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Cartoon mammoth

Should Scientists Clone Extinct Species?

STEM Explained

Cloning makes it possible to bring extinct species back to life. But is that a good idea?

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA

Structures: Bridges And Gates

Picture Collections

5 images of some mass and frame structures from around the world such as the L’Arc de Triomphe gate and the Brooklyn Bridge

Crispy fried crickets © phuketisland, iStockphoto

Should We Eat Bugs?

STEM Explained

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein and vitamins? Bugs! Bugs feed about 2 billion people each day. They also hold promise for food security and sustainability.

Great Pyramids At Giza, Egypt

Structures: Historical

Picture Collections

11 images of structures with historical significance from different civilizations such as pyramids, statues on Easter Island and Stonehenge

Roller Coaster

Simple Machines: Inclined Planes

Picture Collections

5 images of examples where inclined planes are used to help lift or move objects such as ramps for accessibility or entertainment

Inukshuk, Hudson Bay, Canada

Structures: In Canada

Picture Collections

7 images of structures in Canada such as an Inukshuk, CN Tower and the Parliament Building including their locations

Iguana

Reptiles

Picture Collections

10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin

Magnified image of a ringwoodite crystal

Ringwoodite and the Deep Water Cycle

STEM Explained

The water in the oceans has travelled vast distances. It has even time spent deep below the surface of the Earth, trapped inside the mineral ringwoodite.

Children’s play mat with pictures of a road and landmarks

Rosie's Walk

Lessons

Students develop and apply communicating, sequencing and spatial reasoning skills as they create and navigate a maze to get Rosie the Hen safely home for lunch.

An artist’s impression of a habitable exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star

Searching for exoplanets around the star next door

STEM Explained

In planetary science, astronomers have found planets that orbit other stars, just like Earth orbits the Sun. Some of them might even be able to support life.

Apple Picking

Seasonal Activities: Autumn

Picture Collections

10 images of some activities that may happen in the fall such as picking pumpkins and apples, and raking leaves

Gather Spring Flowers

Seasonal Activities: Spring

Picture Collections

10 images of some activities that may happen in the spring such as planting, flying kites and having picnics

Earth seafloor crust

Plate Tectonics

STEM Explained

The surface of the Earth is constantly moving, and earthquakes and volcanoes occur, because of plate tectonics.

Go Canoeing

Seasonal Activities: Summer

Picture Collections

16 images of some activities that may happen in the summer such as swimming, canoeing and playing baseball

plastic food containers, trays and food packaging made from polystyrene

Polystyrene: The Pros, the Cons, the Chemistry

STEM Explained

Learn the organic chemistry behind this very useful plastic. Why is recycling polystyrene hard? Why does polystyrene often end up as solid waste?