The robot gathers hundreds of students this Friday
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE
INNOVATION CENTRE
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Hundreds of elementary school students registered for SSMIC’s annual ARTIE event
Expo to feature interactive local exhibits during National Science and Technology Week
The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) yesterday announced that ARTIE the robot is back for his annual appearance to area elementary school students for SSMIC’s ARTIE (Advanced Research and Technology Innovation Expo) on October 19 during National Science and Technology Week.
This year’s popular event will bring together over 600 elementary school students at the George Leach Centre (GLC) on the Algoma University campus.
Students will have the opportunity to take part in hands-on activities from local exhibitors in areas including computer game technology, worm composting, wildlife adventure, the technology of dairy farming, multimedia laser shows, forest fires from the Bushplane Museum, and water science.
”Each year we look forward to engaging elementary students from across the city with interesting science and technology activities and exhibits,” said Tom Vair, executive director, SSMIC. “Fostering the next generation of researchers and entrepreneurs is important to our region and we are confident the students will be excited by what they learn at ARTIE.”
Highlights of ARTIE 2012 include:
- Creating a video game
- Water Sciences: What’s in your water?
- Multimedia laser light show by Northern Lights Multimedia Studio
- ARTIE Colouring Contest 2012
- Technology of Dairy Farming
- Earthworm composting demonstration
- Outdoor Adventures with Sault College
- Bushplane Forest Fires
Since its inception in 2008, more than 3,300 students have participated in ARTIE.
For more information, please contact Diana Medaglia, marketing and communications manager, at 705-942-7927 x. 3138 or dmedaglia@ssmic.com.
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