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Categories: General Interest
The “AstroNuts kids space club” was created in May 2010 by my 11 year-old-son Brett and I. By the age of 5, Brett was a “systems kid,” always building light and water systems in and around the house, and was very curious about space. We created a mini spaceship... read moreCategories: General Interest
Mark Andrew Lipsett was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia. He attended North Island College, Simon Fraser University, Monash University in Melbourne Australia, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Memorial University and the... read moreCategories: General Interest
What can evidence found from within a Timmins mine tell us about the theoretical existence of life on Mars? Can and do microbes exist in subterranean waters? What does all this mean for space exploration and perhaps the potential to one day inhabit another planet?... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
This was an exciting activity to undertake as the students did the calculations first, then we headed down to the cafeteria to try the equipment out and see if our calculations were correct. Kids were high-fiving each other when they achieved the desired and expected... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
This student activity gives students the opportunity to predict, both on paper and through building series circuits, what will happen to current and voltage in different scenarios. To access this content, you must purchase School Membership (Small), Regular One Year... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
The lessons in this set of activities are written from the perspective that Biodiversity can be learned best in the outdoors where the diversity of life can be discovered and experienced by students first hand, and not simply read about in a book or viewed on a... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
There are a number of birds and other species in nature that use the principles of flight and there are specific physical features that enable these species to fly. Humans have created ways to transport themselves using flight and there are certain characteristics we... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
When light from the sun hits the Earth’s atmosphere, the shorter wavelength blue light gets scattered in all directions at the same time. This is why the sky appears to be blue. The intensity of blueness is greater directly overhead compared with the blueness... read moreCategories: Teacher Demonstration
This is a Thermite reaction that can be done safely indoors. The rust (Fe2O3) reacts with the aluminum foil (Al) to produce aluminum oxide (Al2O3), elemental iron (Fe) and heat. This reaction is a highly exothermic, single replacement reaction. Aluminum is oxidized... read moreCategories: General Interest
This resource explains the concept of internal resistance in a cell and how adding a load affects the total voltage. It prompts the prediction of what measured voltage would look like in a future scenario. To access this content, you must purchase School Membership... read more