industry professionals! Our Explore Engineering event is happening on Saturday June 19th at 1 pm ET. In this FREE virtual session, you can ask questions, get tips, and hear about university and career experiences.

In this program, children and youth ages 9-11 are invited to spend as much time out of their seats moving as they do absorbed in hands-on projects exploring the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.