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Big Idea: Life processes are performed at the cellular level.

Tomatosphere

Tomatosphere™

Through Tomatosphere™, your students will investigate the effects of outer space on the germination of tomato seeds. This is a hands-on program that builds scientific inquiry and experimentation skills.

Female electronics engineer runs tests on laptop

Exploring Careers in STEM Grade 8

Students will expand their knowledge of STEM career types related to a topic they are studying in science.

Harvesting plants

Using Plants to Make Medicines

Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.

Rhiannon Cooper headshot taken outside with trees and plans in the background

Rhiannon Cooper

Epidemiologist

I monitor the patterns and trends of infectious diseases across the province.
Illustration of an empty box with a question mark

Let's Talk Misinformation: Resources

Discover a set of resources to get you thinking about misinformation and its spread in advance of the symposium Let's Talk Misinformation.

Benjamin Pauquet designing a part for the lunar lander on his computer

Benjamin Pauquet (video)

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles.
Benjamin Pauquet with lunar rover in testing room.

Benjamin Pauquet (he/him)

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles.
Yetong Dong headshot wearing lab coat

Yetong Dong

Research Assistant/Graduate Student

I am studying to become a scientific researcher.
Allison Guitor in her lab at McMaster University.

Allison Guitor

Researcher - Antibiotic Resistance

I study antibiotic resistance, which is what makes bacteria able to live in the presence of antibiotics.
Manpreet Kaur dans son laboratoire

Manpreet Kaur (She/Her)

Postdoctoral Fellow

I work on research projects to discover drugs to treat infectious diseases.
Portrait de Isha Berry

Isha Berry

Epidemiologist

I look for patterns in disease outbreaks and health outcomes in populations across the world.
Portrait de Jasmin Chahal

Jasmin Chahal

Assistant Professor

I teach in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at McGill University.
Vegetables and fruits on display

Plant Pigments

Why are there so many colours of plants? Learn about plant pigments and their role in plants.

Pepper plants on the ISS

Tropisms in Plants

Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.

Seedling with sunlight

Light & Plants

Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.