PP – Discovery and Invention
PR – Live Science: Living Things

Students will become detectives and investigate a mystery creature (psst – the Red Wiggler worm!) Learn what it means to be a living thing and how different animals compare. This interactive workshop gives learners a glimpse into the life of a composting worm and empowers learners to consider how human actions like composting waste can support balance in our environment.  

30-minutes

PR – Physical Science: Sand and Water (Buoyancy, Absorption) 

Is your boat built for speed, built to haul, and most importantly… is it built to float?  Working in small groups, grade primary Bluenosers, investigate the science of floating and sinking using various objects and learn how water interacts with different materials.  Learners experience a boat building challenge, to transport precious cargo while strengthening learning connections between floating, sinking, water repellant and absorbent materials

45-minutes

GR 1 – Physical Science: Materials, Objects, and Devices

Working in small groups, learners are challenged to build a structure to weather a rainstorm and keep their paper person dry. Learners will investigate various reused and reusable materials while thoughtfully considering the responsibility of respecting materials to reduce waste and live sustainably.

45-minutes

GR 1 – Life Science: Needs of Living Things
GR 2 – Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes

Learn what it’s like to live like a worm! Dive into the life of a composting worm to learn about their senses and what they need to grow, survive, and thrive in their environment. Guided by our science educators, learners will work in small groups to observe, and if comfortable, handle live Red Wiggler worms before taking their own action to support the health of the worms and our environment. 

45-minutes

GR 2 – Physical Science: Motion
GR 3 – Physical Science: Structures

How can I build an object that moves? How can I change how an object moves? Learners explore these questions as they complete two engineering challenges in this fast-paced, motion-packed workshop. Learners are encouraged to think about purpose, design, and the factors that effect motion, as they build and launch their own gravity and wind-powered cars. 

1-hour

GR 3 – Physical Science: Structures

GR 3 – Physical Science: Invisible Forces

Invisible forces are all around us! Through hands-on exploration with magnets and a shockingly, hair-raising experience with the Van de Graaff Generator, learners will discover that magnetic and static forces involve the pushes and pulls of repulsion and attraction. 

1-hour

Safety Advisory: Although the Van de Graaff generator produces a very low current, it may cause problems with people who have heart problems or a pacemaker and can affect electronic devices. It’s recommended that anyone with heart conditions, pacemakers, or electronic medical devices such as insulin pumps, and or cochlear implants, avoid close proximity and contact with the Van de Graff generator. 

GR 4 – Physical Science: Sound

Croak, Hiss, Peck, Buzz – join us on a roaring road trip! Listen carefully as we explore the science behind the sounds of wildlife from across Canada! Feel the vibrations, make some noise, and experience how sound waves travel through different states of matter. Learners will be inspired by nature to try out the science for themselves using everyday objects and finally create their own musical instrument.

1-hour

Sensory Advisory: This workshop gets pretty noisy. Please consider packing noise reducing earmuffs for learners with auditory hypersensitivity.

GR 4 – Earth and Space Science: Rocks and Minerals

Rocks, minerals, and their uses come to life in this hands-on workshop. Students undergo hands-on investigations to classify real geological samples and gain insights into the dynamics of Earth’s crust through the rock cycle! 

1-hour

GR 5 – Life Science: Healthy Body Cells

Join one of our educators for a visceral guided tour of the digestive tract and your breakfast’s journey through it. This 45-minute interactive show gets everyone participating in following food from the beginning to the very end of the digestive system.

45-minutes

GR 5 – Physical Science: Chemical and Physical Properties

Be prepared to get slimed as we explore the properties of matter. Students get messy as they conduct experiments on physical and chemical changes to matter. This 1-hour workshop has a fun take home for students.

1-hour

Allergy Advisory: This workshop uses food grade Sodium alginate. Individuals with shellfish allergies may also react to sodium alginate. While ingredients are not being consumed in this workshop, please make our team aware of shellfish allergies when booking so gloves can be provided.  

GR 6 – Physical Science: Electricity (Circuits and Static Electricity)

Explore current static electricity in this jam-packed 1-hour workshop. Groups of students are challenged to hook up simple, series and parallel circuits on our circuit boards. Students get an up-close look at how positive static electricity can be with the Van de Graaff generator.

1-hour

Safety Advisory: Although the Van de Graaff generator produces a very low current, it may cause problems with people who have heart problems or a pacemaker and can affect electronic devices. It’s recommended that anyone with heart conditions, pacemakers, or electronic medical devices such as insulin pumps, and or cochlear implants, avoid close proximity and contact with the Van de Graff generator.  

GR 6 – Physical Science: Electricity (Methods of Generating Electricity)

Gr 7 – Engineering Structures (Construction Materials)
Gr 8 – Climate Change (Heat Capacity of Materials)  

Let’s get some appreciation for insulation! This workshop challenges learners to apply knowledge of construction materials, heat transfer and capacity to construct the most heat efficient building. Together, we will evaluate the structures like an energy efficiency inspector. Learners will go on to consider how they can apply this knowledge in their own lives to save energy. 

1-hour

GR 4 – Earth and Space Science: Rocks and Minerals (Fossil Formation)

Dig deep into the past and uncover science ten thousand years in the making. In this hands-on investigation, learners explore the mysterious lifeforms that once roamed, swam, or were rooted to our Earth and learn how they became preserved though the process of fossilization. As a unique take home and opportunity for future classroom discovery, learners cast their own replica fossil and teachers receive a fossil identification key to match student specimens.

1-hour

Gr 6 – Earth and Space Science: Space (Space Exploration Innovations)
Gr 9 – Space Exploration
Gr 10-12 – Technology and Coding 

In 1969, humans achieved the amazing milestone of landing on the Moon – now, it’s time for your class to head back. Learners will become familiar with Canada’s recent and upcoming contributions to space exploration and join the international space community in learning more about the Moon. Using block coding, learners will program Sphero RVRs to conduct missions that simulate how real space rovers complete analyses autonomously.

1-hour

GR 8 – Healthy Cells, Healthy Systems (Plant and Animal Cells)
Gr 11 – Matter and Energy for Life (Interaction of Cell Structures)  

Students will go microscopic as they learn about the differences between plant and animal cells, through an introduction to light microscopy. Students will learn how to prepare slides of plant tissue and will compare their results to the structures seen within animal cells (human cheek cells). Learners will get a basic introduction to cell structure and organelle function, lab drawings, and how to calculate microscope magnification. *Allergy precaution – onions are used in this workshop* 

1-hour

GR 8 – Healthy Cells, Healthy Systems
Biology 11 – Biodiversity: Diversity Among Living Things
GR 12 – Nervous System: Neurons and Structure  

Shine up your lens and get ready to dissect a real eyeball. In this hands-on workshop, students will learn about the structures that make vision possible, why we have a natural blind spot, and how the structures dissected compare to the features of human eyes. Depending on availability of specimens, eyes used may be of the sheep, cow, or pig variety.  

1-hour; must book 3-weeks in advance

GR 10 – Physical Science: Chemical Reactions
GR 10 – Life Science: Sustainability of Ecosystems 

This hands-on and inquiry-based learning experience connects multiple topics in Science 10. It explores climate change through the impact of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems due to carbon dioxide emissions. Centred in concepts related to chemical reactions, it moves from pure to applied science using real samples of marine animal shells.
1-hour

PP – Patterns and Shapes

Join us as we look up at the Halifax sky and discover what’s out in space and why the night is so dark. Prepare for take-off as we go on a 20-minute adventure to explore twinkling stars and our favourite neighbour, the Moon!

20-minutes

PR – GR 3 – Patterns and Relations, Sequencing, Weather 

Explore the changes happening all around you, as the sun goes down and the stars come out! Join us as we find patterns in the sky, learn about what creates a day and the seasons, and how these cycles affect other living things and our environment.

30-minutes

PP & PR

Follow characters from Sesame Street as they take an imaginary trip to the Moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.

27-minutes | Watch Trailer

GR 4 – 12
Available in French and English

ntarctica is a land of mystery and yet what happens here affects us all. It’s the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth, but wonderful creatures thrive here in abundance. Swim along side playful seals, soar above vast penguin colonies and witness the largest group of fin and humpback whales ever filmed.

25-minutes | Watch Trailer

PP – GR 6
Available in French and English

22-minutes | Watch Trailer

GR 1 – 4
Available in French and English

Take a roller coaster ride from the moon through our solar system, our galaxy, and beyond.

20-minutes | Watch Trailer

GR 3 – 6 & 9

26-minutes | Watch Trailer

GR 6 – 8

Immerse yourself in ground-breaking discoveries from the past 5 years of space exploration.

25-minutes | Watch Trailer

GR 6 – 9

Discover the secrets of our star, the sun, and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface.

26-minutes | Watch Trailer 

GR 6 – 9

Witness the outstanding variety of stars and peer into their secret lives.

27-minutes | Watch Trailer