Backgrounders

Learn about the Internet of Things and how it works.

Learn about cryptocurrency and how it came to be.

Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.

Learn about money and how traditional banking systems work.

Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.

Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.

Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!

What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?

Learn about the Theories of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics and discover what happens when plates collide!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and discover how people explore the Earth’s crust.

Learn how vehicles affect air quality, including their contribution to smog.

Learn about NASA’s Space Launch System, which includes the Boeing-built Core Stage, and how it got Orion to the Moon and back again.

Learn about the types of rocks, the rock cycle, and weathering and erosion.

Learn about the importance of setting goals with students and strategies for helping students set and achieve goals.