Scott Baker
Career Profiles
Mechanical Designer
Types of Chemical Reactions
Backgrounders
Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.
Nick Di Scipio
Co-owner of a 3D Printing Business
Describing and Classifying Matter
Backgrounders
Learn about the physical and chemical properties of matter.
Makerspaces for Educators
Backgrounders
A makerspace is a collaborative space where anyone can create, tinker, invent and learn by making.
Using Mussels to Monitor the Environment
STEM Explained
Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.
Clay-Adams Brain
Interactives
This brain model helped doctors better explain things to their patients. Learn about this Ingenium artifact and make your own version using 3D printing!
Lava Lamps
STEM Explained
Lava lamps are very interesting to look at. But they are also interesting examples of buoyancy, heat transfer and solubility!
Zoetrope
Interactives
Zoetropes are an early form of animation technology. Learn about this Ingenium artifact and make your own version of this artifact using 3D printing!
What is immiscibility?
Hands-on Activities
Creating mixture of liquids can be very useful, but why do some liquids not mix well? Learn what causes liquids to be immiscible.
What are the best materials to use for cleaning water?
Hands-on Activities
Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?
Telegraph Key
Interactives
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.
Stethoscope Replica
Interactives
Using stethoscopes, doctors can use sound waves to detect various health issues. Learn how this device has evolved since it was invented in 1816!
Mystery Powders
Lessons
Students investigate the properties of a variety of everyday solids (powders) and liquids to determine the identity of an unknown solid (mystery powder).
Can we make butter?
Hands-on Activities
Do you like butter? Find out how easy it is to make!