With the winter holidays coming up, now is a excellent time to start ordering gifts. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to get someone, so today I am here to tell you about one of my personal favorite gifts: GIANTmicrobes. Now, I’m sure you’re all wondering “what in the name of Newton…
Some of you might remember my couple of blogs last school year regarding the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF). For those of you who have forgotten, don’t know, never saw it, or think you aren’t into science (you silly pickle), NO WORRIES!! Here’s all the info…plus more 😉 ! First is ‘more’: The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent…
If you’re keeping tabs on me (no obligation, but if you are, I’m flattered ;)), you will have probably noticed that I have not provided Youth Are Awesome with a NeRdy special in quite some time. I apologize for this and am here to provide my explanation, which can simply be described in the four…
Since 2005, my brother, sister and I have been raising money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta to help send kids and their siblings who have been touched by cancer to a special summer camp. Camp Kindle is owned and operated by the KCCFA and the camp tuition is paid only by donation. For…
Last week, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the epic and legendary game of PAC-MAN, Google had their first ever interactive Google Doodle of the living game. All you had to do was “INSERT YOUR COIN” and start playing! Here’s a quick history of the beloved game: The original name of PAC-MAN on release was PUCK-MAN. It…
The Multicultural Youth Health and Well-Being Conference is only weeks away! You may have seen my earlier post for this event and thought to yourself “I’ll sign up next week”. But somehow, next week was about a month ago (oops). 😉 It’s not too late to still register! If you are interested in attending this…
To welcome our new page layout, I thought I’d share a lovely song to get the NeRd in you flowing 😉 Please enjoy the song entitled “The Elements”. [youtube r7hO-1ItqXw]
This past Sunday, I attended my first concert ever and I must say that I was not disappointed. The show started off with FeFe Dobson, whose opening act got the audience on their feet. She was very energetic and played a new song that was about to be released. As never having heard her music…
It’s here! It’s here! IT’S HERE!! Okay, maybe that’s a little over the top…. but I’m a nerd, so accept it 😉 So, the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF) is this weekend!! (Missed my first post? Check it out here). The CYSF public day takes place at the Big4 building on the Stampede grounds on Saturday,…
Even with the Olympic games over, most of us are still feeling the rush of patriotism! Every time the Olympics come around, I always wish they lasted longer. I love watching the different sports and keeping up to date with who has the most medals. This year was an amazing record breaker for our Canadian athletes,…
NEWS FLASH: It’s official! It was an asteroid that wiped all the dinosaurs and other lovely prehistoric creatures off the Earth. The new study was conducted by scientists from Europe, the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan and published in the journal Science. To be more specific, the culprit was a 15 kilometre (9 mile) wide chunk…
Bridging the Gap: Between Generations, Acceptance & Self-Identity, And Across Integration & Cultural Differences The 2010 Multicultural Youth Health and Well Being Conference. It’s quite the mouthful, but the title says it all! The Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network (so many long names!) in collaboration with multicultural youth and youth organizations have…
How would you like to get your hands on a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card? I know I would–imagine all the songs and movies and TV shows…. 😉 7 years since its beginning, iTunes is coming up to a HUGE milestone: 1,000,000,000 (one billion) song downloads! iTunes Canada is giving away a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card…
Do you know someone who is making a difference in the community? Nominate them for a ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Award! The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards (YODA) recognizes deserving youth, 13-18 years of age, for the remarkable ways in which they have chosen to live. The awards are not academic rather they focus on leadership, friendship,…
It’s not too late to start! With just under 50 days until the 49th annual CYSF, now is a good time to get researching, if you haven’t already. The Calgary Youth Science Fair is an amazing opportunity for students grades 5 – 12 to explore a specific scientific interest to its fullest. Every year, almost…