All About Minerals
Backgrounders
Learn about the characteristics and uses of minerals.
Thomas Graham
Career Profiles
Research Scientist, Space Farming
Mike Dixon
Career Profiles
Professor and Director of CESRF
Soonwoong Kwon
Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS)
Keven Bruce
Career Profiles
Tactical Weather Specialist
Holly Wortman
Meteorological Technician
Alan Bezanson
Senior Meteorological Instructor
Seasonal Clothing: Winter
Picture Collections
11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots
Seasonal Activities: Winter
Picture Collections
13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice
Measuring and Forecasting Weather
Backgrounders
Learn about different weather instruments that meteorologists use to measure weather.
Why do we have seasons?
Backgrounders
Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
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
Weather: Snow
Picture Collections
10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow
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