Introduction to Banking Systems
Backgrounders
Learn about money and how traditional banking systems work.
Exploring Habitats
Lessons
Students will make observations and inferences about three different habitats.
Designing Rovers for the Moon’s Extreme Environment
Backgrounders
Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.
Impact Craters
Backgrounders
Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
Understanding Scale: From Planck to Cosmic
Backgrounders
Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!
Anne-Marie Mulumba
Career Profiles
User Experience Research Consultant
Parts of a Plant
Backgrounders
What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?
How could you build a refracting telescope using water as the lenses?
Hands-on Activities
Build your own refracting telescope using glasses of water as the lenses.
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Backgrounders
Learn about the Theories of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics and discover what happens when plates collide!
Why is there day and night?
Lessons
Students will learn about how the earth rotates on its axis which creates the cycle of night and day.
Structure of the Earth
Backgrounders
Learn about the layers of the Earth and discover how people explore the Earth’s crust.
Introduction to Biofuels
STEM Explained
Learn about biofuels and what makes them a promising alternative to fossil fuels.
How Vehicles Pollute the Air
Backgrounders
Learn how vehicles affect air quality, including their contribution to smog.
How can you protect your personal information?
Hands-on Activities
Protect your personal information with different types of encryption.
Can you design icons for different screens?
Hands-on Activities
Use pixels to design an icon in two sizes.