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Unit 1: Space

Lenny and Lexie wearing eclipse glasses

Lenny and Lexie Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

Hands-on Activities

Help Lenny and Lexie get ready for a solar eclipse using your unplugged coding skills.

A family watches an eclipse

Eclipse Watching

Hands-on Activities

Things to do on solar eclipse day!

Child using box eclipse viewer

Three Ways to Make a Solar Eclipse Viewer

Hands-on Activities

Safely view a solar eclipse by making and using a pinhole solar eclipse viewer.

Headshot of David Saint-Jacques

Let's Talk Space Rocks Resources

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Discover a set of resources to introduce you to the world of space rocks

SuperDARN radar station

Observing and Predicting Space Weather in Canada

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Learn about how Canadian scientists observe and predict space weather.

Annular solar eclipse taken by a solar optical telescope

Get Ready for a Total Solar Eclipse!

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Learn all about solar eclipses.

Solar corona

Introducing the Sun

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Learn the basics of the star we call the Sun.

Lunar eclipse

The Earth Moon System

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Answers to some common questions about Earth’s Moon.

Telescope under construction

Seeing the Universe with the James Webb Telescope

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Learn about the James Webb telescope and Canada’s role in the mission.

Lunar lander floating above the moon, with the Earth in the background

Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources

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Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.

portrait de Anastasiia Prysyazhnyuk

Anastasiia Prysyazhnyuk

Career Profiles

Science and Innovation Lead, Health Beyond Initiative

I explore ways in which science and technology can provide solutions to healthcare problems in space and on Earth.
Katie Harris essayant une combinaison spatiale de simulation au Centre européen des astronautes.

Katie Harris (she/her)

Career Profiles

Medical Student/Prospective Aerospace Medicine Specialist

I am working towards a career as an aerospace medicine specialist - a doctor who works with astronauts and keeps them healthy for long missions!
Yuri Gagarin Capsule and space suit

Human Spaceflight: The First 50 Years

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A history of the first 50 years of human space flight.

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

Astronaut Daniel Tani in the ISS

Home Sweet Home In Space

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Learn about the history of space stations and how they help us learn about space.