Technology & Engineering

Learn about telescopes, how they work & why they're important to astronomers.

Learn about the wide variety of fuels used in vehicles.

Every ice rink is an example of molecular bonding and gas laws at work!

Meteorologists use computer models to predict the weather. Learn why, despite advances in computer science, meteorologists still get it wrong sometimes.

Zoetropes are an early form of animation technology. Learn about this Ingenium artifact and make your own version of this artifact using 3D printing!

A Canadian researcher built the first voltage-controlled synthesizer in the 1940s.

Go on a transportation scavenger hunt in this hands-on activity. How many different types of vehicles can you identify?

Students will learn about the different types of fasteners to investigate which fastener is best for a particular material or job and why.

Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?

These two “point-counterpoint” videos provide arguments for and against using nuclear energy to generate electricity.

Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?

Many people have had children using assisted reproductive technologies. But some of these medical biotech techniques can raise some ethical issues.

Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification. Learn about cloud seeding, as well as its risks and benefits.

Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.

10 images of some tools such as belt sanders and table saws that use an electric motor rather than requiring manual labour