Wow, two months have flown by and now we have visited the last province in the Maritimes: Prince Edward Island (PEI). We got the opportunity to drive across the legendary Confederation Bridge which almost closed due to high winds (luckily we left early). Once we got onto the island, we saw plenty of rich red soil and passed by the infamous Cows ice cream parlour.
Driving across the Confederation Bridge
Our venue was the University of Prince Edward Island, which is located in Charlottetown. Our contact, Lisa worked tirelessly to bring in as many schools as possible into the exhibition and presentation. We received (at least) one class from every high school in PEI which is pretty impressive. Our days were so jam packed that we had volunteers help us transition groups from station to station. Out of all the places that we have visited, PEI is where we gave the most presentations (12 in total). Our public opening was quite successful as well; we saw almost 100 attendees come play and learn in our exhibit. We all met exceptional individuals of all ages who were inquisitive about the universe, physics, math and life in general. Again, it was rewarding to have such heartfelt conversations with people who were so passionate about science and so eager to learn.
Opening our doors to the public
Students having fun with our inverted goggles
Actua showing off their innovation stations
Wandering by the shore
Catching the sunset
Our last group hug with Nick (Photo credit to Lauren’s camera)
All smiles in PEI (Photo by Lauren S)
