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Astrophysicists find elusive molecule that ‘kick-started’ the universe | CBC News
They knew it had to exist, but they just couldn’t find evidence of it. Now, after decades of searching, astrophysicists have found verification of the first molecule that formed after the Big Bang. Source: Astrophysicists find elusive molecule that...
Making Connections In Grade 8 Sciences | STAO Connex by JULIE ARSENAULT-HOWICK
This project started with a Bungee Barbie activity (this one was developed by Stephanie Minor, DSBN and translated into French by me). This activity was great, as it helped students develop skills in making predictions and measuring results of trials and making...
Where Does Light Come From? (Electrodynamics) – YouTube
It's often said that light is an electromagnetic wave, a disturbance in electric and magnetic fields, but what does that mean? How are they made? Let's take a deeper look at electrodynamics and this history behind the discovery to see if we can find an answer. YouTube...
Is It Gross to Blow out Birthday Candles? – YouTube
A certain viral video may have brought it to your attention that blowing out candles on a birthday cake might be gross, but exactly how gross depends on who’s blowing the candles out. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow...
16 Physics Jokes Every Science Lover Will Appreciate
We're not just fission for laughs here. These physics jokes will make any scientist worth their joules crack a smile. Source: 16 Physics Jokes Every Science Lover Will Appreciate
How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole – YouTube
We have just seen the first image of a black hole, the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87 with a mass 6.5 billion times that of our sun. But what is that image really showing us? This is an awesome paper on the topic by J.P. Luminet: Image of a spherical black...
‘We’ve now seen the unseeable’: Black hole photographed for the first time | CBC News
Black holes have been mysterious and elusive — until now. Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have, for the first time, photographed one. Source: 'We've now seen the unseeable': Black hole photographed for the first time | CBC News
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
https://youtu.be/kLC0cX3rAX0 More people have food allergies than ever before. Peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, and even milk… the list of possibly dangerous foods seems to get longer every day. But why do some people’s bodies have deadly reactions food?And why...
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques takes 1st spacewalk – CBC News
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is taking his first spacewalk this morning. Saint-Jacques and U.S. astronaut Anne McClain tackled battery and cable work outside the International Space Station on Monday. It was the third spacewalk in just 2½ weeks for the...
Honouring Water: An Indigenous Perspective – submitted by Natasia Sulej
This resource is a research project through the medicine wheel of learning. Task: In pairs or triads, consult the following media sources to complete the ‘Medicine Wheel of Learning’ graphic organizer and complete the research/writing prompts based on a particular...
Marshmallow Masher | Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
Marshmallows are a tasty, fluffy staple of summertime s’mores, campouts, and backyard barbecues. There really isn’t very much to them, either. The scientific way to see what really fills a marshmallow is to put it to the Marshmallow Masher test. You use a property of...
Canada warming at twice the global rate, leaked report finds | CBC News
A leaked copy of a government report on climate change says that since 1948, Canada's annual average temperature over land has warmed 1.7 C, with higher rates seen in the North, the Prairies and northern British Columbia. Source: Canada warming at twice the global...