਀开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 ਀               唀䈀䌀 䰀攀琀✀猀 吀愀氀欀 匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 倀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 倀爀漀最爀愀洀 E-Newsletter਀                            瘀漀氀⸀ 㠀Ⰰ 椀猀猀甀攀 ㄀ ਀                            一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀　　㐀 ਀开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 ਀䤀渀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀㨀 ਀ⴀ 䌀漀渀琀愀挀琀攀搀 夀漀甀爀 吀攀愀挀栀攀爀㼀 - Completed a Classroom Visit?਀ⴀ 圀栀礀 䐀漀 夀漀甀 嘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀㼀 - UBC TREK MINI-SCHOOL਀ⴀ 唀䈀䌀 吀刀䔀䬀 刀䔀䄀䐀䤀一䜀 圀䔀䔀䬀 - Old Science Stuff Donations਀ⴀ 䄀猀欀 愀渀 䔀砀瀀攀爀琀 - Science Fair Judging (Number 1)਀ⴀ 匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 䨀漀欀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀漀渀琀栀 _______________________________________________________________________਀ Contacted Your Teacher?਀ Have you made contact with your teacher partner yet? Have trouble getting਀愀栀漀氀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀㼀 䄀猀 瀀攀爀 琀栀攀 嘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀 䄀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 氀攀琀 甀猀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀攀渀 you've contacted your teacher. And if you are having any trouble਀最攀琀琀椀渀最 愀栀漀氀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 氀攀琀 甀猀 欀渀漀眀 愀渀搀 眀攀✀氀氀 栀攀氀瀀℀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ Completed a Classroom Visit?਀ Once you've completed a class visit, be sure to fill out the visit਀攀瘀愀氀甀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀洀 ⠀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 搀漀眀渀氀漀愀搀 漀爀 琀漀 昀椀氀氀 漀甀琀 漀渀氀椀渀攀 愀琀 http://www.gss.ubc.ca/LTS/volunteers.html)!਀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ Why Do You Volunteer?਀ We will be meeting with senior UBC administration to convince them to਀椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 倀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 倀爀漀最爀愀洀⸀ 䄀渀搀 眀攀✀搀 氀漀瘀攀 琀漀 have some awesome quotations from our volunteers, talking about how਀瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀椀渀最 戀攀渀攀昀椀琀猀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 唀䈀䌀 最爀愀搀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀 攀洀愀椀氀 甀猀 礀漀甀爀 thoughts!਀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ UBC TREK MINI-SCHOOL਀ I was sitting down with Alice Miro from UBC's TREK program today and we਀栀愀搀 愀 昀愀渀琀愀猀琀椀挀 挀栀愀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䴀椀渀椀ⴀ匀挀栀漀漀氀 愀渀搀 刀攀愀搀椀渀最 圀攀攀欀 倀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀⸀⸀⸀ So, here it is, your chance to step it up a notch and get out there into਀琀栀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 渀攀攀搀 漀甀爀 栀攀氀瀀⸀ ਀䴀椀渀椀ⴀ匀挀栀漀漀氀 椀猀 愀 戀爀愀渀搀 渀攀眀 椀渀椀琀椀愀琀椀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 琀爀愀椀渀攀搀 琀漀 go into schools in underprivileged areas of Vancouver. It is a slightly਀戀椀最最攀爀 挀漀洀洀椀琀洀攀渀琀 琀栀愀渀 礀漀甀爀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 猀挀栀漀漀氀 瀀愀椀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀 training in January, and 3 to 4 school visits in the February - April਀爀愀渀最攀⸀ ਀嘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 眀栀漀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 戀攀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 漀爀 渀攀攀搀 洀漀爀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀爀攀 asked to please get in touch with me as soon as possible at਀搀最欀攀渀琀䀀椀渀琀攀爀挀栀愀渀最攀⸀甀戀挀⸀挀愀⸀ 䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 渀攀眀 瀀爀漀最爀愀洀Ⰰ 眀攀 渀攀攀搀 bundles of help from the get-go in terms of programming and ideas to਀洀愀欀攀 琀栀椀猀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀 昀氀礀⸀ ਀䰀攀琀✀猀 最攀琀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀渀搀 搀漀 漀甀爀 戀攀猀琀 昀漀氀欀猀℀ ਀⨀⨀⨀ 䔀砀琀爀愀 戀漀渀甀猀 ⴀ 䄀猀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 唀䈀䌀 吀爀攀欀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 攀氀椀最椀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䌀栀愀瀀洀愀渀 Service Awards which are $10,000 in salary plus costs to set up your own਀椀渀椀琀椀愀琀椀瘀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀爀洀 漀昀 愀 猀栀漀爀琀ⴀ琀攀爀洀 猀甀洀洀攀爀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 眀椀氀氀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 in demonstrable benefits in the community served by the organization.਀ More details at:਀ http://www.learningexchange.ubc.ca/trek_program/chapman.html਀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ UBC TREK READING WEEK਀ Same as above with a little twist... this one is like a holiday from the਀氀愀戀⸀ ਀䈀愀猀椀挀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 搀甀爀椀渀最 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 眀攀攀欀 愀琀 唀䈀䌀Ⰰ 戀甀渀挀栀攀猀 漀昀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 最攀琀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 to give basic science talks to community centres and schools in the਀搀漀眀渀琀漀眀渀 攀愀猀琀猀椀搀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀 琀栀爀甀 琀栀攀 吀栀甀爀猀搀愀礀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 training session on the Saturday before, so make sure you have a good਀戀氀漀挀欀 漀昀 琀椀洀攀 琀漀 挀漀洀洀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀⸀ ਀吀栀攀 爀攀眀愀爀搀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀爀漀最爀愀洀猀 愀爀攀 甀渀攀渀搀椀渀最 ⠀愀渀搀 椀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 椀猀 戀椀最最攀爀 琀栀愀渀 resume stacking, though a little birdie tells me that NSERC loves this਀猀琀甀昀昀⤀⸀ 吀栀椀渀欀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 愀搀瘀愀渀琀愀最攀猀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 栀愀搀 愀氀漀渀最 琀栀攀 眀愀礀 愀渀搀 try to share the wealth a little and inspire a few youngsters to try਀琀栀攀椀爀 戀攀猀琀 愀琀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀⸀ ਀⨀ 䈀漀琀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀爀漀最爀愀洀猀 挀漀洀攀 瀀愀挀欀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 猀攀猀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 栀攀氀瀀 漀甀爀 volunteers deal with things like disclosure, issues facing the dt਀攀愀猀琀猀椀搀攀Ⰰ 攀琀挀 攀琀挀⸀⸀⸀ 洀漀爀攀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 ⴀ 戀甀琀 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最攀琀 椀渀 琀漀甀挀栀 with me ASAP if you can find the time.਀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ Old Science Stuff – Donations਀ Goggles, Model Sets, lab coats, anything at all that you have that is਀猀挀椀攀渀挀礀 愀渀搀 搀漀渀✀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀愀欀椀渀最 甀瀀 猀瀀愀挀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 猀琀漀爀愀最攀 爀漀漀洀 ⠀漀爀 甀渀搀攀爀 your bed). Please drop us an email and let us know if you have anything਀愀琀 愀氀氀 ⴀⴀ 甀渀琀椀氀 眀攀 最攀琀 猀漀氀椀搀 昀甀渀搀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 唀䈀䌀Ⰰ 眀攀✀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 愀 琀椀最栀琀 ship! Every little bit helps -- even old textbooks!਀ _______________________________________________________________________਀ Ask an expert਀ Kids today are smarter than we give them credit for. So what do you do if਀礀漀甀 愀爀攀 愀 戀椀漀挀栀攀洀椀猀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 欀椀搀猀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 挀氀愀猀猀 猀琀愀爀琀 愀猀欀椀渀最 礀漀甀 愀戀漀甀琀 quantum physics? Or if you are a geologist and they ask you a question਀愀戀漀甀琀 猀琀攀洀 挀攀氀氀猀㼀 吀爀礀 攀洀愀椀氀椀渀最 甀猀 愀渀搀 眀攀 挀愀渀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 area who can help you out. Similarly, feel free to tell your teacher਀瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 椀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀猀欀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 know the answer to, they can email us and we'll help! Let's get our਀欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀渀搀 琀爀礀 琀漀 洀椀渀椀洀椀稀攀 琀栀攀 琀愀氀氀 琀愀氀攀猀⸀ ਀开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 Science Fair Number 1਀圀攀搀⸀ 䘀攀戀⸀ ㈀渀搀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀 Burnaby South Secondary School is located at 5455 Rumble St. a few blocks਀猀漀甀琀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 刀漀礀愀氀 伀愀欀 匀欀礀吀爀愀椀渀 匀琀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 圀攀 渀攀攀搀 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 樀甀搀最攀猀 昀漀爀 漀甀爀 first round in the morning. I'm requesting the judges to come to the਀猀挀栀漀漀氀 愀琀 㠀愀洀 昀漀爀 愀 搀攀戀爀椀攀昀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 樀甀搀最椀渀最 猀琀愀爀琀猀 愀琀 8:45am. Breakfast goodies will be available. Then they'll be coffee਀戀爀攀愀欀 愀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 ㄀　愀洀⸀ 吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 爀漀甀渀搀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 攀渀搀 樀甀猀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 ㄀㄀㌀　愀洀⸀  Lunch will then be served (catered by our school's catering class). ਀䐀甀爀椀渀最 氀甀渀挀栀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 樀甀搀最攀猀 眀椀氀氀 搀攀挀椀搀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 縀㈀　 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 deserve to move on to the second round in the afternoon. I will also਀最爀漀甀瀀 琀栀攀 樀甀搀最攀猀 椀渀琀漀 ㌀✀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 爀漀甀渀搀 樀甀搀最椀渀最⸀ 䤀昀 猀漀洀攀 volunteers can't stay for the afternoon, they can leave after lunch. ਀吀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 爀漀甀渀搀 昀椀渀椀猀栀攀猀 甀瀀 縀㈀ⴀ㌀瀀洀 搀攀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 栀漀眀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 琀栀攀 樀甀搀最攀猀 decide on the top 8 projects that should move on to the Greater਀嘀愀渀挀漀甀瘀攀爀 刀攀最椀漀渀愀氀 匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 䘀愀椀爀 愀琀 唀䈀䌀⸀ More details will be available in the info package that'll be sent in਀䐀攀挀攀洀戀攀爀⸀ ਀开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 ਀匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 䨀漀欀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀漀渀琀栀 ਀儀㨀 䠀漀眀 洀愀渀礀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 挀栀攀洀椀猀琀猀 搀漀攀猀 椀琀 琀愀欀攀 琀漀 挀栀愀渀最攀 愀 氀椀最栀琀 戀甀氀戀㼀 A: Only one, but he'll change it three times, plot a straight line਀琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 搀愀琀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 攀砀琀爀愀瀀漀氀愀琀攀 琀漀 稀攀爀漀 挀漀渀挀攀渀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ ਀ⴀⴀ ________________________________________________________________________਀ That's all for now folks, I promise the next one won't be so long!਀਀