Radio Waves
October 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
$25.00
Learn to contact weather satellites, space stations, and more. In this STEM activity, students will learn the basics of radio and receiving messages from hundreds of kilometres away.
What Your Child Will Learn
- about weather satellites that orbit around Earth
- about the International Space Station
- how to track a satellite
- how to use a handheld radio
- how to set up a receiving antenna
- how to know which frequency to tune to
- how to set up a software defined radio on a computer
- how to record audio from a satellite passing overhead
- how to convert that audio signal into an image
BILINGUAL
Materials included
6-12 years old (without parents)
No reimbursement if you miss this workshop
Minimum 20 registrations required