Secondary - AdultHow can different perspectives improve the study of astronomy? In this episode of Root & STEM podcast, Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, the Resident Astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Principal Investigator for SIGNALS, a program aimed...
Middle - AdultHow can different perspectives improve the study of astronomy? In this episode of Root & STEM podcast, Hilding Neilson, an astrophysicist and assistant professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, explores how we can...
Middle - AdultIn this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Ininiw/Cree Star Knowledge Keeper and retired science educator Wilfred Buck shares his expertise on the origins behind multiple constellations like, Mista Muskwa (Great Bear) and Kokominakasis...
Grade 3 - Grade 6Part 5 explores the design of the wings of the blue morpho butterfly and how light reflection alters their appearance to the eye of the viewer.
Grade 3 - Grade 6Part 4 explores the design of shark skin and how it helps the shark function as efficiently as a swimmer and a predator and how the design can help our world become safer and stronger.
Secondary - AdultIn this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Kelsey Doerkson, a space system engineer for satellite operations at Planet, and a Ph.D student at the University of Oxford studying machine learning and artificial intelligence,...
Secondary - AdultIn this episode of Root & STEM podcast, Sofia Osborne, a writer and audio producer based in B.C., interviews junior space operations engineer, Abby Lacson, about the path to becoming an astronaut and her professional...
Secondary - AdultIn this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, John Stewart, digital producer and host, sat down with Glenn Ye and Leo Wang, two undergraduate students and the winners of the Best Game award for...
Secondary - AdultIn this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Jessa Gamble, an author and science writer, and Briana Brownell, an entrepreneur, discuss how we can identify the learning patterns of AI and what that means...
Primary - SecondaryPart 9 explores the different aspects of astronomy, with a focus on celestial bodies in space —like stars, planets, and the sun.
Middle - SecondaryPart 8 explores how eclipses work, the different types of lunar eclipses, and the proper protection for eyes when viewing an eclipse.
Primary - SecondaryPart 7 explores how the Moon’s gravitational pull impacts Earth and causes the tides to reach high and low points.
Primary - SecondaryPart 6 explores the different phases of the moon, from New Moon to Full Moon to Waning Crescent, and explains how the direction of the light from the Sun impacts the moon’s visibility and shape...
Primary - SecondaryPart 5 explores the different aspects of the moon, including the dark side, the terminator (the dividing line between dark and light), and the craters that can be seen in pictures.
Primary - SecondaryPart 4 explores how the Earth’s tilted axis and its orbit around the sun produces different seasons in different times of the year.
Primary - SecondaryThis comic features an alien named Smidge who explains the discovery of the planet Sedna and the Oort Cloud.
Middle - SecondaryThis activity tells the story of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a mathematician responsible for discovering the stars of a certain size become supernovas, instead of white dwarfs, when they collapse.
Middle - SecondaryThis infographic explores four different types of telescopes, where they are used, and how scientists use physics to combine different lenses and mirrors to learn more about space.
SecondaryStudents will learn about constellations and to describe the role of celestial objects in the traditions and beliefs of selected cultures and civilizations.
Grade 7 - Grade 8In this lesson, students explore the concept of what a force is and how forces affect our lives.
Grade 4 - Grade 6In this lesson, students come to understand the solar system in which they live. They will learn what makes a planet habitable and why most planets are inhabitable.
PrimaryStudents will be “over the moon” for this lesson, as they will be asked to observe the moon over a period of two months, document their observations, and learn the phases of the moon together...
Star Scribe is an educational game experience created and designed by Brandon Bunnie. Players will visit the surface of Earth’s moon and learn about several Cree constellations from Wilfred Buck a.k.a. “Star Guy.”
Middle - SecondaryPart 3 explores the design of the seahorse tail and how, despite being unusual, their tale provides greater flexibility when moving.
