Children urged to
explore Science Week
05.11.20
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DONEGAL Library Service
will present an exciting programme of online events for
children during Science Week. The festival takes place
from the 8th to 15th November in venues across Ireland.
This year’s theme is ‘Choosing our Future’ and focuses
on how science can improve our lives in the future, and
in the present. This will explore how science can help
us to make positive choices that will impact the
environment, our health, and our quality of life. With
the theme in mind, the library service has chosen a
programme which is accessible to all primary school
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Science Week is part of
Science Foundation Ireland’s work to promote and
celebrate the fascinating world of science. The aim is
to encourage school children to engage with science in a
fun and interactive way and promote awareness and
understanding of the importance and relevance of STEM
(science, technology, engineering and maths) to everyday
life.
Dr Norah Patten, Irish aeronautical engineer and an
award winning STEM advocate from Ballina, is part of
this year’s festival. On Friday, the 13th of November at
12 noon, Norah will be reading from her book 'Shooting
for the Stars, explaining lots of fun facts about space
and what it really takes to become an astronaut. Norah
will also answer your space questions and talk about
some of the training she has done to get to space like
spacesuit testing and microgravity flights. Winners of
this year’s Lego Competition will receive a copy of her
book.
On Thursday, the 12th of November at 10am, Professor and
TV personality Robert Winston will discuss his latest
book 'Inventors: Incredible Stories of the World's Most
Ingenious Inventions' which looks at the towering
achievements of more than 50 inventors in great detail.
The stories are as unusual as they are unique. These
groundbreaking inventions include the very earliest
discoveries to modern-day breakthroughs in science,
food, transportation, technology, toys and more.
Primary schools in Donegal will receive an electronic
copy of the Science Week brochure. Children and families
can find out what’s on by visiting
www.donegallibrary.ie . |
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