Backgrounders

Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.

Learn about how to write and balance chemical equations.

Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.

Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.

Learn about the elements of the periodic table and how they are organized.

Learn about the special conditions that let some chemical reactions take place.

Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.

Learn how soil is different on Mars than on Earth, and what that means for growing plants on the red planet.

Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

Learn about the characteristics of the Earth and Mars, two planets in our Solar System.

A career focused on climate change and sustainability would let you help people by working to help solve the biggest problems of our time.

A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!

Learn how new medicines are developed and tested in Canada.