Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and the Tikinagan (FREE KIT)
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Explore traditional Indigenous technologies and engineering design as we create Tikinagans with kits from Ed-Digenous Traditions. Register by September 9th to get a free kit!
Frozen Delights
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Mint Chocolate, Tiger Tail, Rocky Road… what’s your favourite kind of ice cream? Unlock the secrets of creating your own delicious new ice cream flavours with a food engineer!
Underwater Quest
You are a marine paleontologist who has finally found the lost city of Atlantis, but the ocean holds surprises and challenges that even you did not expect. Before the hour is up, you will have to build your own compass, crack a mysterious code, and identify underwater creatures by the sounds they make.
STEM It! Build Your Own Card Deck
Have you heard of Spot It!? It’s a fast-paced, wildly popular card game, that has sold over 12 million copies!
Microbe Zoos
With a few household ingredients, we can create a comfortable environment for microbes and grow our own colonies, creating a microbe zoo!
No Cause for Alarm
We will explore fire detectors, prevention mechanisms, safe egress (access to exits), compartmentation, and smoke removal. You will create your own electromagnet like the ones used to lock and open electromagnetic fire doors!
Balloon Powered Cars
At this session you will make a model car with some realistic elements: wheels, axles, and a body, but powered by a balloon!
Learning Machines
We will understand how machines can learn from their mistakes, get smarter with each try, and develop a reinforcement learning agent to navigate through a maze!
Seed the Change on Earth Day
In this session, you will make your own seed bombs — nutrient packed balls containing native seeds — that help promote a healthy ecosystem!
Breeding Bees
Let’s explore the vital role that bees play as pollinators in our ecosystem and learn how we can help protect them.