Events
Grown-Up Science Fair | Star Party
Safe viewing of sun's surface through specially filtered telescopes operated by members of the RASC Windsor Centre.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot D
Organized By: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre
A 15 min guided tour of the newly established Campus Community Garden will be offered at 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm on-site.
Suitable For: All
Location: California Avenue, close to Fanchette Street
Organized By: Campus Community Garden Project
Information on cancer research with experts to talk to.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: University of Windsor Cancer Research Group
1. Pin ball machine constructed by using Lego Mindstorm Robots.
2. A large high definition television connected to a Microsoft Xbox and a development PC to showcase some game development and artificial intelligence research in the School.
3. and 4. Touchscreen systems for showing simulations and CS programs and activities
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: School of Computer Science
A fingerprint workshop that provides the viewing of the different types of evidence collected from the crime scene under the microscope for analysis.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Interfaculty - Forensics
TBA
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Earth and Environmental Sciences/GLIER
Discussion of any economic policy issue of interest to the public in, hopefully, the visitors preferred language. The Department of Economics is fluent (or competent) in twelve languages.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Department of Economics
Robotics Display, Civil Engineering Bridge Structure Display, Baja Car Display (Mechanical Engineering), Fuel Cell Cars that run on hydrogen, oxygen, and electrolysis. Also, a demo of robot racers will be on display with a small r/c size racing car and a big autonomous robot.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Faculty of Engineering
A booth that will be setup with a treadly pump and engage those who pass by with questions and information.
Suitable For: Children/Youth
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Engineers Without Borders
A variety of ineractive demonstrations on human kinetics.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Faculty of Human Kinetics
Demonstration of a few math tricks.
Suitable For: Youth/Adults
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Blood Pressure monitoring, handwashing interactive display, health information booth
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Faculty of Nursing and Nursing Society
Several principles of physics will be demonstrated, such as walking on water and making nitrogen ice cream.
Suitable For: All/Families
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Physics Club and Department of Physics
Our Science students have designed and built a lot of structures to prove and verify Science Concepts. Our Projectile launcher can launch a marble to a specific target all the time and our trebuchet can launch a squash ball as far as 18 to 20m and many more.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Vincent Massey Secondary School
A demonstration of fascinating findings from psychological research that help us to understand memory and truth-telling. Demonstrations and facts about questions such as: How accurate are identifications made from eyewitness lineups? Does memory work like a video recorder? Does hypnosis help people to remember forgotten events? Can the polygraph really detect lies? Do only guilty people confess to crimes?
Suitable For: Youth/Adults
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Applied Memory Lab - Department of Psychology
Showcase of games, facts, and interactive displays regarding various aspects of psychology. Would include computerized experiments/games, visual demonstrations, hands-on activities, and informative posters.
Suitable For: All
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Department of Psychology
Science City will be open free of charge from Noon to 5 PM on Saturday, May 8, 2010. The whole family can have fun discovering principles of science.
Suitable For: All
Location: Canada South Science City, 930 Marion Ave.
Organized By: Canada South Science City
A booth that will be highlighting some of the award winning teachers, and ways they engage students. We would have a monitor with sample learning objects people could try (eg. a cell that you can view different parts) as well as a video screen with sample students talking about teaching and learning at the University of Windsor, and samples of award winning teachers teaching.
Suitable For: Youth/Adults
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Centre for Teaching and Learning
Come be amazed by human-sized robots!
Suitable For: Children/Youth
Location: Parking Lot K on Sunset
Organized By: Sandwich Secondary School
Graduate students from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry to present a one hour colourful, chemical demonstration that includes:
- Colour-Changing Reactions
- Precipitation & Crystallization
- Change of State (between liquids, solids and gases)
- Exothermic/Endothermic Reactions
- Polymer Formation
- Chemiluminescence
Suitable For: All
Location: Room 200, Toldo (10-11AM)
Organized By: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Moderator: Gordon Drake
Team 1 ("There is a conflict")
Paul Bassett
Lois Smedick
Team 2 ("There is not a conflict")
Stan Cunningham
Stuart Selby
Suitable For: All
Location: Room 200, Toldo (3-4PM)
Organized By: Canterberry College
An exhibit of science-inspired art by Lauren DiVito.
Suitable For: All
Location: Milk Coffee Bar, 68 University Ave. West
Organized By: Lauren DiVito
Join in a stimulating, informal discussion on current scientific issues with some of today’s leading scientists. Ask your “need to know” questions and engage in casual conversation!
Suitable For: All
Location: The Milk Coffee Bar, 68 University Avenue West, Windsor (2-4PM)
Organized By: Let's Talk Science
A free public Science Cafe will be held starting at 3 PM. Children can be left in the capable care of Science City staff while students and adults attend the discussion of science topics of public interest.
Suitable For: Grownups
Location: Canada South Science City, 930 Marion Ave.
Organized By: Canada South Science City
Grownup Science Fair
A science fair for grownups.
Suitable For: Grownups
Location: Atrium of Medical Education Building
Organized By: Dr. Michael Boffa
Astronomy
Evening Star Party held off-campus at Hallam Observatory. Guided sky tour of constellations and visible planets, as well as viewing through the observatory telescope and more. For a detailed map and directions to Hallam Observatory, go to www.rascwindsor.com.
Suitable For: All
Location: Hallam Observatory, 3989 South Middle Road, Lakeshore (Comber Exit on Highway 401)
Organized By: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre