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Coyote Science & Easy Science Experiments - Based on the Coyote Science show, this web page offers fun games, science learning, activities to try at home, episodes of the show, and much more. Can you complete the quest?

Elders Invitation Protocol - This web page from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (in the University of Toronto) provides information on how to invite Elders depending on the event you have. There are also resources to help further support your knowledge of Elders and appropriate protocol. 

First Nation Profiles Interactive Map - Government of Canada Interactive Map showing the official name, location, population, tribal council info, links to their websites, and other relevant details on each of the First Nations Groups across what is now called Canada. 

First Voices: Explore Languages - Stated on their website, they are "an online space for Indigenous communities to share and promote their language, oral culture, and linguistic history". The link takes you to various Indigenous languages where with a click, you can learn more about each group, hear their language, play games, and check out further resources! 

Indigenous History-Makers - Government of Canada website providing profiles about inspiring Indigenous peoples who have shaped the history of Canada. Profiles of artists, athletes, activists & advocates, and scientists and researchers! 

Pronunciation Guides for First Nations Groups in British Columbia - A web page providing the pronunciation of British Columbia First Nations. It is a great sign of respect when names are pronounced correctly. Take the time to review and practice with this web page!

Towards Reconciliation: 10 Calls to Action to Natural Scientists Working in Canada Article - Canadian researchers reviewed the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and came up with 10 calls that can help "natural scientists to enable reconciliation in their work" (Wong et al., 2020). This article is a very helpful and meaningful way to bring reconciliation into science. We created a worksheet to help readers connect more with the article.

Whose Land? Lesson Plan - From the Taking IT Global website, which focuses on promoting awareness and engagement among global youth, comes this lesson plan aimed at Grades 10-12, on land acknowledgements. This is a great resource to see what you know about land acknowledgements and to facilitate an inquiry-project into this topic further. 

Build an Atom Simulation - The atom. Protons, neutrons, and electrons. Sometimes hard to grasp but check out this simulation coming out of the University of Colorado Boulder, with the project PheT. Not only do they have an atom simulation, they have tons of science and math ones. Explore and play!

Build Your Own Spectrometer - Take a CD and a cereal box, and what do you have? Your own spectrometer! Time to explore the delights of colour, hidden in the most prosaic of objects.

Diamond Synchrotron: Simulations, Animations, and Worksheets - Check out the Diamond Synchrotron, located in the Oxfordshire, Britain and their set of interactive simulations that explain the physics of the machine, including electric fields, electromagnetic radiation and vacuum properties, and so much more. These were developed in conjunction with the Virtual Physical Laboratory, located in Britain. 

Hyper Physics Concept Maps - This interactive concept map, created by a developer out of the Georgia State University (USA), provides words connected to many of the common concepts related to physics. If you are looking to understanding light and vision, or electricity and magnetism, or astrophysics, take a look at what ideas are involved in those concepts and you can see a short explanation of each!

PHET Interactive Science Simulations - Very cool science simulations covering a wide range of topics in physics, chemistry, math, earth science, and biology! Sign up for a free account and access their database of simulations and educational resources. 

Project Motion Simulation - Another great simulation from PheT, except this time, dealing with projectiles, vectors, and drag. How is gravity involved? What about angles? The speed? Check out this one to get some answers. 

STEM Women Career Posters - There are five posters that go over STEM Careers which include: STEM Careers in the Jewelry Industry, The Amazingly Enormous Careers Poster, Ten Types of Technologist Poster, Ten Types of Scientist Poster, Ada Lovelace Poster, and Mary Anning Poster. All of these can be downloaded and printed or bought at their e-shop. 

Women in Their Elements: The Women Behind the Periodic Table - Science has been a mainly male-dominated field but more attention in the past decade has been drawn to the countless attributions women in STEM-related fields have made to the science community. Take a look at this web page that outlines female researchers who have made key break throughs in science!

Women in STEM Posters - From our friends at Ingenium comes this series of posters that highlight and share the stories of 45 Canadian Women and their contributions to the STEM field. Each poster can be downloaded for your own classroom hangings!

.caISES Outreach - AISES is the American Indian Science and and Engineering Society which is an organization focused on increasing representation of all Indigenous peoples of North America in STEM studies and careers. The Canadian Indigenous Science and Engineering Society (.caISES) has partnered with AISES to support STEM students and professionals through opportunities to gather, connect, and create long-lasting relationships. Our very own Bernie Petit, the CLS Education Coordinator for Indigenous Programs, has been involved with both organizations!

Ingenium - A collaborative space where three Canadian museums, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the Canada Science and Technology Museum, connect and collaborate to share amazing resources to youth and teachers across Canada! Check out their activities!

Let's Talk Science - A Canadian-wide organization that is committed to preparing Canadian youth for STEM-related future careers. They have tons of games, activities, and challenges throughout the year!

How to Prepare Lab Notes - CLS resource that guides students on what goes into a lab notebook, how to organize it, and what some of the best practices are in order to have a neat and accurate lab notebook. 

How to Keep a Lab Notebook - A great supplementary resource to the CLS guide! This web page from Science Magazine that provides examples from those in the field, as to the importance of keeping a lab notebook. 

Largest Periodic Table from Recycled Material - Provided in both French and English comes this periodic table created by more than 2,000 students from Quebec and New Brunswick. In 2019, these students honoured the 150th anniversary of the creation of Dmitri Mendeleev's Periodic Table by recreating a life-size one!

Periodic Table of Elements - Handy interactive periodic table that provides the properties of elements, electrons, isotopes, compounds, and more. Where would a scientist be without the periodic table?

Understanding the Science Hypothesis - Web page from the site Science Buddies, that covers what a hypothesis is, in terms of science research, and how it connects to the research question. This web page also covers what happens if a hypothesis is wrong and how to make a good one.