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High School Educators - SciXchange Newsletter |
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Discover the latest advancements, engaging events, and opportunities to dive into the fascinating world of science with SciXchange at Toronto Metropolitan University. |
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On-campus Labs |
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Registration is now open for our on-campus labs program for the Winter 2025 semester. Labs are available in February and March, 2025. Our hands-on labs take place in the mornings on a weekly basis. Teachers have the option of adding lab and/or campus tours to create a full day field trip. All programs are free of charge.
We now use google calendar to manage our lab requests. Once you've opened the calendar for the lab you wish to book you can "Jump to the next available date" to find a time slot. If there is no availability you can email us to be added to the waitlist - please include the type of lab you are looking for in the subject line.
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Chemistry - Mon. 10AM-12PM |
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Taught by TMU science students, grade 11 or 12 students work in pairs to analyze water samples using photospectrometry.
Grades 11 - 12. |
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Medical Physics - Tue. 10:45-11:45AM |
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Combining physics, coding and medicine, this interdisciplinary lab introduces students to image analysis of CT scans for lung disease. New this semester, teachers have the option to tour the iBEST Lab at St. Mike's Hospital before the lab.
Grades 11 - 12. |
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Robotics - Fridays 10AM-12PM |
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Students work with Arduino robots to guide the robot through a simple obstacle course. Some coding knowledge is required. New this semester, teachers have the option of adding a workshop by the TMU Robotics team featuring their Mars Rover!
Grades 10 - 12. |
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Technovation Girls - Toronto Chapter |
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Registration for Technovation Girls Toronto Chapter is now open! |
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Participants must:
- Identify as female, non binary, trans or gender nonconforming
- Be between ages 8 and 18 on Aug. 1, 2025
- Work in teams of 1-5 students (you may register with a team or be placed with one)
Our in-person launch is on Saturday Jan 25, 2025 on TMU campus. Sessions support student-led development of an app and run virtually for 12 weeks on Tuesday evenings (starting Jan 28), with biweekly in-person workshops on Saturday afternoons.
We encourage students to sign up before our launch date, January 25, to secure their spot in our workshops and get a head start on forming teams.
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Upcoming Student Virtual Information Sessions
To learn more, join us at one of our information sessions. New and returning students and their parents/guardians are welcome!
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Saturday, January 11, 2pm - 3pm
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Saturday, January 18, 11am - 12pm
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Please share this opportunity widely with your students! |
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Stay curious, keep exploring, and let's unlock the wonders of science together! |
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