A variety of optional events including an HR-led career session will also be available.

Please register for these events separately below. Spots are limited and open to all Grade 9s on campus.

Additional Events

There are a number of optional, additional events taking place on campus for Grade 9’s.

As you schedule their day – explore these additional events. Please note these are on a first come, first serve basis and require separate registration.

Offered through the University Libraries:

New Lives for Old Books: Exploring McMaster’s Book Lab: Come visit the Rare Book Conservation Lab, where old books embark on new lives! Together we will examine real, one-of-a-kind rare books from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, get a feeling for ancient writing materials like papyrus and parchment, and learn more about the art and science of working with rare and irreplaceable texts. Maximum 10 participants.

• Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
• Location: Mills Memorial Library
• Registration required: Interested participants should send an email to archives@mcmaster.ca by November 3rd at 5PM — the organizers will write back and let you know if a spot is available.
• Contact information: Myron Groover – groover@mcmaster.ca

Tour and Shrink Film Keychain Event: Join us a Thode Makerspace to tour our facilities, help us set-up for a shrink film making event, and join in the fun too by making your own shrink film keychain! Maximum 6 participants.

• Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
• Location: Thode Library Makerspace
• Registration required: Learn more and register here
• Contact information: Brittany Sostar – sostarb@mcmaster.ca

Offered Through the Faculty of Engineering:

Rocket Kinematics Workshop: Mac Eng’s Community Outreach is hosting a Rocket Kinematics workshop. During this 1.5-hour activity students will be able to use teamwork, the engineering design process and cost analysis to create landing gear for a 3D printed rocket to the best of their abilities. This will develop problem solving skills as well as collaboration. By comparing designs at the end of the project and discussing strategies that worked best, students will be able to learn about different ways of creating a product that is meant to achieve the same task and the creative components involved. Furthermore, students will work with the kinematics physics equation to also determine the final velocity of their rocket!

• Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
• Location: Gerald Hatch Centre, JH Engineering Building – room number confirmed after registration
• Registration required: Learn more and register here
• Contact information: Natalia Kowalska – engevent@mcmaster.ca

Offered Through the Faculty of Health Sciences:

Step into the Fascinating World of Anatomy! This interactive experience brings science to life, allowing students to explore the inner workings of the human body. From bones to muscles, organs to systems, participants will uncover how the parts fit and function together.  Perhaps some special fossils and primate surprises!  Please complete the consent form for this session in advance and bring it with you, or arrive 15 minutes early to complete it on-site.

• Time: Beginning at 12 noon (approximately 1 hour)
• Location: McMaster University Medical Centre, Room 1R
• Registration required: Learn more and register here
• Contact information: Maureen Letang – maureen@mcmaster.ca