Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA)

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Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA) Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SITS): Sharing the excitement of science with Nova Scotia youth!

The Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA) is a charitable science promotion organization which coordinates outreach programs for students in grades primary to twelve Since 1989, Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SITS) has been promoting science and technology literacy among Nova Scotia’s students by building and nurturing relationships between the education and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics communities in the province. We recognize that the development of essential skills, such as inquiry, problem solving, reasoning and decision-making, depends heavily on the abilities, attitudes and knowledge gained through science education.

There is ONE WEEK LEFT to register for the 3rd Biennial ASLA Science Contest for Students, happening April 21, 2026!✔️ ...
03/03/2026

There is ONE WEEK LEFT to register for the 3rd Biennial ASLA Science Contest for Students, happening April 21, 2026!

✔️ Open to Grades 7–9
✔️ Curriculum-aligned, multiple-choice questions designed by university professors & scientists
✔️ 100% free

Students tackle fun, challenging questions based on the previous grade’s science curriculum, build confidence, and see that university-level thinking is within reach

💡 The highest-scoring students will be recognized at an award ceremony at Dalhousie University with a certificate of achievement, which students can be proud of and carry forward into their academic futures.

HOW IT WORKS:
🖥️ Register your class
📬 Contests are mailed to schools
📝 Written during class time
📬 Completed contests are mailed back for grading
🏆 Highest-scoring students + families invited to Dalhousie University for an award ceremony

REGISTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScFXVJ0oPU.../viewform...

Please email us if you have any questions: [email protected]

Let’s inspire the next generation of scientists! 🔬🌟

The fourth Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA) Conference for Science Teachers offered four exciting labs for scie...
01/15/2026

The fourth Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA) Conference for Science Teachers offered four exciting labs for science teachers!

The full-day conference invited science teachers from across Nova Scotia to Dalhousie University where they participated in curriculum-related, hands-on labs, facilitated by Dalhousie scientists. The goal of the conference was to transfer practical, classroom-ready science content and techniques directly to teachers, strengthening science education at the grassroots level!

✅All aspects of the event were free of charge for teachers. ✅

The labs:
🔥Understanding and identifying mineral and crystal properties (Instructor: Dr. James Brenan with PhD student Peteris Rozenbaks)
🌿 Meet your neighbours: Plants in and around the schoolyard (Instructor: Prof. Lara Gibson)
🧬 Exploring DNA from fruit (Instructors: postdoc James Kho and PhD student Tiara Mulder)
🐟 Ocean School: Exploring the ocean through immersive multimedia (Instructor: Dr. Boris Worm)

Halifax Sci-Tech Expo Chief Judge Julia Sarty also provided a lunchtime information session on “Making Science Fairs Work for You”.

Huge thank you to the teachers who attended, lab hosts, volunteers, board members, funders, and conference organizers!

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1355 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS
B3H4R2

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+19024944251

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