Nikola Tesla Library Presentations
by Calgary Tesla Society
How to order Nikola Tesla presentation in your library?
All presentations are free of charge and adjusted to audience average age and knowledge about electricity. Free books about Nikola Tesla are donated to library location. Please contact your library and express interest to have your child attend Nikola Tesla presentation organized by Calgary Library Office and CTS.General Presentations Program
Short introduction about Nikola Tesla and the Society 15 minutes movie about Nikola Tesla from Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade Life and work of great Nikola Tesla presentation (adjusted to students grades and knowledge) Stories about energy flow and transformations in nature and how Tesla helped to harness energy for humanity Simplified AC generator motor demos /br> Tesla globe presentation Levitating Nikola bulb presentation Questions and free books about Nikola Tesla presented to your librarySummary
At the beginning, a movie “Nikola Tesla - Spirit, Work, Vision” was shown by special permission of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade. Based on the movie and kids' knowledge about electromagnetism, a discussion was developed in which kids actively participated. At the end, experiments with plasma globe were performed. They, in their rudimentary form, were discovered by Nikola Tesla.
List of CTS presentations for 2020
2020
| Library | Date | Age | # Attending | Presenters & Tech.Support | Links |
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| Country Hills | 11 June, 6:30PM | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour |  |
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| Shawnessey | 7 June, 2:00 PM | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | |
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| Seton | 24 May, 2:00PM | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | |
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| Crowfoot - CANCELLED | 11 May, 6:30PM | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | |
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| Village Square - CANCELLED | 28 April, 6:30PM | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | |
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| Loise Riley - CANCELLED | 4 April, 11:00AM | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | |
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| Saddletowne - CANCELLED | 22 March, 2:00 PM | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | |
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| Signal Hill | 4 March, 6:30 PM | Kids Program 8-12 | 25 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | 
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| Rocky Ridge | 29 February, 11:00 AM | Kids Program 8-12 | 22 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | 
From Library Staff: Today's Nikola Tesla presentation was well attended and reached its maximum capacity of 20 (included a few caregivers and a sibling or two); pictures are attached. There was a good balance of lecturing versus interactive elements of the presentation, which was age appropriate and engaging. The presenters mentioned that if they were in a program room some of their props would have been more impactful. For example, they had a large glass ball with electricity inside that they normally dim or turn off the lights for in a program room. Overall, despite the challenges of the vitrine area, I think that we should continue to host events in the space as there is clearly a demand and interest for it. |
| Southwood | 15 February, 11:00 AM | Kids Program 8-12 | 10 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | 
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| Louise Riley | 22 January, 6:30 PM | Kids Program 8-12 | 24 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | 
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| Quarry Park | 18 January, 2:00 PM | Kids Program 8-12 | 25 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | 
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List of CTS presentations for 2019
2019
| Library | Date | Age | # Attending | Presenters & Tech.Support | Links |
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| Seton | 20 November, 6:30PM | Kids Program 8-12 | 21 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | 
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| Crowfoot | 9 November, 2:30PM | Kids Program 13-17 | 10 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourP. Brackett | 
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| Seton | 6 November, 7PM | Kids Program 13-17 | TBD | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | |
| Judith Umrach | 29 October, 7PM | Kids Program 13-17 | 10 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourP. Brackett | 
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| Central | 26 October, 12PM | Kids Program 13-17 | 10 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. MilanovicP. Verhaegh | |
| Bowness | 19 October, 10:30AM | Kids Program 8-12 | 12 | T. VujadinovicE. Ghaderpour | |
| Fish Creek | 16 October | Kids Program 13-17 | 12 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | 
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| Shawnessy | 10 October | Kids Program 13-17 | 10 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | 
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| Nose Hill | 5 October | Kids Program 8-12 | 15 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourP. Brackett | 
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| Country Hills | 26 September | Kids Program 13-17 | 9 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourP. Brackett |  |
| Shawnessy | 19 September | Kids Program 8-12 | 25 | T. VujadinovicE. GhaderpourZ. Milanovic | 
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