Learning Centre Program Schedule
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Workshops
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Crystal Growing Workshop
12:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wiring and Beading Workshops
Presentations
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM A Glimpse into the Life of a Geology Student (Paige Pilote)
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Bringing Minerals to Life (Derek Leung)
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Iron: The Will & the Way (David Bellamy)
Booths
Laurentian University, Harquail School of Earth Sciences: check out our mineral display and interactive microscope! Our student volunteers are here to answer your questions about studying geology.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Workshops
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Crystal Growing Workshop
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Wiring and Beading Workshops
Presentations
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills! (Derek Leung)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Pearl: Queen of a Gemstone (Tatiana Ivaniouchkina)
Booths
Laurentian University, Harquail School of Earth Sciences: check out our mineral display and interactive microscope! Our student volunteers are here to answer your questions about studying geology.
Workshop Descriptions
Crystal growing workshop
In this workshop, we’ll learn how to grow Epsom salt crystals. To read more about the workshop and to register, visit https://facebook.com/events/s/crystal-growing-workshop-wonde/415410080519385/
Wiring and Beading workshops
We have a variety of wiring and beading workshops such as shark tooth pendants, and beaded bracelets. Simply take a seat and have fun!
We also have a Lotus Flower Candle Holder Workshop, where you can make a candle holder with chainmail. To read more about the workshop and to register, visit https://facebook.com/events/s/lotus-flower-candle-holder-wor/564621445442112/
Presentation Descriptions
A Glimpse into the Life of a Geology Student
Speaker: Paige Pilote
Description: A short presentation on the journey to geology as a discipline of study, along with the career paths and adventures it brings. (Duration: 15 min)
Bringing Minerals to Life
Speaker: Derek Leung
Description: We commonly think of minerals as being completely different from life, but as we will learn in this presentation, the two are closely intertwined! (Duration: 15 min)
Iron: The Will & the Way
Speaker: David Bellamy
Description: I will be talking about important iron-bearing minerals, the iron catastrophe, and how biology played a hand in creating the massive iron ore deposits that humans mine today. (Duration: 20 min)
There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!
Speaker: Derek Leung
Description: Ever wonder where gold is and how it forms? In this short presentation, we’ll take a look at the geology of gold deposits. (Duration: 15 min)
Pearl: Queen of a Gemstone
Speaker: Tatiana Ivaniouchkina
Description: In this presentation, we’ll take a deep dive into the history of pearls as a gemstone. (Duration: 15 min)