CLASS VISITS WITH A SCIENCE ACTIVITY
Practice makes perfect! By leading a fun and interactive science activity, you can get young people to interact and draw parallels for them between the challenge they just met and the engineering profession. More importantly, you can show them how they too can change the world!
Who can get involved?
Engineers, junior engineers or candidates to the engineering profession (CEP) with enough credits in their bachelor’s degree program.
Target audience
Groups of 5 to 30 people, secondary level, mixed.
Prep time
4 hours 30 minutes = virtual 90-minute training activity (taken just once) + 2 to 3 hours of preparation.
Time investment
In the classroom, + or – 45 minutes: travel time + classroom presentation.
Virtual, 45 minutes: sound and Internet connection tests + presentation.
Activity scheduling
During the day, during the week.
Type of activity
Classroom: Lead a science workshop and give a lecture-style presentation, followed by a question period.
Virtual: The teacher leads a science workshop in which the engineer can interact with the students by making comments on the results and drawing parallels to the profession.
Tools provided by the OIQ
Virtual training activity specifically designed to show you how to effectively explain engineering in general terms, science workshop, customizable PowerPoint presentation, support and assistance.
Reimbursed expenses
Travel and meal costs, where applicable.
