Environmental Science

Hydrogen’s tendency towards combustion is what makes it both a dangerous chemical element and a useful energy source.

In this hands on activity build a wheelbarrow from simple materials to explore just how useful simple machines can be!

Learn how to make a pH indicator and test water samples.

Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?

Play a game of hide and seek to discover how animals can hide in plain sight!

You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!

When a species ends up outside of its natural zone, the consequences on other species, ecosystems and human industries can be severe. Climate change and human activities can introduce species into new zones.

Wind energy generates a lot of electricity in Canada. But wind turbines can be dangerous for wildlife.

Aquaculture is seen as a sustainable way to produce fish. But are farmed salmon better than wild fish?

Green walls use plant processes to improve air quality in buildings.

Arctic animals have evolved to thrive in harsh arctic ecosystems, but the environmental footprint created by climate change is affecting their survival.

Bees are important for agriculture. But bee populations face threats. This resource looks at Colony Collapse Disorder, herbicides & pesticides, and more.

Scientists can observe birds to get useful information about the health of, and changes in, an ecosystem.

5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil

When a nuclear reactor is no longer in use, the radioactivity in its materials remains. That’s why it’s important to safely deal with the radioactive waste those plants leave behind.