Outreach Activities
One of the goals of CORRECT program is to inspire and attract new students to relevant science and engineering fields. Through outreach events, the program aims to raise corrosion awareness, recruit future students, and train current students in how to communicate corrosion in plain language. These events will be directed towards the general population and targeted groups.
This year the CORRECT program would like to reach equity-deserving groups for outreach activities in schools. Our aim is to support schools who traditionally have not received as many outreach opportunities from universities and have students that are underrepresented among applicants in science and engineering fields. For instance, countryside schools, schools with high percentage of Indigenous students and other underserved communities.
Our program has members based in various locations across Ontario, including London (Western University), Kingston (Queen’s University), and Hamilton (McMaster University). Schools within commuting distance to any of these locations are welcome to express their interest in participating in our outreach activities.
In the past, the program has organized experiments (hands-on activities and chemistry demonstrations) in schools, at science fairs, in museums, and at Western University. Students engage in an interactive learning experience by observing a demonstration, rotating through hands-on experiment stations, and testing their knowledge with a fun trivia challenge. The experiments and demonstrations are related to electrochemistry using everyday material (lemon batteries, pencil batteries, zinc plating a penny) to show the science in the world around us.
Virtual workshops and lab tours can also be arranged for students unable to visit the university in person, although an in-person visit would provide a more inspiring and enriching experience.
Photos showcasing outreach activities tailored for diverse public audiences.
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