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Replica of the earliest wooden model stethoscope

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!

Down Syndrome karyotype

Meiosis Mistakes

STEM Explained

Errors during meiosis can alter the number of chromosomes in cells and lead to genetic disorders.

Is feeling always believing?

Is feeling always believing?

Hands-on Activities

Get your hands cold for science and explore the topic of sensory adaptation.

Students looking bored in class

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?

How fast does a heart pump blood?

How fast does a heart pump blood?

Hands-on Activities

Get active in this activity and explore the impact of exercise on your heart rate. Ready, set, GO!

How much air do I breathe in?

How much air do I breathe in?

Hands-on Activities

Learn how to measure lung capacity and about the factors that can affect our lung capacity in this hands on activity.

Snake with open mouth

How Snake Venom Kills… and Saves Lives

STEM Explained

Snake venom can be dangerous for your circulatory system, nervous system or muscular system. But it can also be very useful in medicine.

monster about to sneeze

How does snot work?

Hands-on Activities

Make some fake snot and explore the function of mucus in this fun activity.

How fast can you react?

How fast can you react?

Hands-on Activities

What is a reflex? Test your reaction time and find out why reflexes are important in this challenge activity.

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How Can Your Doctor Use the Data in You?

STEM Explained

Scientists are training artificial intelligence to diagnose injuries using x-rays and other medical imagery of you (and millions of others). What improvements and other changes might this bring to the health care system?

How do movies move?

How do movies move?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.

aging through childhood, adulthood and old age

Have Scientists Found a Way for People to Live Longer?

STEM Explained

Everything and everyone ages. But scientists have made discoveries about our cells and circulatory and immune systems that could potentially one day be used to increase human lifespans.

Woman having a panic attack

Chemical Equilibrium and Panic Attacks

STEM Explained

Panic attacks are scary and they upset your body’s chemical equilibrium. Learn what happens to acids & bases in your circulatory system during a panic attack.

Lac-Mégantic fire on the day of the train derailment

CSI Lac-Mégantic: How are victims identified after a disaster?

STEM Explained

Learn about forensic pathology and other methods scientists use, like analysing the skeletal system, to identify the dead after a disaster.

woman with camera

Eye vs. Camera

STEM Explained

The human eye lets us see the world by sending impulses to our nervous system. In many ways, it is very similar to other optical devices, including cameras.