![Hot air balloons](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/hot_air_balloons.jpg?itok=HoJ3N2CQ)
Charles' Law and Gay-Lussac's Law
Backgrounders
Learn about the theories of Charles’ Law and Gay-Lussac’s Law and explore examples of these laws in everyday life.
![Pressure gauge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/pessure_gauge_dial.jpg?itok=icL0WRnr)
Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
Backgrounders
Learn about the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases as well as about the units and tools used to measure gases.
![Woman blowing up a balloon](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Avogadro_balloon.jpg?itok=iNWxYFKr)
Avogadro and the Ideal Gas Law
Backgrounders
Learn about the theory of Avogadro’s Law and the Ideal Gas Law and explore examples in everyday life.
![Platinum crystals](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/Platinum-crystals.jpg?itok=CIVtGM1E)
Catalytic Converters
STEM Explained
Learn about how catalytic converters make vehicle emissions less harmful.
![Blue whale swimming](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Blue_whale.jpg?itok=jItzw1qc)
Can Whales Really Explode?
STEM Explained
When deceased whales wash up on shore, people fear they might explode. Gas laws, decomposition reactions and organic chemistry can help us understand this fear.
![Scott Kelly et Terry Virts inspectent le système d’élimination du dioxyde de carbone de la SSI (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-08/6572.jpg?itok=uSk7J690)
Carbon Dioxide on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
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?
![People playing ice hockey](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-06/people_playing_hockey.png?itok=pPcyU2JG)
Why Do Ice Rinks Stay Frozen?
STEM Explained
Every ice rink is an example of molecular bonding and gas laws at work!
![What is the Greenhouse Effect?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect.jpg)
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 Cumulus Clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1429189096272-e07dc6aff539.jpg?itok=jW0jC1hP)
Weather: Cumulus Clouds
Picture Collections
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 Fluffy snow on deciduous tree](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1448561779273-0ab17ed52a14.jpg?itok=rv3HZf3W)
Weather: Snow
Picture Collections
10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow
![Stratus Clouds Stratus Clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1440429801299-1edd4345fe51.jpg?itok=rJWRpe9j)
Weather: Stratus Clouds
Picture Collections
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
![Hamilton, Ontario industrial area with Toronto skyline in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/the-hamilton-industrial-area-with-toronto-skyline.jpg?itok=shKtb5Tb)
What are Greenhouse Gases?
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.
![Weather Vane](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/weather_vane.jpg?itok=JUERBD4o)
Tools: Weather Instruments
Picture Collections
15 images of various instruments such as rain gauges, wind vanes and weather satellites used to inform us about the weather
![Cirrus Clouds Cirrus Clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Cirrus_clouds_mar08.jpg?itok=R93cjlHA)
Weather: Cirrus Clouds
Picture Collections
5 images of cirrus clouds that are wispy or feather-like clouds at high level, made of ice crystals and may indicate an approaching storm
![Cold Cold](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/cold.jpg?itok=g55mktjp)
Weather: Conditions
Picture Collections
11 images that illustrate some daily weather conditions such as cold, hot and windy