{"id":4790,"date":"2020-09-17T10:18:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:18:08","slug":"science-literacy-week-goes-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/science-literacy-week-goes-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Literacy Week goes virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/files\/2020\/09\/scilitwk_fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/files\/2020\/09\/scilitwk_fb.jpg 820w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/files\/2020\/09\/scilitwk_fb-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/files\/2020\/09\/scilitwk_fb-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/schulich\/files\/2020\/09\/scilitwk_fb-500x220.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next week is Science Literacy Week!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a week when we get together across the country to share our love of science, and at McGill Library we have a wonderful virtual program to share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, Sept. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 &#8211; 3 p.m. The Art of Communicating Science to Non-Specialists [<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.library.mcgill.ca\/workshops-and-tours\/view-by-workshop\/3458\">register<\/a>]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10:30 &#8211; 11:15 a.m., Urban Heat Island Effect [<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.library.mcgill.ca\/workshops-and-tours\/sessions\/urban-heat-island-effect-2\">register<\/a>]<\/li><li>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:30 p.m., Keeping Up with Artificial Intelligence &#8211; AI Literacy [<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.library.mcgill.ca\/workshops-and-tours\/sessions\/keeping-artificial-intelligence-ai-literacy-0\">register<\/a>]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Sept. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5:30 &#8211; 7 p.m., Science Literacy Week Book Club: Data feminism, by Catherine D&#8217;Ignazio and Lauren F Klein. McGill users can read the e-book&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mcgill.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/1130235839\">here<\/a>. Everyone can read this book&nbsp;open access online&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/data-feminism.mitpress.mit.edu\/\">here<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.library.mcgill.ca\/workshops-and-tours\/sessions\/science-literacy-week-book-club-0\">register<\/a>].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, Sept. 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>De-Stress +&nbsp;Sketch Online, Science Literacy Week edition!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/vacollection\/tours-and-events\/de-stress-sketch-online\">Visual Arts Collection<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more! We have lots of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.mcgill.ca\/science-literacy\/exhibits\">science at play<\/a>&#8216; resources for you. Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mcgill.library\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcgilllib\">Twitter<\/a> for daily colouring pages and puzzles made with images from items in our Rare &amp;  Special Collections. Or how about a scavenger hunt? Take photos of any of the items on this list during Science Literacy Week and tag both #SciLit and @McGillLib on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Science Literacy Week scavenger hunt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Interact&nbsp;with old tech: cassettes, mini-discs, laser discs, rotary phone, etc&#8230;<\/li><li>Find something with &#8216;patent pending&#8217; or a trademark<\/li><li>Animal tracks<\/li><li>A native plant<\/li><li>A native bird<\/li><li>A rock bigger than your hand<\/li><li>A cumulus cloud&nbsp;<\/li><li>Something made out of natural fibres&nbsp;<\/li><li>Someone riding a bicycle&nbsp;<\/li><li>Make a shadow puppet<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A rainbow&nbsp;<\/li><li>Something being reused or recycled<\/li><li>Condensation<\/li><li>A fossil<\/li><li>A data visualization<\/li><li>A DIY project<\/li><li>An example of each of the 6 classical simple machines:<ul><li>Lever<\/li><li>Wheel and axle<\/li><li>Pulley<\/li><li>Inclined plane<\/li><li>Wedge<\/li><li>Screw<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also find <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.mcgill.ca\/science-literacy\/360\">360 videos and DIY viewer information on our guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still more! Homecoming and Redpath Museum has their own lineup of virtual events. We have added them to our <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.mcgill.ca\/science-literacy\">online calendar<\/a> so be sure to check them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you soon, friends (virtually).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next week is Science Literacy Week! It is a week when we get together across the country to share our love of science, and at McGill Library we have a wonderful virtual program to share with you. 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