Science Week 2009

Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) has announced that the theme for Science Week 2009 is 'Science Week - Celebrating Creativity and Innovation.' More than 400 events are expected to take place across the country from Sunday 8th November until Sunday 15th November.

Celebrating the EU Year of Creativity and Innovation, Science Week 2009 aims to raise awareness of the importance of creativity and innovation for social and economic development.

"Discover Science and Engineering is urging parents and teachers, along with students to get involved. Why not hold a science quiz or science art competition in class, make a science fiction video, or even try some kitchen chemistry experiments at home? Visit the Resources section of the Science Week website www.scienceweek.ie for ideas"

They have Science Week Activity packs for download and will be adding new ones as we go through the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for them! There are two separate packs, one for primary level and one for secondary level and they can be used by teachers or parents to use for ideas and activities to complete during the week. They include quizzes and guides for science debates as well as easy-to-do experiments etc.

Find out more by visiting the website: http://www.scienceweek.ie/index.asp