Author: Tia Lush
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ASCII Binary Coding
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by eight “bits”, which is a unit called a “byte”. For each letter, space, and punctuation of the code, we have a different byte. Question: The binary below is 15 bytes long – 12 letters, 2 spaces, and 1 punctuation mark. 01010111 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101…
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STEM Explorer Trail & STEM HQ
STEM Explorer Trail A STEM adventure that explores our community and city with hands-on, interactive STEM challenges located throughout the CBD. Quizzes, puzzles and tasks are waiting to be unlocked and solved at your own pace individually, with friends or the entire whānau. This project is being developed and delivered by the YouthDev team. Want…
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YouthDev Challenge
Bringing together aspiring coders and designers to work alongside experienced mentors to collaboratively design, build, and implement a STEM Explorer website/app for use by our community. This programme is currently underway. It’s being led by Kelly Williams and a team of mentors.
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2020 STEM Initiative Officially Launched!
Friday 24th July saw STEM Wana Trust officially launch our exciting New Zealand STEM Initiative to our sponsors, friends, and collaborators. The event was held in the Babbage Space at our spiritual home at Basestation, Tauranga – Bay of Plenty. Guests came from all sectors and industries and were given a small teaser of what…
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A programme of STEM engagement for 2020
2020 STEM Initiative is a year programme of STEM activations and engaging events, culminating in a celebratory interactive STEM Explorer Trail to be held across the heart of Tauranga’s CBD. Conversations in STEM YouthDev Challenge STEM Curiosity Day STEM Explorer Trail (STEMFest re-imagined) STEM HQ Sponsorship is now open!
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STEMFest scoops TECT Community Award for Event Excellence
STEM Wana Trust were honored to be nominated along with several amazing organisations: Katikati Festival of Cultures, Pasifika in the Bay Festival, Tauranga Fringe Village Festival, and Tarnished Frocks and Divas for the TECT Community Event Excellence Award 2020. TECT Community Awards Event Excellence WINNER – Tauranga STEM Festival from TECT on Vimeo. Read the…
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Conversations in STEM
Making STEM entertaining. Learn, laugh, and converse with some of the most respected STEM heroes in their field. Hosting conversations that will bring everyone to the table to make big ideas and topics fun and easy to participate in. May 2020 – A Conversation with Professor Chris Lintott. Professor of Astrophysics and Citizen Science Lead at…
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STEM Curiosity Day
“Inspire, engage, empower youth and educators in STEM!” Free event will take place on Wednesday 9th December, 2020. Reimagined for COVID-19 Level 1 & 2 Compliance STEM Curiosity Day is a day long event for schools and home-schooled students to immerse themselves in STEM challenges, activities and games in a fun and exciting environment. Theme:…
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A recap for our Conversation in STEM with Chris Lintott
By Qi-Wern Lim – STEM Champion / Aspiring Teacher Last Wednesday 6th May 2020 I was lucky enough to get to chat with Chris Lintott along with Alyssa Minshall and student ambassadors Micaela, Thomas, Anthony, Michael and Elliot from Otumoetai College. This talk was the first event in the Conversations in STEM series and was organised by the STEM Wana Trust in…