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Matter and Materials: Properties of Liquids and Solids

How can I make glue?

How can I make glue?

Hands-on Activities

Discover how to use some common kitchen ingredients to make glue.

Paddleboat on the Fraser River, BC

How can we make a paddle boat?

Hands-on Activities

Make and test a model paddle boat and learn about potential and kinetic energy.

How do scuba divers sink?

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.

La Grande-1 dam in Quebec

Design & Build a Dam

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a dam that holds back a given volume of water for a certain time.

Sunken boat

Design & Build a Floating Device

Lessons

Students work collaboratively to design and build a floating device.

Can we make butter?

Can we make butter?

Hands-on Activities

Do you like butter? Find out how easy it is to make!

Container ship in St. John’s harbor, Newfoundland, Canada

Why do Ships Float?

STEM Explained

Have you ever been on a ship and wondered how you’re staying afloat? The answer is buoyancy!