UCTV Alive for Kids

A monthly webinar produced by the Peter Underwood Centre, designed especially for Year 5 and 6 students to watch live in the classroom or at home.

Each UCTV Alive for Kids webinar features an interesting Tasmanian talking about something they are working on or researching. Presenters explain their ideas and processes in a child-friendly manner. Past episodes have focused on everything from Aboriginal convicts, wedge tailed eagles and giant squids, to eating insects, mindfulness, and a step-by-step guide to making a stop motion animation.

We understand the importance of fostering curiosity and providing a platform for learners to ask questions. Students can interact with presenters via the Q&A text box in Zoom, with appropriate child safety protocols in place to ensure that only the host and presenter can see the questions being submitted. There is no video or audio of the interactions from participants.

The broadcast is hosted by Tess Crellin.

Register for an upcoming UCTV Alive for Kids webinar below and you'll receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the interactive session.

Upcoming episode

Monday 18 March 2-2:30pm

Tasmania Reads Week

UCTV is collaborating with Tasmania Reads again in 2024, and we are excited to have local author and illustrator Alyssa Bermudez joining the webinar.

A born and bred New Yorker, Alyssa now calls Tassie home. During this special broadcast, she will share insights into her latest work, Big Apple Diaries, a graphic novel tailored for young people aged 8-12. The book is based on her own life growing up in NYC around the time of September 11, 2001.

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Alyssa Bermudez | Tasmania Reads: "Big Apple Diaries"

A born and bred New Yorker, Alyssa now calls Tassie home. During this video, she shares insights into her latest work, 'Big Apple Diaries', a graphic novel tailored for young people aged 8-12. The book is based on her own life growing up in NYC around the time of September 11, 2001.

Mars Buttfield-Addison | Monitoring Space Junk from Tassie

2023 Tasmanian STEM Communicator of the Year, Mars Buttfield-Addison, joined UCTV to discuss space junk, where it comes from, what can be done about it, and why lutruwita/Tasmania is such an important place to be involved in monitoring space.