Home Sweet Home In Space
Backgrounders
Learn about the history of space stations and how they help us learn about space.
Earth vs. Mars
Backgrounders
Learn about the characteristics of the Earth and Mars, two planets in our Solar System.
Can you program Dot to get back to Earth?
Hands-on Activities
Using Scratch, create a program that will get Dot back to Earth.
Can you debug these 3D shapes?
Hands-on Activities
Using cubes, build a 3D shape based off of pictures taken from different perspectives.
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.
Build a Paper Bridge
Hands-on Activities
Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!
Let’s Talk Careers Competition
Interactives
Join us for Canada’s Most Informed School and Students Competition, participate every fall and spring.
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?
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 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?
Hands-on Activities
Make a model of the water cycle and find out how water moves around on planet Earth.