What are Your Employability Skills?
Lessons
Students will identify employability skills in which they are strong and those that need work, create an Employability Skills Profile and develop plans to improve their employability skills.
Why is rain not salty?
Hands-on Activities
Make a model of the water cycle and find out how water moves around on planet Earth.
Why are peas and corn classed as starches on food guides?
Hands-on Activities
Learn how test foods for starch.
Why can we see shadows at night?
Hands-on Activities
Take a walk after dark to find shadows.
Why do leaves change colour in the fall?
Hands-on Activities
How do the green leaves of summer change to vibrant colours in fall? Explore plant pigments in this chromatography activity.
Why do oil and water not mix?
Hands-on Activities
What chemistry determines how oil and water behave when mixed? Explore the mixing of oil and water and the density of liquids in this activity.
Why do raisins dance in soda pop?
Hands-on Activities
Let them bop ‘til they drop! What causes these raisins to reach new heights in this hands on activity?
Why do we need two eyes to see?
Hands-on Activities
Ever wondered why we have two eyes (and not one, three or more)? Find how your two eyes work together in this hands-on activity.
Why is everything so small down there?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how we see things far and near and from different angles. It's all about perspective!
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
What is white light?
Hands-on Activities
Find out what happens if you spin the colours of the rainbow in this hands-on activity.
What is your weight on another planet?
Hands-on Activities
Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.
What kinds of transportation are there?
Hands-on Activities
Go on a transportation scavenger hunt in this hands-on activity. How many different types of vehicles can you identify?
What makes soil hard and compacted?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.
What speeds up a chemical reaction?
Hands-on Activities
Learn about the role of yeast in this fun decomposition reaction.