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Sure there are some striking resemblances, the white lab coat and a desk full of chemicals behind her, but something is missing.
 Marie-Eve Owens, with Mad Science, demonstrates a chemical change by using fire and a piece of paper. It's an experiment that should only be done by parents and teachers. - Chris Puglia/NNSL photo |
Perhaps it's the dull, monotone voice and a room full of blank faces staring in feigned comprehension.
No, this is not what you'd expect from a science class. There is laughing and smiling and all around fun.
Maybe that is because this is no ordinary science class and Marie-Eve Owens is no ordinary science teacher.
"I'm a mad scientist," she tells the class of giggling school children.
She doesn't have the wild hairdo or the crazy monster made of human parts. The fun she has teaching science is madness enough.
A huge smile on her face, a booming energetic voice and animated movements help her to show kids science can be fun.
That is the mandate of Mad Science, an organization that sends teachers on tours to take the boring out of science.
Owens has been working with the organization for a year.
"I was teaching science at a university as a teaching assistant and I wanted to work with kids and do more interactive science," she said.
"I saw this in the newspaper and I quit my job."
Hailing from Montreal, not only does she have the opportunity to teach a subject she said she loves, Owens also has the chance to travel.
Usually based in the Maritimes and Quebec, this is her first trip to Nunavut and she was excited to be here.
The children seemed equally excited to have her.
The expressions on their faces resembled ones you'd expect at a birthday party, not while conducting chemical and physical science experiments.
Making orange crush, creating super balls, flying airplanes and learning the quickest way to clean a penny were some of the experiments conducted.
Even an over-flowing toilet, totally unplanned, became a topic of scientific discussion.
All the kids said they were having fun during the camp and most of all - "I like our teacher she's fun," said Chelsea Kyelly.
