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National Science Week NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK Highlights for NSW 2017 HIGHLIGHTS FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK ACTIVITIES 2017 Eastern Cape Contact Person Booking District Venue Required Date Of Where Where Target Activities Timeslot Email Address Activity Activity Activity Is Audience (Yes Or Being Held Taking Place Phone Number No) FOSST Discovery Centre, University of Fort Hare 10 August Buffalo City & Community Outreach programme: FOSST-DC will go to a community Public 4 hrs [email protected] Yes 2017 Amathole Halls and engagement programme to a school within our range to schools reach out learners ,the main focus of this, is to reach learners with disabilities and general public who did not participate in NSW Nelson Mandela Bay Science & Technology Centre 10 August Nelson Nelson The learners & educators will be visiting the Nelson Mandela 240 learners 09:00 – Noma/Singa Invited 2017 Mandela Bay Mandela Bay Bay Science & Technology Centre where they will explore and 8 11:00 schools Municipality Science & and interact with different exhibits on Automotive, Energy & teachers 041 991 5000 only Technology electricity, momentum Biology & life, etc. The visit will (6,7,9,10,11) 12:00 – Centre include talks by a Pharmacy lecturer from Rhodes University 14:00 [email protected] and a postgraduate student from NMMU and an NMBSC staff. The talks aim to expose the learners to the different [email protected] career opportunities in STEM focusing more on Pharmacy, Chemistry and Biotechnology. The learners & teachers will also have an opportunity to do a hands-on interactive pharmacy, chemistry and biotechnology experiments. 11 August Nelson Kwanobuhle The Nelson Mandela Bay Science & Technology Centre 500 10:00 – Noma/Singa No 2017 Mandela Bay Shopping team will setup an exhibition stall at the Kwanobuhle community 15:00 Municipality Complex and Shopping Complex, where the public could have the members 041 991 5000 Lovelife opportunity to interact with the exhibits, while being exposed Youth Radio to science shows, which focus on everyday life concepts. [email protected] There will also be competitions for the community members. We will also have a slot at the Lovelife youth radio where we [email protected] will be talking about The National Science Week and the Importance of STEM. 1 Rhodes University (RU) – Grahamstown 5 August Sarah Rhodes RU Faculties of Science and Pharmacy Open Day learners, 8:00 – Kim Weaver YES 2017 Baartman University, educators 13:00 [email protected] During this day, Saturday morning from 09h00 – 13h00, District Grahamstown and public. 0466037702 various Departments will hold activities aimed at grade 9 learners their parents/guardians and teachers. These activities will range from career talks, hands-on experiments, demonstrations, lectures on the various subjects, depending on what the Department’s staff and students have to offer. The aim will be to convince learners how important it is to choose maths, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences for subjects to take to grade 12 and get them excited about Science as a possible career choice. South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) 7 August Krugersdorp Lodirile Interacting with Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners. We will also - Grade 10, 09:00 – [email protected] No 2017 Secondary be interacting with their educators 11 and 12 12:00 School learners 0116709067 - Educators Diepsloot Diepsloot Secondary 14:00 – School 16:30 07 August Vhembe Patrick Motivational talks and Displaying Creative Physics. Use Grade 8 -12 08:00 - [email protected] No 2017 Ramaano Galileoscopes to teach learners about stars. 15:00 Secondary 08170950321 SANSA Earth Observation 09 August Chris Hani Queenstown Activity 1: Showcase the power of space application Public 11h00 – Mr. Wongama Tengela Yes 2017 of Earth Observation to demonstrate changes that 14h00 take place at a given location over time. The tool of [email protected] Google Earth, which is freely available to anyone with Community 0834306827 Hall internet access, will be used to showcase this change detection over time using examples of local areas visited, complemented by the SANSA satellite imagery archive data. This activity can be adapted for various target audiences. Activity 2: Use Google Earth Pro, available for free to any user, to conduct a virtual tour of South Africa’s space industry players distribution across the 9 provinces, from satellite manufacturers, Assembly, 2 Integration and Testing (AIT) facilities, various users of space technology applications, examples of societal benefit areas relevant to the 4 districts chosen will be given. This activity is also adaptable to any target audience. Activity 3: The Mathematics of outer space showcased for learners in the school system from remote sensing, space operations, and GIS linked to the Mathematics curriculum. Science Spaza 5-12 Nationally Television Short films about Science and Rocks in Tourism Locations Youth 4pm – Sthabile Mazubane N/A August (Hectic Nine- 5pm 2017 9, SABC 2, Short films about young people creating hip hop songs +27 (0)81 367 5996 4pm) about science and rocks in tourism locations Scifest Africa 7 August Chris Hani Cofimvaba Scifest-on-the-Road will promote the awareness, Learners 08h00- Pumza Tshebe No appreciation and understanding of science amongst and 14h00 learner’s and educators. The programme will consist of Educators 046 603 1106 learner’s workshops, an educator workshop, a science show and an educational theatre production Umtata International School 08 & 09 OR Tambo Umtata Street theatre: This will involve Music, poetry, drama, Learners, 09h00- Mrs Petse PP YES August District International etc. to market or emphasise on NSW theme and general 14h00 2017 Municipality School objectives. To involve ECD learners and their parents. public and [email protected] teachers 073 331 9658 3 HIGHLIGHTS FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK ACTIVITIES 2017 Free State Venue Contact Person Booking District Where Where Required Date Of Target Activity Being Activity Is Activities Timeslot Email Address Activity Audience Held Taking (Yes Or Place Phone Number No) Central University of Technology - Bloemfontein 07 and 08 Mangaung Tempe Parachute exhibition and demo at the Public 5 hours Colonel VD Maseko, yes August 2017 Metropolitan (Army Tempe (Army base) Learners per day Brigade Commander; Tel: 051 402 1501; Municipality base) Educators Students Mrs C Keet; Communication Decision officer, Tel: 051 402 1500. Makers Journalists Scientists 09 August Mangaung but Central Breaking Boundaries: Acknowledging and Public 5 hours Dr M Masinde – Doctorate in yes 2017 also University Empowering Women Learners Information Technology; Tel: 0515073091; showcasing of Educators Students Xhariep Technology Dr J Hattingh- Doctorate in Decision (Jagersfontein) Tourism and Management Makers Tel: 0515073288; Journalists Scientists 4 Motheo District Teachers Development Centre 8 August 17 Mangaung Planetarium, Understanding the solar system. Introduction to Learners 12h00 Prof Hoffman M Yes Metro planets and the Milky Way Galaxy. & Naval Hill Educators [email protected] 9 August 17 Thabo Thitapoho Extraction of essential oils from trees and plants. Public, 12h00 Mr Kobo L No Mofutsanyana Farm, Observing the distillation process. Learners Tweespruit & [email protected] Educators 082 561 1361 National Museum - Bloemfontein 5,7,8,10,11,12 Mangaung Fichardtpark Temporary exhibitions at local libraries” Through General Whole A van Staden No Aug 2017 Metropolitan Public these exhibitions we will show equipment public day that Municipality Library, scientists in die various research departments at visiting the the [email protected] the National Museum use to do their jobs as well libraries = libraries Trevor as interesting artefacts from various research 2500 are 051 4479609 Barlow, departments. open Library 5 HIGHLIGHTS FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK ACTIVITIES 2017 Gauteng Contact Person Booking District Where Venue Where Date Of Target Required Activity Being Activity Is Activities Timeslot Email Address Activity Audience Held Taking Place (Yes Or No) Phone Number ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA 07-11 Sedibeng D 3 SciFUN – For The Love of All 8:30 – 15:30 Mzwandile Maphanga and August Science Lawrence Mutwautshila 2017 Generate the Appreciation of 0169880507 science as a subject for the Sedibeng public Play science-based games Delta Environmental Centre 11 West Rand Langu Primary DEC’s educational team will visit Grade 6 & 9.30am – Malusi Vatsha YES August Municipality School Langu Primary School to facilitate 7 learners 12.30pm [email protected] (arrangements 2017 District the “Exploring Biodiversity” Educators 011 888 4831 / 082 332 made with Through these activities, General 4270 Langu PS) learners and educators as well public as the parents and members of the local community will be aware of the contribution of STEMI to sustainable development and improved quality of life and the protection of the South African biodiversity heritage. 6 JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre, Mamelodi 8 August Tshwane JNF Walter Sisulu Medicinal and useful Plants. Local [email protected]. Yes 2017 Environmental Training workshop for local community Centre Mamelodi community. Get to know the and 012 8013 197 traditional uses of some community indigenous trees; prepare groups remedies such as mosquito repellent and cold remedies. Learn propagation skills such as making cuttings and separating plants. MATHS OUR WORLD 05 – 09 Ekurhuleni Golden walk mall. Family Maths- helping 1000 10am -12pm Lihle- Yes August Germiston
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