Physics

Participants learn about nuclear energy by role-playing the pathway in a CANDU (Canadian Deuterium-Uranium) nuclear reactor.

Participants will learn about how the movement of water can be used to create electricity!

This demonstration shows how water pressure can be used to generate hydroelectricity.

Participants build a working model of a windmill that lifts a load, like an elevator! They will discover how the wind is used to create green, sustainable energy.

Participants create a pinwheel using simple materials and discover why wind energy is good for the environment.

Participants will create their own chain reaction using everyday items and learn how energy is created in a nuclear power plant.

Dive into plate tectonics and learn how to build a structure that can withstand multiple levels of earthquakes!

Students design and build a structure that protects toy people from a hurricane.

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.

In this workshop, students examine current and potential energy sources used for transportation, learn about fuel cell cars, explore the various types of fuels used in transportation and design their own vehicle.

Students build a beaver dam and lodge to understand what stable structures are and then they test their structure by placing a load on it - something heavy like a brick - and see if the force will make the structure collapse.

Test different structures to see how strong they are!

Students learn about conservation of energy, measure the bounce of a ball at different heights and then use elastic potential energy to make a paper glider fly having kinetic energy.

Students build a paper glider and test it for forces of flight.