School Programs

Curriculum enhanced:
- Grade 7 Science C: Heat and Temperature

From liquid nitrogen to bottle rockets, students explore the effects of extreme temperatures on various substances through a series of demos – gaining an up-close understanding of conduction, convection and radiation, as well as the difference between temperature and thermal energy. Available Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

$250 | 50 minutes | Live Show

Curriculum Enhanced:
- Grade 7 - Structures and Forces

In this workshop, the whole class designs a marble course that puts everyone to the test – a miniature midway of marbles! Speed marbles up and slow them down in this hands-on test of creativity, collaboration and problem-solving. Will your class manage to take home the prize of Marble Master?

$250 | 60 Minutes | Workshop

Curriculum enhanced:
- Grade 8 Science B: Cells & Systems

Dynamic experiments and demos will entertain and engage students while igniting their critical thinking skills, as they explore the science of the human body’s cells and systems – from muscle strength to neurochemistry! Available Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

$250 | 50 minutes | Live Show

Curriculum Enhanced:
- Grade 8 - Structures and Forces
- Grade 8 - Mechanical Systems

Yes, it is strange that we use air to break concrete, and students will understand why after this high-pressure contest! Working in small groups, students will design, build and test their own cool pneumatic systems. This workshop is a blast, literally!

$245 | 60 Minutes | Workshop

Curriculum Enhanced:
- Grade 8 - Mix & Flow of Matter
- Grade 9 - Matter and Chemical Change
- Grade 10 - Energy & Matter in Chemical Change

It’s time to solve a mystery and it may cause sparks to fly! Students journey through the nature of scientific inquiry, collaborating to identify an unknown substance through observation and analysis, chemical reactions and flame tests. Please dress for a lab setting: no loose clothing, hair pulled back, closed-toed shoes.

$275 | 90 Minutes | Workshop

Curriculum Enhanced:
- Grade 9 - Electrical Principles and Technologies

This workshop is like a TV game show in the classroom, with all of the positive tension and excitement! Students will encounter a ‘series’ of electrical challenges that they need to solve in order to light up a bulb. Watch their own light bulbs go on as they explore the essentials of circuitry and applied electronic engineering.

$275 | 90 Minutes | Workshop

Curriculum enhanced:
- Grade 9 Science B: Matter and Chemical Change

Experience the greatest hits of spectacular chemistry experiments in this presentation, which explores matter and chemical change. Concepts like the atom, periodic table and chemical reactions are covered. Along the way, expect colourful flames, rocket launches and explosions! Available Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

$250 | 50 minutes | Live Show

Curriculum Enhanced:
- 7A: Interactions & Ecosystems
- 8E: Fresh & Salt Water
- 9C: Environmental Chemistry

A collaboration with Ocean Wise! Students will become oceanographers who will collect and analyze water samples, compare to historical data and look for trends and evidence of a changing ocean. This program will help students appreciate the ocean and empower them to find solutions to address changes to it.

$275 | 90 minutes | Lab

Curriculum Enhanced:
- Grade 8 - Mechanical Systems

Remember Mousetrap? This popular board game is an example of a Rube Goldberg machine – a complex mechanism that performs a simple task. In this workshop, students create their own contraptions by repurposing unusual objects to design and build a device for a task of their choosing! Game on!

$275 | 90 Minutes | Workshop