Renewable Energy. Clean Tech for the Future
You have heard of renewable energy… but what is it, exactly? How do you know if the energy you use is renewable or not?
Go with your Gut
Make your own working stethoscope, and use it to learn about the gastrointestinal system and how doctors observe a healthy digestive tract.
a STEM Escape (Bonus event)
You’re attending a CAGIS event on biotechnology when the event host asks you and some friends to get some supplies from the storage room. You walk into the room, the door closes and locks behind you. You’re stuck!
Soap, Shampoo, and Cosmetic Chemistry
We will be conducting a cosmetic chemistry experiment to test the performance of the soaps, shampoos, and detergents you have at home!
Minerals and Mining
In this session, we will be making our own toothpaste at home and learning about other every day materials that use minerals from mines.
Animal Behaviour with Anne Dagg, the World’s First Giraffologist
In this session, Dr. Dagg will be teaching animal observation skills so you too, can do your own animal observation.
Halloween, Chemistry, and Glow in the Dark Slime!
In this session, we will be making glow in the dark SLIME and learning the chemistry of phosphorescence and all things glow-in-the-dark!
Mobile App Development
In this session we will learn how to make our own basic applications, or apps for short.
Fantastic Fungus!
In this session we will be going on a virtual walk with plant scientist Sara Stricker to learn about different kinds of fungus like mushrooms, black spot, and more!
DNA extraction at Home!
In this session, we will be doing DNA extraction, a procedure scientists use to isolate DNA from the nucleus, or centre, of cells.