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Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands

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Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

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Generating Electricity: Solar Cells

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Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.

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Generating Electricity: Electric Animals

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Learn about animals that generate their own electricity!

 Getting a shock of static electricity

Introduction to Static Electricity

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Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.

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Resources on Physics and Aerospace

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.

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Digital Citizenship & Ethics

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Digital citizenship is about thinking critically, behaving safely, and participating responsibly and ethically in the digital world.

Eric experimenting with his own “helicopter seed”!

ScienceXplosion - Spinning Seeds

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On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric discovers how his maple tree spreads its seeds. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric experimenting friction with different objects

ScienceXplosion - Friction and Reality

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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!

Eric testing an optical illusion

ScienceXplosion - Optical Illusion, My Eye

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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!

Eric makes art with a straw, thanks to the Bernoulli principle

ScienceXplosion - Painting at the Bernoulli

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On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes his own airbrush and learns more about the Bernoulli Principle. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric and his rocket

ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump

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On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.

Social distancing in the park

Design & Build a Wearable Social Distancing Device

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Students will design and build a wearable prototype that would help to enforce the 2 m social distancing recommendation during the school day.

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ScienceXplosion - The Circle of Life

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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!

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Herd Immunity: How Vaccines Protect the Most Vulnerable

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What is herd immunity and how does it protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?

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Stress and the Brain

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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!