Any Star Wars fan will recognize the remote ice planet Hoth, the location of some of the most iconic scenes from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, including the attack on the Rebel Alliance’s Echo Base by Imperial Walkers and Han Solo’s daring rescue of Luke Skywalker after his tauntaun was attacked by a wampa. Not many people, however, would know that those legendary scenes were filmed on a Norwegian ice cap called Hardangerjøkulen.
Categories: Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
YES! We are doing another collaborative project in honour of the 2019 International Year of the Periodic Table! February/March 2019 Update We are beginning to receive artwork for each element... read more
Categories: Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Statistics Canada tested wastewater samples from five urban centres for illicit drugs and cannabis, and the results are a snapshot of what substances are more common in those Canadian... read more
Categories: All Science Teachers, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
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... read more
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