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DID YOU KNOW ?
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91% of readers strongly agree that social media platforms could play a key role in attracting younger generations of South Africans to SET fields of study. |
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3% say they are not sure (too many learners still don’t have internet access). |
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6% disagree (the time and money could be better spent on outreach projects). |
IT'S A FACT !
It’s like a real-life movie ... Scientists plan to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid - so they are prepared for the possibility they will have to stop one hurtling towards Earth. The news came as Nasa moved to calm fears that a comet is on a collision course with our planet. Read more
It’s like a real-life movie ... Scientists plan to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid - so they are prepared for the possibility they will have to stop one hurtling towards Earth. The news came as Nasa moved to calm fears that a comet is on a collision course with our planet. Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
Reach for the stars
The AstroQuiz Finals will take place at Boyden Observatory and Maselspoort, Bloemfontein, on 28 October 2011. Teams of finalists from the 10 participating centres will compete for the top prize in this annual quiz for Grade 7 learners, which is organised by SAASTA.
For more information contact Bafedile Kgwadi at kgwadib@saasta.ac.za.