Why to How: Adventures in STEM

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Why to How: Adventures in STEM

Every great science fair project starts with a simple question: ‘why?’, which sparks a pursuit of curiosity to ultimately discover the ‘how.’ Join Youth Science Canada’s Stuart McKelvie as he interviews science fair alumni to take a deep dive into their passion for STEM. If you’re wanting to start a science fair project, interested in STEM or just want to hear some great career & life advice, this is the podcast for you.

  1. 12/03/2022

    Episode 17 - Annabelle Rayson

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Annabelle Rayson, a student from Lambton County and our Best Project Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Plankton Wars: An Innovative Analysis of Daphnia Genotype Biomanipulation for Algae Bloom Prevention".   Feel free to check out Annabelle's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/plankton-wars-an-innovative-analysis-of-daphnia-genotype-biomanipulation-for-algae-bloom-prevention

    51 min

  2. 12/02/2022

    Episode 16 - Arushi Nath

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Arushi Nath, a student from Toronto and our Best Project Award - Innovation winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python".   Feel free to check out Louis and Koral's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/planetary-defense-detecting-unknown-asteroids-using-open-data-math-and-python

    35 min

  3. 12/01/2022

    Episode 15 - Louis & Koral

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Louis Wu and Koral Kulacoglu, students from York and our Senior Platinum Award - Innovation winners at CWSF 2022 for their project, "FourSight Screenings".   Feel free to check out Louis and Koral's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/foursight-screenings

    57 min

  4. 11/30/2022

    Episode 14 - Max Du

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Max Du, a student from Calgary Youth and our Intermediate Platinum Award - Innovation winner at CWSF 2022 for his project, "A Novel Pre-Hospital Indoor Rescue Drone".   Feel free to check out Max's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/old-novel-pre-hospital-indoor-rescue-drone

    50 min

  5. 11/29/2022

    Episode 13 - Jasmine Schneider

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Jasmine Schneider, a student from Waterloo-Wellington and our Intermediate Platinum Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Phosphate Removal from Groundwater Using Mussel Shell Biochar".   Feel free to check out Jasmine's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/phosphate-removal-from-groundwater-using-mussel-shell-biochar

    43 min

  6. 11/28/2022

    Episode 12 - Audrey Cowen

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.    Today, I’m joined by Audrey Cowen, a student from Toronto and our Junior Platinum Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "The Hidden Side of Your Dog's Love".   Feel free to check out Audrey's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/the-hidden-side-of-your-dogs-love-npdmr

    30 min

  7. 08/02/2021

    Episode 11 - Shreya Plassery

    ✨ Welcome, welcome all, to this special episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. Today, I’m joined by Shreya Plassery, a Grade 8 student from Peterborough and our Junior Platinum Discovery award winner at CWSF 2021 for her project, Unlocking the Legacy: Can Mycorrhizae and Spent Mushroom Substrate activate Legacy Phosphorus? 🎙️ Available on all your favourite podcast apps, you can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://cstu.io/40fa2f 📣 Feel free to check out Shreya's project and leave comments of support at: https://cstu.io/c25e9b 🤷 Who is Shreya Plassery? Hi! I am Shreya, a grade 8 student from St. Catherine Elementary School, Peterborough. This is my fourth time doing the science fair and I got to go to Canada Wide virtually this year. It was a fantastic experience! Instagram: @shreyaplassery  💜 Thanks so much for your support! Have a great day, and stay curious

    32 min

  8. 08/02/2021

    Episode 10 - Calvin Karthik

    ✨ Welcome, welcome all, to this special episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. Today, I’m joined by Calvin Karthik, a Grade 9 student from Peterborough and our Discovery Best Project award winner at CWSF 2021 for his project, A Mighty Mushroom and the Power of Poop: Testing Biogas Production using Spent Mushroom Substrate Phase 2.   🎙️ Available on all your favourite podcast apps, you can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/sasi_t-5JU8 📣 Feel free to check out Calvin's project and leave comments of support at: https://cstu.io/55bc7a  🤷 Who is Calvin Karthik?  Hi, my name is Calvin Karthik and I'm a Gr. 9 student. I love playing basketball, hip-hop music, dancing, coding, creating digital art, and science. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to participate in the CWSF.   💜 Thanks so much for your support! Have a great day, and stay curious

    30 min
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Every great science fair project starts with a simple question: ‘why?’, which sparks a pursuit of curiosity to ultimately discover the ‘how.’ Join Youth Science Canada’s Stuart McKelvie as he interviews science fair alumni to take a deep dive into their passion for STEM. If you’re wanting to start a science fair project, interested in STEM or just want to hear some great career & life advice, this is the podcast for you.

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