The Material World

When thunder and lightning occur but the main form of precipitation is snow, not rain, it’s called thundersnow.

Bernoulli’s equation is key to understanding why curveballs curve.

Let them bop ‘til they drop! What causes these raisins to reach new heights in this hands on activity?

Balls go up and down. But what makes for a good ball? Find out by exploring which materials bounce.

This backgrounder explains what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.

Create a model of ocean currents and learn how currents are formed.

Have fun discovering what magnets can pick up in this hands on activity.

Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?

Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.

The telegraph works by transmitting signals through an electrical circuit. Learn more and print your own telegraph key using this 3d model of a real artefact.

NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.

When you hurt your ankle, thermodynamics can help you heal! An endothermic reaction reduces the swelling by cooling your injury.

Learn how a team of Canadian engineers used Bernoulli’s Principle to design a human-powered helicopter. It set a world record for human-powered hovering flight!

Learn about the history of surfboards, and how different materials and designs over the years affected the physics at work in surfing.

Ever dreamed if overcoming gravity and flying away? Using aerodynamics, wingsuit jumpers get as close to flight as humanly possible.