Backgrounders

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of lakes and ponds.

Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.

Learn about animals that generate their own electricity!

Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.

Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely

Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.

Learn what causes wind and how to measure it.

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.

Learn about the fast-moving field of artificial intelligence and what it can mean for students.

A makerspace is a collaborative space where anyone can create, tinker, invent and learn by making.

Digital citizenship is about thinking critically, behaving safely, and participating responsibly and ethically in the digital world.

Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.