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Mammal Day

Collette — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:15:57 -0600

My dogs did some volunteer work for the Science Centre today. Today was "mammal day" at our Amazing Animals summer camp and one of the things the kids got to do was learn how to approach a dog they don't know.

Tornado watch!

Collette — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:19:55 -0600

Regina is under a tornado watch today (not as serious as a warning, but something to be taken seriously nonetheless) and I realized I'm not completely sure what to do in a tornado! So, I had a little look at this Government of Canada website.

Mascot challenge!

Collette — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:42:47 -0600

Last week I got to go watch something super fun! I watched a silly obstacle course race featuring our beloved Discovery Jones.

It was the third annual Service Canada Centre for Youth Mascot Challenge!

Girls in the Game

Collette — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:28:39 -0600

Two weeks ago I attended a talk at the Kramer IMAX Theatre presented by June Zimmer called "Girls in the Game: Developing Confidence, Competence and Friendships for Young Girls through Sport". It was the first talk in the Speaker Series that we put together to complement Our Body: The Universe Within. The next talk, with a different topic, is tomorrow!

Do you know what time it is?

Collette — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:16:00 -0600

I just watched the most amazing 60 minute documentary about time.

It asked: Did time have a beginning? Why does time tick? And does our future already exist?

New stuff!

Collette — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:16:15 -0600

We have a whole bunch of new things on the exhibit floor. Check out the photos! The seating at Space Stadium Stage is new and improved, and has more room. The backdrop has been redesigned as well.

Fascinating exhibit coming soon

Collette — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:44:48 -0600

On Wednesday we announced that our special visiting exhibit this summer will be Our Body: The Universe Within. So far, we've had lots of people very, very interested in seeing it. It's not often that an exhibit featuring actual human bodies is on display in Saskatchewan -- in fact, this is the first time ever.

Shopping trip

Collette — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:37:10 -0600

John: Hey Collette, want to go shopping?
Collette: Uh, no. I have a meeting at 2.
J: Oh, darn. We're so busy we can't get some stuff we need.
C: Oh, well I can go after my meeting! What do you need?

And thus began my shopping trip for crickets.

Now that's a review

Collette — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:29:04 -0600

Last night at a friend's birthday gathering I met one of her colleagues. As we sat around chatting about love, life, and art, this colleague mentioned she'd seen Van Gogh: Brush with Genius at the Kramer IMAX Theatre. In a room containing several artists, the reactions were extremely positive! "Oh I have to see that!" was said more than once.

Medieval madness and magic

Collette — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:42:49 -0600

March is Medieval Science Month here, so last week I went around and took a few photographs of the happenings. Among other decorations found throughout the Science Centre, the first thing you see when you get past the front desk are two turrets! Here is one. It's ready for you to colour:

Science Round Up

Collette — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:21 -0600

Here are a few interesting science stories in the news from the past little while. Discovery Jones, our mascot, is on Twitter and he tweeted about these not too long ago.

An elephant in an Australian zoo has shocked vets by giving birth to a live elephant calf which zoo-keepers believed had died in the womb.

Art and science

Collette — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:17 -0600

Art and science go really nicely together, and I'm happy to say we've been able to bring them together a few times lately.

On Saturday, March 6 we will be at the Dunlop Art Gallery at the Sherwood Village Branch of the Regina Public Library to help out with Germination Nation Day.

The importance of curiosity

Collette — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:42:00 -0600

While perusing the news today I found an article about a new book called 59 Seconds, by Richard Wiseman. The description: it "exposes self-help myths and presents scientifically proven techniques that help you achieve your aims and ambitions in less than a minute.

Balgonie/Kipling team win Iron Science Teacher

Collette — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:41:45 -0600

This afternoon we hosted the prairie regional finals for the Iron Science Teacher competition. Science teachers from across Canada are competing to see who can put on the most dazzling show involving a science project that incorporates a special secret ingredient.

New climbing wall!

Collette — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:14:53 -0600

I have a story for you.

Once upon a time we had a very cool climbing wall. All the kids and all the adults loved to climb on it. See how cool our climbing wall was?

K'NEX opens tomorrow!

Collette — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:06:03 -0600

Our new visiting exhibit, K'NEX: Building Thrill Rides, is here! It's still being set up, but starting Friday at 10am, it will be ready for you.

The question is: are you ready for it?

Videos from Noon Year's Eve

Collette — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:36:54 -0600

I took some short videos on December 31 at Noon Year's Eve. First we have a video of Brett teaching some folks how to contact juggle, then a general video of the floor, and finally a great demonstration by Science Explorer James on how to make cotton candy. Enjoy!

Noon Year's Eve 2009

Collette — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:51:25 -0600

What did you do for New Year's Eve? Were you one of over 700 people that came to Noon Year's Eve at the Saskatchewan Science Centre? Hope so! We had a lot of fun!

Fun day at the Science Centre

Collette — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:03:26 -0600

Yesterday was a pretty neat day here at the Science Centre. CBC Television was here, the giant ear was being painted, the Popcorn Show was performed in-house on a rare occasion, and an entire village fit on a desk!

Grey Cup fun!

Collette — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:46:26 -0600

It's been long enough now for the pain to subside, so I guess I can talk about Grey Cup. Ha!

Well despite the disappointing last few seconds, we had a pretty fun evening here at the Science Centre for Grey Cup.