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Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Light meter in front of solar eclipse

Learning About Lux: Light and Solar Eclipses

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Students will observe, measure, record and graph light levels during a real or simulated solar eclipse.

Earth with ruler

3 Part Math Task - Modeling a Total Solar Eclipse

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Students will learn about the size and position of the Sun, moon and Earth during a solar eclipse using a 3-Part Math Task.

A family watches an eclipse

Eclipse Watching

Hands-on Activities

Things to do on solar eclipse day!

Lenny and Lexie wearing eclipse glasses

Lenny and Lexie Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

Hands-on Activities

Help Lenny and Lexie get ready for a solar eclipse using your unplugged coding skills.

Child using box eclipse viewer

Three Ways to Make a Solar Eclipse Viewer

Hands-on Activities

Safely view a solar eclipse by making and using a pinhole solar eclipse viewer.

Hiker filling a water bottle

How can you design the least “expensive” water filter?

Hands-on Activities

Challenge yourself to design the best filter for the lowest cost!

White Sturgeon

Conserving British Columbia’s White Sturgeon

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Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.

Close up of the Sun’s surface

Solar Storms: Exploring the Sun's Explosive Outbursts

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Learn about solar storms and how they impact Earth.

SuperDARN radar station

Observing and Predicting Space Weather in Canada

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Learn about how Canadian scientists observe and predict space weather.

Silhouette of person in front of aurora

Auroras: Spectacular Light Shows

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Learn about auroras - spectacular light shows in the night sky.

Sun magnetic field lines

The Magnetic Sun

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Did you know that the Sun, like Earth, has magnetic field? This field affects our planet and our solar system! Let’s learn more about how it works.

Annular solar eclipse taken by a solar optical telescope

Get Ready for a Total Solar Eclipse!

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Learn all about solar eclipses.

Peat bog in northern Alberta

Peat Bogs and the Ring of Fire

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Learn about peat bogs, the threats they face and how you can help.

Solar corona

Introducing the Sun

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Learn the basics of the star we call the Sun.

Daedulus crater on the Moon

Impact Craters

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Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.