Name: Exoplanet Tabletop Escape Room
Start: 2025-02-20T11:40:00-0700
End: 2025-02-20T12:40:00-0700

COMPLETE THE CATCA 2025 SURVEY TO IMPROVE FUTURE CONVENTION

CLOSURE REMARKS FROM CATCA 2025!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE CONVENTION AND FOR CATCA 2026 WILL HAPPEN ON FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 2026 AT RDP.

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All pre-recording videos will be up until May 31st.

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST

100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5

In the last decade thousands of exoplanets have been discovered. In this session, we will share hands-on activities you can have your students do to learn about how exoplanets are detected. We’ll also share the latest on exoplanet discoveries! Collaborations between Perimeter Institute researchers and classroom teachers have produced this classroom ready resource, Exploring Exoplanet Breakout Activity.

Speakers

Laura Pankratz

Western Canada Teacher Network Coordinator, Perimeter Institute

Laura Pankratz is an educator with more than 30 years of working with students and teachers. One of her principles of education is the learning is messy. Her passion is finding the nugget of value in that mess and then helping the learner to build around it. Laura’s career included... Read More →

Meaghan Sylvester

Meaghan Sylvester has nearly two decades of experience as a high school physics teacher. As a continuous learner, Meaghan has worked with Alberta Education for over ten years, and is currently the Alberta Regional Coordinator for the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics. In... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
RDP Room 1435

Science (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions

CATCA 2025

Laura Pankratz

Meaghan Sylvester

Attendees (21)

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