Backgrounders

Learn about the history of vaccines and how vaccines trigger an immune response that keep us from getting some dangerous diseases.

Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.

Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.

Inquiry is an approach to learning that engages our natural curiosity and desire to make sense of the world.

Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories

How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!

What exactly are bacteria? What types of bacteria are there? And are they really as bad as people think they are?

Learn about the basics of viruses.

The lever is a type of simple machine. Learn about the different classes of levers and how they provide mechanical advantage.

Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.

Learn about mines and mining in Canada

Learn about the characteristics and uses of minerals.

Learn about light and its properties.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.