Biology

How can we make sure that we will always have fish in our rivers, lakes, streams and ponds? In this game, participants learn about some of the factors that affect their local fish populations and solutions to help stabilize the populations.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the effect that landfills have on the environment and how landfills contribute to climate change.

Students learn about animals in water, human impacts, and are given materials to attempt to clean up a cooking oil spill.

This is a fun, interactive activity to help participants understand the process of cross-pollination! This activity includes optional extensions that explore the impact of climate change on bees.

Learn about Canadian animals and the sounds they make.

What is science? In this activity, youth learn about the different ways of studying the world around us. They will use the scientific method to design and test an alka seltzer rocket.

Nitrogen cycles through our ecosystems. It is an essential nutrient for many living things and plays a key role in the environment. However, too much nitrogen can be harmful.

In this workshop, students will explore what makes up a healthy forest, and how tree and soil health is important for sustaining ecosystems. Students will consider how human actions affect forests, and how forests are important in combatting climate change. Discussions will focus on positive actionable steps students can take to protect plant and soil health in their communities.

Students will learn about the importance of food webs and how climate change can disrupt them.

Students explore whether fat, fur and feathers keep them warm on snow/ice.

Students model how food travels through our digestive system and do a digestive system art work.

Students read a book about nests and then build their own bird's nest.

Students will learn about biodiversity and ecosystems and create clay castings of leaves or seeds.

Students learn how greenhouse gases contribute to ocean acidification.

Learn about how global warming is affecting Arctic ecosystems.