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Ruben Meerman

a.k.a. the surfing scientist

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Inspiring children and teaching them how to imagine scientifically is the most rewarding job in the world, and here’s why. Four years ago, we pointed a laser into the big blue sky at Newmarket State School. Today, unprompted, a Year 6 student asked me how far from Earth that beam has travelled by now. Made my day! This year, we made a piece of paper surf a wave of air, blew toroidal (donut shaped🍩) vortices (tornadoes🌪) around the room and learned about the $1,000,000 prizes on offer from the Clay Mathematics Institute for solving the Millennium Problems. Thank you for having me once again to Mrs Richards and all the super dooper teachers and most importantly, all the super charged children for making me feel so welcome 🤓💥
Third time lucky at Livingstone Christian College today. We have been trying to make today’s science presentation for Year 6 happen since March last year. Take 2 was postponed after the July 31 snap lockdown was announced… nice try COVID-19!!! Resilience and persistence paid off and now 120 twelve year olds know why the periodic table has the awesome, quirky shape it does and some might even become immunologists, epidemiologists, virologists, biochemists, biophysicists to kick any mew variants’ butts and shepherd us through the next pandemic. Huge thanks to Mr Coleman and all the teachers and support staff for making today happen 👊🤓
Lots of kerpows and kabooms at Calvary Christian College in Carbrook today… we had so much with the pre-preps and the preps and Years 1 to 6 who will no doubt be bombarding their parents and siblings with tonnes of science facts for the next few days, weeks and maybe even years. Huge thanks to Ms Dickson and all the teachers for a super fun morning (and the school cafe for the delicious cappuccino!) and most of all, to the kids for being super-mega-enthusiastic learners🤓
We had such a huge week at Trinity Bay State High School in Cairns last week that I totally forgot to post a massive thank you to the Head of Science, Mr Liddle, and Leanne the Super Lab Manager and Nitro-Nicole and Lauren and all the Lab Techs and the teachers and the students, plus all the primary school kids and their teachers who came along for a glimpse of high school life and a science show all about the periodic table. Great to be back in Far North Queensland after such a wonky year and huge thank you to everybody who made it possible. FNQ turned on the weather too… beautiful one day, perfect the next, just like they say🌞
We had a wonderful day at Wonga Beach State School today. Introducing primary school kids to the magical world of atoms and molecules and the periodic table is the best job in the world, particularly when they repay you with comments like, “You are the best scientist in the world” and, “Today was the best day ever” and my favourite, “I’m going to become a scientist when I grow up.” Thank you to Ms Mussap and the teachers and teachers aides and to all the kids for such a warm welcome (and for the yummy ice block!) 🤓
Great to be back at Miallo State School in 2021 and wonderful to have Mossman State School and Daintree State School joining us today too! Miallo is tucked in amongst the cane fields, just 30 minutes north of Port Douglas… beautiful place, great people! Many thanks to Dr Anet Ridley for having me back again, and to all the terrific teachers and to all the teacher’s aides and most importantly, to all the kids! Have fun learning about atoms and molecules and the periodic table until I see you all again next year 🤓
Year 2 at ASAS has been reading George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl and they are LOVING it. Therefore, we thought they might like to see some marvellous science experiments, like balloons shrinking and growing in liquid nitrogen, like Grannie, plus some huge billowing clouds exploding into the air like a magic potion. KEZAM!!! Thank you to Mr Cowan and all the teachers for having me and to the kids for being such a so-ho, ah-ha, super dooper fun audience!
HOLY MACARONI we had fun at Holy Saviour School in Greenacre this morning! Favourite question of the day, “If atoms never touch each other, how can something ever push another thing?” KEZAM! Another young physicist in the making. Thank you Mister Poullos and all the Year 2-6 teachers and huge thanks to the kids for being AWESOME and CURIOUS and SUPER FUN to speak to 🤓👍👏
We launched the STEM Beats Festival with an almighty KABOOM at The Hills Grammar School… two whole weeks of science, engineering, technology and maths activities and the kids are loving it. Thank you to Ms Fraser-Crooks for organising an awesome festival and all the teachers for your enthusiasm and support and most of all, to the students for being a FANTASTIC audience. Youse all ROCK!!!
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