Coding at Carleton

Planets and stars in space

CAGIS Ottawa | Thursday, October 5
Come celebrate World Space Week with us and our friends from Virtual Ventures!

Quantumania!

computer code

CAGIS Vancouver | Sunday, October 1

Lights, Physics, Action! Join us as a team from the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing introduce us to a variety of technologies that use ideas from quantum mechanics.

Turtley Awesome Sea Turtles

sea turtle swimming in turquoise water

CAGIS Halifax | Tuesday, September 19

You’ve probably heard a lot about sea turtles over the past few years (remember the switch to metal and reusable straws?!). Join us as the sea turtle experts teach us about these magnificant creatures through interactive experiments and simulations. If you’re interested in saving the turtles, this one is definitely for you!

Take Control of the Skies!

Photograph of the bottom side of an airplane as it takes off from a runway

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Have you ever wanted to fly a plane? In this session, we will become “pilots in training” with a REAL flight instructor!

Stomp Rocket Engineering (FREE KIT)

Photo of a rocket ship flying through the air

Saturday, October 21, 2023

3… 2… 1… BLAST OFF! We will build our very own stomp rockets and send them soaring into the sky. Register by September 30 to get a free supply kit!

Spin Science: Make Your Own Centrifuge

Photograph of gloved hands loading test tubes into a centrifuge

Saturday, October 14, 2023

A centrifuge is one of the most useful pieces of equipment in science labs. In this session, we will make a centrifuge of our own!

Frozen Delights

Two buckets, each containing two ice cream cones

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Mint Chocolate, Tiger Tail, Rocky Road… what’s your favourite kind of ice cream? Unlock the secrets of creating your own delicious new ice cream flavours with a food engineer!

Underwater Quest

You are a marine paleontologist who has finally found the lost city of Atlantis, but the ocean holds surprises and challenges that even you did not expect. Before the hour is up, you will have to build your own compass, crack a mysterious code, and identify underwater creatures by the sounds they make.