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4. The atmosphere

Air conditioner and plant

Humidity: Outdoors and Indoors

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Learn about the importance of humidity, its sources and how people control it indoors.

Silhouette of person in front of aurora

Auroras: Spectacular Light Shows

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Learn about auroras - spectacular light shows in the night sky.

The three RADARSAT Constellation Mission spacecraft

7 ways Satellites Help Fight Climate Change

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Discover 7 ways satellite Earth observation helps fight climate change.

Mosaic of the Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars projected into point perspective

Let's Talk Mars Resources

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Discover a set of resources to get you up to speed on the discussion surrounding Mars

Four Harvard training aircraft

How Planes Fly

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Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.

Astronauts from the Apollo Mission landing on the moon.

Let's Talk Lunar Resources

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Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!

Hands holding a hot mug

Introduction to Heat Transfer

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Learn about the different ways that heat is transferred.

Solar power illustration

Generating Electricity: Solar Cells

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

Weather map of Canada

Weather: Atmospheric Pressure

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Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.

Scott Kelly et Terry Virts inspectent le système d’élimination du dioxyde de carbone de la SSI (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Carbon Dioxide on Earth and on the ISS

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Carbon dioxide is an important part of the air on Earth and in space. What is carbon dioxide? How is it measured? How can it affect us mentally and physically?

A melting world-shaped glacier

What is Ocean Warming and Why Does It Matter?

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Oceans absorb the greatest amount of solar radiation on Earth. Ocean warming can lead to glaciers melting and ocean acidification.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the greenhouse effect and learn about the impacts it can have on the environment.

Cumulus Clouds

Weather: Cumulus Clouds

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5 images of cumulus clouds that are white, puffy clouds with a flat base at mid level and are often associated with fair weather

Fluffy snow on deciduous tree

Weather: Snow

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10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow

Stratus Clouds

Weather: Stratus Clouds

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5 images of stratus clouds that cover a wide horizontal layer in the sky at low level and are often associated with rain or drizzle