Whale-y Wednesday: Junior High Session

Wednesday, March 15, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Online

The ocean is big and we don’t just mean in terms of size: it’s also full of huge opportunities when it comes to creative, meaningful and exciting careers. Join Let’s Talk Science Outreach and Memorial University to hear from a group of intriguing people working in jobs that are connected to the sea. Hear their stories and participate in interactive activities, like identifying local whale species and doing a hands-on experiment about the properties of ocean water!

This 90-minute session is recommended for students in junior high across Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. This session is being presented as part of Memorial’s Big Splash, a province-wide initiative to share all the amazing ocean-related work happening at our university and in our communities. #BigSplash. We can’t wait for you to dive in on this fun session!

Schedule:

(10:30am) Welcome and Introduction

(10:40am) Guest Speaker #1- Ashley Noseworthy, Edgewise Environmental

(10:55am) Activity #1- How many whale species can you identify?

(11:10am) Guest Speaker #2- Tien Tran and Jonathan Soper, Precision Pathways project

(11:25am) Activity #2- Density, Temperature and Salinity experiment

(11:40am) Guest Speaker #3- Mirella Oliveira Leis, Fisheries and Ocean Canada

(11:55am) Conclusion & Thank you

For the hands-on activity, your classroom will need at least one set of the following household items to complete the experiment along with our demonstration on screen:

-Two identical wide-mouthed jars (e.g., mason jars)

-Hot water

-Cold water

-Food colouring (recommend red and blue)

-Playing card (or other thin plastic sheet such as acetate/transparency film)

-A large, shallow container (or do this activity in a sink)

-Pipette (optional)

-Paper towels (for clean-up)

Presented by Let's Talk Science; Memorial University