Have you ever wondered what makes something a popsicle or a gelato despite both being prepared from the same ingredients? What happens when you add salt to an ice cream? Do you know how ice creams can be made within seconds?
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And have you ever wondered why jellyfish glow in dark? How can we distinguish between a fake currency and an actual currency when both look the same? Do you know that spiders do glow under certain situations?
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JOIN THIS HANDS-ON SESSION TO EXPLORE THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE COLORS & ICE CREAM WITH SREE.
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BONUS: Try a hands-on activity to make your own home ice cream (list of ingredients will be sent to the registrants 72 hours before the event).

Join us with your class for fun and interactive STEM activities intended for Grade 4-6 students! Each week features a different hands-on activity using minimal, easy-to-find materials. Students will also have the chance to learn from and ask questions to inspiring STEM role models. STEM Club is ideal for busy educators and caregivers, no matter what their learning environment looks like!

An English activity is offered two times per week (Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. ET & Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. ET), and a French activity is offered once a week (Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. ET).

What does health mean in the coming years and decades? How does the ongoing global pandemic shift our thinking?

Discover a leading-edge way of thinking by exploring the concept of One Health.

One Health is the interconnectedness of systems across human, animal and ecological determinants of health. From the most simple organism to the most complicated one, when it comes to health, we are all linked.

This connection ensures wellness when health is supported and risks nefarious effects, as shown by the COVID-19 pandemic when it is not.

Join a panel of world-renowned scientists, visionaries and researchers to learn more about One Health. Participate in a leading-edge discussion touching upon Indigenous knowledge systems and how this concept can hold the key to managing the next global crisis. As part of the panel, David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Space Agency astronaut will deliver a keynote around One Health and his personal experience with the concept.

Let’s Talk One Health is brought to you in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency, Genome Canada and the Royal Society of Canada.

Microbes are all around us, and while some help us, many can cause harm. For many years humans and microbes have been in an arms race of protecting ourselves versus them resisting our latest technologies. In recent years, microbes have been winning.

Join our panel of world-renowned scientists to learn how the science of genomics is changing our battle against the microbes – from health to food, to the environment, to the very future of antimicrobials.

Let’s Talk Microbes is brought to you by Genome Canada.

Work from the Buriak lab with a with a delicious analogy can be watched here https://youtu.be/hYm54H3BMzg. For more work see https://spaces.facsci.ualberta.ca/buriak/.

Why do we need to talk about systems? In this session, we will discuss the basics of how to understand and analyze a system, what, specifically, an energy system is, and why energy systems are important in society. Energy system components will be introduced, as well as jurisdictional commonalities and differences. Video can be watched here https://youtu.be/UPA0KxJ7hSM.

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, if the aviation sector were a
country, it would be the eight largest emitter of greenhouse gases globally. Thus, lowering
the greenhouse gas emissions of the aviation sector has become an important factor to
mitigate the effects of climate change. Lipid to hydrocarbon technology (LTH) is a novel technology that can convert a variety of lipid feedstocks into various chemicals and solvents, as well as gasoline and diesel fuels. LTH can be used to convert waste oils and fats to renewable biojet fuels that can be used as an alternative to the current fossil-based fuels. But there is still much work needed to be done to produce the biojet fuel for commercial purposes in a cost-effective manner. The aim of this project is to scale up the biojet production technology from lab-scale to bench-scale in a 1-liter reactor using light reactive gases in order to produce renewable biojet fuel with qualities similar to fossil-based fuels.
You can watch this talk here https://youtu.be/x0y_hr_fDMs.

While most zip lines are now used for entertainment, they were created to transport people, carry supplies across rugged terrains, and for biologists to research rainforests without disturbing animal habitats. In this session, we will be making zip lines to transport small objects across a room! Learn about physics, friction, and the safety engineering behind these fast contraptions.

While most zip lines are now used for entertainment, they were created to transport people, carry supplies across rugged terrains, and for biologists to research rainforests without disturbing animal habitats. In this session, we will be making zip lines to transport small objects across a room! Learn about physics, friction, and the safety engineering behind these fast contraptions.

Join Epicodus for a free online Introduction to Programming Workshop. You'll have the opportunity to learn about Git, HTML and CSS as well as basic front-end development, JavaScript and jQuery.

Join Let's Talk Science Outreach to read Andrea Beaty's book, "Rosie Revere, Engineer" and complete a hands-on science activity about flight!

In this activity, students will learn about how airplanes fly and then create their own paper airplane using everyday household items.

Join Let's Talk Science to learn about the conditions of Mars, space exploration, and try your hand at spacecraft engineering with materials around your home.

Have you ever seen an old rusty car outside? Rust comes from a chemical reaction called oxidation, caused by air and water exposure. It’s the same reaction that makes coins dull over time. Grab your old pennies and nails because we will be cleaning copper and rusting nails while we learn about two opposite chemical reactions: oxidation and reduction.

StarHacks is a free, beginner-focused, all-inclusive all-female and nonbinary high school and collegiate global and virtual hackathon, here to break the mold of what a person in tech looks like one hackathon at a time.

Have you ever seen an old rusty car outside? Rust comes from a chemical reaction called oxidation, caused by air and water exposure. It’s the same reaction that makes coins dull over time. Grab your old pennies and nails because we will be cleaning copper and rusting nails while we learn about two opposite chemical reactions: oxidation and reduction.

join RCIScience for a look at the science behind exercise. Why does exercise support our physical and mental health? How does it help reduce signs of aging? And how do we build and maintain healthy habits that last throughout the year? Get your questions ready for our panelists as we get physical!

Ocean Science meets Computer Science as participants will travel through the Right Whale's history on our Scratch programming-based time-machine adventure! To register, email bookings@superstaff.ca.

Materials required: Chromebook or laptop using Scratch (online)

Join Let's Talk Science Outreach to read H.A. Rey's book, "Curious George Discovers The Stars" and complete a hands-on science activity about constellations!

In this activity, students will learn about stars and constellations and create their own constellation viewer using everyday household items.

This STEM program has been developed by Black STEM Students to provide Black youth with role models and a safe space to explore STEM and develop skills critical for the future. This program is offered at no cost to families with the generous support of Actua and the Government of Canada’s CanCode program.

Guided by Indigenous STEM students, the STEM Clubs are grounded in Indigenous land-based learning, demonstrating the intersections between Indigenous knowledge, STEM, and engineering design to Indigenous youth from Grades 1 to 8. We aim to renew students’ pride with their Indigenous identity and increase their confidence in the pursuit of STEM careers and education.