Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands
Backgrounders
Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.
Generating Electricity: Solar Cells
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.
Generating Electricity: Electric Animals
Backgrounders
Learn about animals that generate their own electricity!
Introduction to Static Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.
Resources on Physics and Aerospace
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.
Digital Citizenship & Ethics
Backgrounders
Digital citizenship is about thinking critically, behaving safely, and participating responsibly and ethically in the digital world.
ScienceXplosion - Spinning Seeds
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric discovers how his maple tree spreads its seeds. It's not magic, it's science!
ScienceXplosion - Friction and Reality
Interactives
Rub... rub... rub... Can you feel the heat? Yes? It's friction! In this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric learns how friction creates heat and can slow down moving objects. It's not magic, it's science!
ScienceXplosion - Optical Illusion, My Eye
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric learns how our brain connects separate images together to create the illusion of movement. It's not magic, it's science!
ScienceXplosion - Painting at the Bernoulli
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes his own airbrush and learns more about the Bernoulli Principle. It's not magic, it's science!
ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.
Design & Build a Wearable Social Distancing Device
Lessons
Students will design and build a wearable prototype that would help to enforce the 2 m social distancing recommendation during the school day.
ScienceXplosion - The Circle of Life
Interactives
In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!
Herd Immunity: How Vaccines Protect the Most Vulnerable
Backgrounders
What is herd immunity and how does it protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?
Stress and the Brain
Backgrounders
Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!