Science Rendezvous
Join the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg for Science Rendezvous Virtual Science Chase activities on May 8, 2021.
Participants will race across Canada, stopping at various checkpoints where there will be science, technology, engineering, and math challenges to test every adventurer!
Complete each challenge to uncover the clues needed to complete the national scorecard and be named the ultimate Science Chase champion!
SCHOOL TREE PLANTING CHALLENGE
How many trees can your school plant?
This year, Science Rendezvous Winnipeg has partnered with Trees Winnipeg, and Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development (ARD) to plant up to 5500 trees! Part of the Million Trees Project.
Trees (white spruce) will be available to Manitoba elementary schools, grades 5-6! Trees and educational materials will be available for bulk pick-up or delivered to schools for FREE. Schools are encouraged to organize their own safe outdoor socially-distanced tree planting activities or giveaways.
Plant a tree
Manitoba School Tree Planting Challenge
Thursday, June 10, 2021
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Prizes will be available to those who plant the most trees and register their trees at the City of Winnipeg’s One Million Tree Challenge!
Share your tree love on social media
Bonus entries for those who post to social media and tag @umanitobasci, @treeswinnipeg, @sci_rendezvous. Use hashtags #MillionTreeProject #umanitobsci #SciRen
Prize highlights include: passes to Fort Whyte, Assiniboine Park and more!
Trees are in limited supply. To arrange your order and delivery please visit our website. Contact Jennifer.MacRae@umanitoba.ca for more details.
Pre-order your trees
To pre-order your trees for pick-up or delivery please use our online order form.
Partners:
This event is made even more delightful through collaborations and partnerships with:
- Trees Winnipeg
- Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development (ARD)
- Evergreen Memories
- Buller Greenhouse
- University of Manitoba Herbarium – WIN Vascular Plant Collection
- University of Manitoba Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)
- Let’s Talk Science
- UofM Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
- UofM Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
- UofM Faculty of Science
Prize Sponsors:
A huge thanks to our prize sponsors for their support!
- FortWhyte Alive
- Assiniboine Park Conservatory
- Trees Winnipeg
- Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development (ARD)
- Ariel Gordon, Author of Treed: Walking in Canada’s Urban Forests (Wolsak & Wynn, 2019) and TreeTalk (At Bay Press, 2020)
- + more TBA
We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
