For Youth 13–18.
Join us at Science World on Valentine’s Day for our next FREE Science World Extravagant Evening for Teens (SWEET), and experience some friendly competition between post-secondary institutions!
Make liquid nitrogen ice cream, and carry out experiments and demonstrations in psychology, physics, chemistry, kinesiology and more! Galleries will be open to explore!
Featuring:
Over 10 guest exhibitors and presenters from UBC, Langara, KPU, Vancouver Community College, Douglas College, BCIT, Genome BC and Science World’s Future Science Leaders!
A live demo-off with demos presented by:
- Langara Department of Chemistry
- Douglas College Department of Physics and Astronomy
- UBC Sensorimotor Lab at the School of Kinesiology
This year, the guest presenters will be challenged to create Valentine’s Day-themed demonstrations, so don’t miss out!
Science World's Teen Advisory Group will determine the winning presenters of the following categories:
- Highest Audience Engagement
- Clearest Communicator
- Weirdest Idea
- Biggest “Wow!”
- Future Thinker (most innovative/potential to be the biggest asset to society in the future)
- Best Dressed Presenter(s)
- Most Relevant (to everyday life)
- Most Timely (closest to five minutes exactly)
- Most Topical (Valentine's Day special)
- People’s choice (you decide!)
Bring a friend and get to know your dream college or university through hands-on experiences with science, technology, engineering, art, design and mathematics, while earning raffles for a chance to win amazing prizes! Grand prize: TWO passes to Science World!
Event Schedule:
6pm—Explore post-secondary booths
6:30pm—Welcome Show at the Peter Brown Family Stage
6:45pm—Explore post-secondary booths and amazing galleries
7:20pm—LIVE Post-Secondary demo-off at the Peter Brown Family Stage
8:45pm—Closing Show (win prizes!) at the Peter Brown Family Stage
9pm—Event ends