Welcome to my website. Please check out my shows, workshops and other educational services.
Teaching is my main Focus right now
If anyone regularly checks my website, you will realize it doesn't get updated very often. Although I am not teaching full time, I am dedicating most of my efforts these days to be the best teacher I can. That means not spending much time on my website or on promoting my science shows. But here is something my students did this year related to my passion (science education). They built a Rube Goldberg Device. Rube Goldberg drew comics of "simplified" things.
So my grade three and four students made a "simplified" bell with about twelve steps. The best part was watching them solve problems, often in ways I had not thought of.
Recent Public Science Shows
(No public shows planned in the near future, but Aaron and I will probably do another community show in Brentwood Bay next summer.)
You may or may not know this, but Buddies Toys has an amazing selection of science equipment and science toys. I have purchased gadgets there for years. We finally collaborated and it was fun. I did three science shows for them.
I did a combination of spectacular science demonstrations and showing off some of the store's science gadgets and toys. There was also a hands-on science table of things for the little scientists to try.
It was a very Sciency Christmas.
Aaron and I did a double Feature science show on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall
Brentwood Bay residents Glenn Kachmar and Aaron Bannister put on two science shows on Aug. 18 at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall. Admission was free, but many people made a donation. We raised $178 and will make a $90 donation to Peninsula Streams. The event ran from 1:00 to 3:15 and included a bubble show (Aaron), stations to do hands-on science and a Whiz Bang Science Show (Glenn).
(*science guys pictured below: Aaron on the left, Glenn on the right)
(*science guys pictured below: Aaron on the left, Glenn on the right)
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Interview on the Zone with Dylan and Jason (FM91.3)I had an interview on The Zone to discuss the Double Feature Science Show. I recorded it with an app called Piezo and trimmed the the extra stuff off either end and exported it as an mp3 file with GarageBand. The interview is to the right. Let me know if the sound clip doesn't work on your computer. But it should.
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Check out the NEW epic science video
Jai's video: Science Matters - it's elementary
Keep checking back to see changes to the site!
The Try This At Home Page is updated most often. I add new activities whenever I have a chance. Check back often.
my twitter feedKeep tabs on what is going on in the life of a science guy.
Please be aware that my tweets represent my own views, not the views of the organizations I work with. Salman Rushdie said, "The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible." I have a reality-based worldview. That means evidence is what determines my beliefs and understandings. I am occasionally critical of the teachings of religious folk, particularly when their teachings attempt to limit the rights of others and I am also critical of peddlers of pseudoscience. Although I intend to be professional, it is worth mentioning that I do not shy away from stating my opinions. |
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There are four amazing science shows to try. Click on the buttons to discover.
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I am on a leave of absence from teaching in Saanich and am therefore available to do shows in preschools and daycares, I can do workshops for homelearners and am available for tutoring as well. Check out the different buttons below for the various educational services. The "TRY THIS AT HOME!" button is a page with science or art ideas for rainy days. I also hope to do more professional development this year.
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