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Jellyfish

Invertebrates: Marine

Picture Collections

8 images of some invertebrate animals such as sea anemones, coral and jellyfish that live in a marine environment

KWL: Know/Want to Know/Learned

KWL: Know/Want to Know/Learned

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students reflect on prior knowledge, wonderings and new knowledge.

Is a green apple always green?

Is a green apple always green?

Hands-on Activities

What does light have to do with colour? Observe some colourful fruit under different conditions to learn why we see the colours we see!

Bay Leaf

Plants: Leaves

Picture Collections

15 images of some shapes and colours of plant leaves such as shamrocks, purple beech tree leaves and Japanese Maple tree leaves.

Is feeling always believing?

Is feeling always believing?

Hands-on Activities

Get your hands cold for science and explore the topic of sensory adaptation.

Leaves Covered In Frost

Leaves: In Winter

Picture Collections

10 images of leaves in various winter conditions such as being covered in frost, snow and ice

young man smoking hookah

Is Hookah Smoking Dangerous?

STEM Explained

Many people believe that hookah smoking is safer than cigarette smoking. But in fact, hookah smoking can be even more harmful to your health!

Lighting inside the Destiny Laboratory Module

Light on Earth and on the International Space Station

Backgrounders

This backgrounder explains what light is, how it is measured, and how it affects people on Earth and astronauts on board the International Space Station.

Is it a liquid or a solid?

Is it a liquid or a solid?

Hands-on Activities

Make some goop that has the properties of a liquid and a solid.

Assortment of souvenir magnets on the fridge

Magnificent Magnets

Lessons

Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.

is-it-possible-to-change-water-into-cola

Is it possible to change water into cola?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the concept of displacement of fluids in this hands on activity.

Lion

Mammals: Carnivores

Picture Collections

14 images of warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cats, polar bears and wolves that eat meat and other animal tissue

Is there a difference between baking powder and baking soda?

Is there a difference between baking powder and baking soda?

Hands-on Activities

Explore acid-base chemical reactions that really get things bubbling in the kitchen!

Head of an Elk

Mammals: Herbivores

Picture Collections

15 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cows, deer and giraffes that eat plant vegetation

Students looking bored in class

Is There Too Much Carbon Dioxide in Your Classroom?

STEM Explained

Did you know that too much carbon dioxide in the classroom can affect your body, and even your grades?