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Home Sweet Home In Space
Backgrounders
Learn about the history of space stations and how they help us learn about space.
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Earth vs. Mars
Backgrounders
Learn about the characteristics of the Earth and Mars, two planets in our Solar System.
![Astronaut cartoon](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Astronaut%20cartoon%20-%20Dessin%20astronaute%20%281%29.png)
Can you program Dot to get back to Earth?
Hands-on Activities
Using Scratch, create a program that will get Dot back to Earth.
![Colourful 3D shapes](/sites/default/files/2022-01/3D%20Shapes%20-%20Formes%203d%20%281%29.png)
Can you debug these 3D shapes?
Hands-on Activities
Using cubes, build a 3D shape based off of pictures taken from different perspectives.
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Can you code a program with graph paper?
Hands-on Activities
Create a code to travel from the start square to the end square of a graph paper or draw a picture.
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Build a Paper Bridge
Hands-on Activities
Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!
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Let’s Talk Careers Competition
Interactives
Join us for Canada’s Most Informed School and Students Competition, participate every fall and spring.
![Two faces each with one eye visible](/sites/default/files/2022-06/two%20eyes%20to%20see.jpg)
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.
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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.
![Why is rain not salty?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-is-rain-not-salty.jpg)
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.
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Why are peas and corn classed as starches on food guides?
Hands-on Activities
Learn how test foods for starch.
![Why do leaves change colour in the fall?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/wiki-autumnleaf.jpg)
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?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-do-oil-and-water-not-mix.jpg)
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?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-do-raisins-dance-in-soda-pop.jpg)
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?