Earth and Space

Learn about energy in its different forms, in particular kinetic, potential and mechanical energy.

Learn about different weather instruments that meteorologists use to measure weather.

Learn about soil, soil texture and the various layers of soil.

Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.

Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.

Students develop the skills of observing and recording observations as they explore how the water cycle works.

Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.

Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

Take a tour of different rooms in your home. Which items in each room use electricity? How do you know they use electricity?

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

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

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

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

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