The two June events are fast approaching. This morning I realised that there are just 19 working days left until the start of I’m a Scientist on June 11th. Let’s blame all these sneaky bank holidays.
On the plus side we’re well on the way planning for the events.
Teachers
We’ve selected teachers to take part in the two events. We’ve let them know how many classes they’ve got in which zones . Both the ‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Los Angeles’ events are full and we’ve got teachers on the waiting list for classes.
The artwork for the teacher packs is designed and is being printed. We’ve updated the teacher notes by removing the Information Sheets and Project Analysis lesson plans, as they weren’t used by many teachers. We’ve replaced the debate kit with the new ‘Drugs in Sport’ version, giving teachers a new debate to run with students.
Scientists
We’ve had lots of scientists apply and we’re going to make the first selections tomorrow. However we are still looking for scientists to fill some of the themed zones listed below. Apply here.
Zones
In addition to funding from the Wellcome Trust to run the event, the Institute of Physics and also The Royal College of Pathologists are sponsoring zones. The Pathology Zone replaces one of the general zones we were going to run during the ‘Los Angeles’ event. Sorry folks, you’ll have to wait until next time to see the Molybedenum Zone in action. Each extra zone gives 5 more scientists the opportunity to take part, developing their communication skills while having fun at the same time.
The zones in June are:
11th – 22nd June: ‘Amsterdam’:
- 4 general zones: Bromine, Krypton, Rubidium & Strontium
- Animal Behaviour Zone
- Genes Zone
- Materials Zone
25th June – 6th July: ‘Los Angeles’
- 3 general zones: Yttrium (pronounced ‘it-tree-um’ apparently), Zirconium & Niobium
- Earth Zone (sponsored by the Institute of Physics)
- Laser Zone (sponsored by the Institute of Physics)
- Nanotechnology Zone
- Organs Zone
- Pathology Zone (sponsored by The Royal College of Pathologists)
The themed zones are still broad. The Earth Zone is open to any physicist studying our planets. Geophysicists, volcanologists or meteorologists. Or even scientists working on exoplanets, looking for ‘new Earths’. And the Materials Zone is equally broad. From aerogels to zeolites, from agriculturalists to X-ray crystallographers. You could even be a composite of them all (boom, boom).
We’ll be adding more posts in the run up to the event. Partly to keep you updated on progress, but also to help us make sure we’ve done everything we need to.