Children to prove science and maths are cool

Some 200 schoolchildren from around the Cork region will go to college tomorrow to extract DNA from strawberries, study robotics, solve giant puzzles — and learn that maths and science are cool.

And as the children — aged between nine and 12 — enjoy the Sense About Maths (SAM) Curiosity Den at Cork Institute of Technology, 200 parents, teachers, school principals and industry leaders, will hear about the importance of encouraging girls as well as boys to engage in the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at every level of the school system.

Running at CIT’s Nexus Hall from 6pm to 8pm this Thursday, SAM’s Curiosity Den is a showcase of “cool maths and science workshop demonstrations” for 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils.