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Learnings Related to Cognitive Development

Two cartoon people watching a solar eclipse

Let’s Learn About Solar Eclipses

Lessons

Students will learn about solar eclipses by role-playing the Sun, the Moon and the Earth.

Rolls of aluminum

Chemistry in the Aluminum Industry

Backgrounders

Learn about the role of chemistry in the aluminum industry.

Winter in the woods

Winter in the Woods Interactive

Interactives

Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.

Sunrise over Earth from Space

Why is there day and night?

Lessons

Students will learn about how the earth rotates on its axis which creates the cycle of night and day.

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Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes

Lessons

Students observe and classify physical and chemical changes of matter.

Portrait de Mike Stanzel

Mike Stanzel

Career Profiles

Technical Sales Manager

I’m a sales professional who specializes in selling technical or scientific products.
Portrait de Megan Katz

Megan Katz

Prosthetic Technician

Megan is a prosthetic technician who makes and repairs artificial limbs.
Test tubes with colourful liquids

Evidence of Chemical Change

Backgrounders

Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.

Coiled copper wire

Why Wires?

STEM Explained

Learn about how wires are produced and used.

Colourful liquids and periodic table

Describing and Classifying Matter

Backgrounders

Learn about the physical and chemical properties of matter.

Warm and cool Earth

Weather: Temperature

Backgrounders

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

Objects made of different materials

Types of Materials

Backgrounders

Descriptions and properties of common materials such as wood, metal, glass, plastics, ceramics and paper.

Objects made from a variety of materials

Properties of Materials

Picture Collections

10 images showing objects that are hard, soft, flexible, rigid, rough, smooth, strong, fragile, buoyant and non-buoyant

Holiday meal with roast turkey and cookies

Physical and Chemical Changes in the Kitchen

STEM Explained

Many physical and chemical changes happen when food is prepared. Chemistry never tasted so good!

Screen shot from Solutioneers Episode 2

The Solutioneers Week 2: Ready to Roll

Interactives

This week's episodes and hands-on activity explore re-engineering.