![Weather Vane](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/weather_vane.jpg?itok=JUERBD4o)
Tools: Weather Instruments
Picture Collections
15 images of various instruments such as rain gauges, wind vanes and weather satellites used to inform us about the weather
![Plastic drinking straws](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-06/plastic_drinking_straws.jpg?itok=jMA-xYeF)
We Use a Lot of Plastic
STEM Explained
What are microplastics? How are plastics polluting aquatic ecosystems?
![Cirrus Clouds Cirrus Clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Cirrus_clouds_mar08.jpg?itok=R93cjlHA)
Weather: Cirrus Clouds
Picture Collections
5 images of cirrus clouds that are wispy or feather-like clouds at high level, made of ice crystals and may indicate an approaching storm
![Cold Cold](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/cold.jpg?itok=g55mktjp)
Weather: Conditions
Picture Collections
11 images that illustrate some daily weather conditions such as cold, hot and windy
![Peyto Lake, Banff National Park](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/peyto-lake-banff-national-park.jpg?itok=0_N90Ej4)
The Rock Cycle in Canada
STEM Explained
Products of the rock cycle are visible all across Canada.
![Water](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/5617.jpg?itok=csETRJXO)
The Water Cycle
Picture Collections
1 diagram illustrating the water cycle
![Ship in Arctic waters](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Ship_in_Arctic_waters.jpg?itok=vAnbppZZ)
Reaching the Arctic
STEM Explained
How will arctic ice melt from climate change affect exploration, scientific research and geopolitics?
![Magnified image of a ringwoodite crystal](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Blue_Ringwoodite.jpg?itok=EeNe4hAV)
Ringwoodite and the Deep Water Cycle
STEM Explained
The water in the oceans has travelled vast distances. It has even time spent deep below the surface of the Earth, trapped inside the mineral ringwoodite.
![An image showing the symbol, atomic number and relative atomic mass of sodium. Sodium’s symbol is Na, its atomic number is 11 and its relative atomic mass is approximately 22.99. Image © istockphoto.com/3dalia](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-08/3590-1.jpg?itok=2VBKhM3W)
Na Na Na Na (Hey Hey Hey) Sodium!
STEM Explained
Sodium is a useful chemical element. You consume it as table salt regularly. Learn about salt mining, sodium uses, and what problems too much sodium can cause.
![Jellyfish Jellyfish](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1449439330640-8b0f943e031b.jpg?itok=7g-jctsR)
Invertebrates: Marine
Picture Collections
8 images of some invertebrate animals such as sea anemones, coral and jellyfish that live in a marine environment
![Students looking bored in class](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/Students_looking_bored_in_class.jpg?itok=Wr5c_zOj)
Is There Too Much Carbon Dioxide in Your Classroom?
STEM Explained
Did you know that too much carbon dioxide in the classroom can affect your body, and even your grades?
![Condensation on the window of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module, November 1969](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Condensation_window_Apollo_12.jpg?itok=KtlUs1RV)
Humidity on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
Humidity is an important part of life on Earth and life in space. This backgrounder explains what humidity is, how it is measured and how it affects us both mentally and physically.
![A forest damaged by pine beetles](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/pine-beetle-damage-forest.jpg?itok=rD_omerz)
How Do Introduced Species Affect Ecosystems and the Economy?
STEM Explained
When a species ends up outside of its natural zone, the consequences on other species, ecosystems and human industries can be severe. Climate change and human activities can introduce species into new zones.
![Goldfish Goldfish](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Gullfiskur.jpg?itok=L6czSzoc)
Fish: Freshwater
Picture Collections
4 images of some fish such as koi that live in freshwater river and lake environments and in freshwater aquariums and garden ponds
![Clown Fish Clown Fish](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Clown_fish_in_the_Andaman_Coral_Reef.jpg?itok=nkTzBh1T)
Fish: Saltwater
Picture Collections
14 images of some fish such as lion fish, grouper and sharks that live in saltwater environments like oceans, saltwater lakes and aquariums