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VFX Artist Reveals the True Scale of the Universe – submitted by Peter Cudmore
https://youtu.be/GCTuirkcRwo If The Earth was shrunk down to the size of a tennis ball, how big would the universe be? Wren is here to show you! Thanks for the idea Peter!!!
Perimeter Institute – Free Resources
Welcome to the PI Resource Centre. Order your free, award-winning videos and educational resources here. Source: Perimeter Institute
MIT Physics: Spinning Bike Wheel and Conservation of Angular Momentum
https://youtu.be/iaauRiRX4do When Ryan spins a bike wheel, nothing crazy happens. But something weird happens when he flips it over - watch and learn as he shows and explains why.
Spooky Halloween Drink | Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
Learn how to safely carbonate a beverage using dry ice. Source: Spooky Halloween Drink | Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
How Milk Becomes Cheese
https://youtu.be/uJEkb4Hq5jY Ever wonder how milk becomes cheese? We asked about the science and the microbes that go into this tasty food. This week on Reactions, we visit St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans to learn all about the chemistry of your favorite dairy...
Activity Ideas: Daily and Seasonal Changes – Grade 1 – by the Ontario Science Centre
This module is part of a series produced by the Ontario Science Centre on getting your students learning in a play-based classroom featuring indoor and outdoor activities centred on the Earth and Space curriculum strand. What it’s about: Students use materials...
Enzyme Activity Guided-Inquiry Lab Turnip Peroxidase – submitted by Flinn Scientific Canada
Peroxidase enzymes are widely distributed in plants and animals, including bacteria, to protect cells against the effects of oxidative stress and cell damage due to hydrogen peroxide. Peroxidases are easily extracted from turnips and other root vegetables and provide...
The Spacefaring Power of Pee
https://youtu.be/w6x54zYuqXk This week Reactions is taking the science and chemistry to Mars! Today we're looking at a brilliant new potential use for pee in space, and URINE for a surprise, it flows a bit farther than drinking water!
An Alternative to Lab Reports – Book Creator App – submitted by Sandra Gambarotto
Book Creator is an app with many applications. This post describes the use of Book Creator as an alternative to writing formal lab reports. Here is a quick example example of what a lab report could look like on book creator. You could also do this on Google...
Catch an extra lecture and explore the Quantum to the Cosmos – Perimeter Institute
Journey through the universe from the subatomic scale to the farthest reaches of the cosmos – all without leaving the comfort of your home or classroom! Perimeter’s new interactive scale zooms from the Planck scale to the cosmos, exploring everything between and...
Get Your Science On: Photon of the Opera – submitted by Joanne O’Meara
https://youtu.be/SK5C1dxjDY8 What’s Going On? When a magnet is moved by a coil of wires, you can induce an electric current. This is the principle behind how most of the electricity is produced in the world; it’s just a question of where you get the energy to move the...
Colour Mixing Gobstoppers – by Steve Spangler
Color Mixing Gobstoppers (Candy Science) Gobstopper candies are known for their colors, but what would happen if they were dissolved in water? Hard candies are known for their bright colors, delicious tastes, as well as having a ton of sugar. While munching on a...