![How do I construct a terrarium?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-i-construct-a-terrarium.jpg)
How do I construct a terrarium?
Hands-on Activities
You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!
![How can I make glue?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-make-glue.jpg)
How can I make glue?
Hands-on Activities
Discover how to use some common kitchen ingredients to make glue.
![How do I see colour?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-i-see-colour.jpg)
How do I see colour?
Hands-on Activities
How is light connected to the colours we see? In this STEAM activity make a colourful light catcher and discover why we see different colours?
![How can I make my own weighing scale?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-make-my-own-weighing-scale.jpg)
How can I make my own weighing scale?
Hands-on Activities
Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.
![How do movies move?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-movies-move.jpg)
How do movies move?
Hands-on Activities
Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.
![How can I move water with just a comb?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-move-water-with-just-a-comb.jpg)
How can I move water with just a comb?
Hands-on Activities
Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.
![How do scuba divers sink?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-scuba-divers-sink.jpg)
How do scuba divers sink?
Hands-on Activities
It’s not easy to dive deep underwater. How do divers get down deep? Learn how scuba divers manipulate density to move up and down in this hands on activity.
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How Can Understanding Physics Help Me Go Faster on My Bike?
STEM Explained
You don’t have to pedal harder to go faster. You just have to understand a little bit about dynamics, gravitational force and friction!
![DNA "unzipping"](/sites/default/files/2019-10/DNA_unzipping.png)
How can I obtain a sample of DNA?
Hands-on Activities
Be a biochemist! Learn how to extract DNA from an onion and find out what DNA looks like.
![How do vacuum cleaners work?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-vacuum-cleaners-work.jpg)
How do vacuum cleaners work?
Hands-on Activities
Discover the type of pressure that is used in a vacuum cleaner.
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How Can Your Doctor Use the Data in You?
STEM Explained
Scientists are training artificial intelligence to diagnose injuries using x-rays and other medical imagery of you (and millions of others). What improvements and other changes might this bring to the health care system?
![How can I stop bananas from turning brown?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-stop-bananas-from-turning-brown.jpg)
How can I stop bananas from turning brown?
Hands-on Activities
Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?
![How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-does-a-wheelbarrow-help-you-carry-heavy-loads.jpg)
How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?
Hands-on Activities
In this hands on activity build a wheelbarrow from simple materials to explore just how useful simple machines can be!
![Georgetown, Australia](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-09/1024px-Georgetown-gulf-savannah-outback-queensland-australia.jpg?itok=_9e1IR1-)
How Did a Piece of Canada End Up in Australia?
STEM Explained
Learn how geologists used radioactive dating to uncover geology shared by both Canada and Australia.
![How can I take fingerprints?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Fingerprint_Whorl.jpg)
How can I take fingerprints?
Hands-on Activities
In this activity learn how to collect fingerprints, about the patterns in fingerprints and why fingerprinting is so useful!