A Symposium for Grade 9 Science Students
Connect your Grade 9 science class to real-world energy solutions at the Watts Ahead for Electricity symposium. This full-day, in-person event is designed to spark curiosity, charge up understanding and illuminate future career paths through a program designed to align with the physics stream of the curriculum. More than 80% of last year’s participating students rated the program “good” or better making it a proven way to engage your class with science beyond the classroom.
Key Details
- Who: Grade 9 Science classes
- When: Tuesday, December 2 or Wednesday, December 3
- Time: Doors open 9:30 a.m. Program runs 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Where: Metro Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, M4Y 2V5
- Cost: $10 per student
- Capacity: 120 students/day. First-come, first-served
- Language: English
The day’s programming includes:
- Presentation from an Industry Professional
Students will hear from an industry expert about the future of Ontario’s electricity needs. They’ll discover careers that will need to be filled to help meet those needs and how STEM education can set them up to meet these professional challenges.
- Hands-On Activities
- Experiment with generators and motors to understand circuits, efficiency and energy transformations
- Analyze energy systems with the Energy Mix Activity and design the power grid of the future
- Build simple motors and turn the motion into kinetic art
- Build the Marble Run Transformer demos
- Science Centre Demonstration
Watch energy transformation in action and witness the creation of electricity.
Important Teacher Info
- Lunch: Students and staff are encouraged to bring their lunch to eat onsite; tables will be available. Water filling stations are available.
- Supervision: All teachers and adult supervisors receive free admission.
- Public Transport: The location is less than a 5-minute walk from College subway station.
- Parking: Paid parking is available across the street and in the surrounding area.
- School Buses: There is no formal school bus parking.
- Accessibility: The venue is fully accessible.
This program is sold out.
This symposium is presented in partnership as part of WattNext, created in collaboration with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Ontario Tech University and the Ontario Science Centre. Learn more at wattnext.ca
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