The Processes that Shape Landforms
STEM Explained
Canada has some amazing landforms. Learn how weathering, erosion and deposition shape landforms.
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.
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 are Carbon Offsets?
STEM Explained
Can carbon offsets help you reduce your environmental footprint, practice sustainable living and fight climate change?
The Inner Solar System
STEM Explained
Earth is covered in rocks. So are Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon. Does that mean the rocky planets are all the same?
The Rock Cycle in Canada
STEM Explained
Products of the rock cycle are visible all across Canada.
Plate Tectonics
STEM Explained
The surface of the Earth is constantly moving, and earthquakes and volcanoes occur, because of plate tectonics.
Ringwoodite and the Deep Water Cycle
STEM Explained
The water in the oceans has travelled vast distances. It has even time spent deep below the surface of the Earth, trapped inside the mineral ringwoodite.
Impact Craters
Backgrounders
Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
How Did a Piece of Canada End Up in Australia?
STEM Explained
Learn how geologists used radioactive dating to uncover geology shared by both Canada and Australia.
How can I make a volcano?
Hands-on Activities
Create a model of an erupting volcano and learn about the structures of a stratovolcano in this hands-on activity.
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