DIY Snow
Are you eagerly waiting to make your first snowball of the season? Whip up your own batch of indoor “snow” using just two ingredients. It even feels cold!
How to Use the iNaturalist App
How to use the iNaturalist App.
Make Your own Beeswax Wrap
Beeswax wraps are great for covering cold and room temperature foods that will be eaten within a few hours, or up to one day later, which makes them perfect for packing same-day lunches. Do not use beeswax wraps on highly perishable foods or foods that you plan on keeping for more than a day.
Five Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Discover how we can have fun and go green on this special holiday!
Birthday Paradox
By CAGIS This year it’s our 30th birthday, so what better topic to talk about than the birthday paradox! With 23 people in a room, there is a 50% chance that at least two people will have the same birthday. With 75 people in a room, there is a 99% chance that at least two people will […]
Grow Food from Table Scraps
This activity can be tried with a number of vegetables, including carrots, ginger root, garlic, onions, celery, beets, and potatoes.
Quick Question: Why do Cookies Smell so Good?
Have you ever wondered what makes cakes and cookies smell so good? Spices and flavourings like cinnamon, almond extract, and vanilla are considered “aromatics”. They add lovely smells and flavours to baking.
How to Photograph the Milky Way
Spring and summers offer us warm temperatures and the ideal time to look up and enjoy the night sky! While stargazing in itself is fun, technology has made it easy and accessible for many to capture the night sky with astrophotography.
Look up! Look waaaaaay up! Here’s what you can see in the night sky for November and December
By CAGIS Interested in doing some stargazing? Here’s what you might be able to see in the night sky in November and December. November Meteor shower: Meteoroids are space rocks. If they enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they create a brief streak of light in the sky, called a meteor. Most meteoroids burn up in the atmosphere […]
Coding camps and quarantine
Bhavishyaa Vignesh loves coding A LOT. Now she wants to teach other kids to code, too!