List of Educational Programs

Choo! Choo! Climb aboard this Virtual Field Trip for an exciting journey. Explore the world of trains through interactive demonstrations

In this experiment to do at home, create an Archimedes screw to — seemingly — fight gravity to get water up an incline!

Read each of these posters which provide fast facts at-a-glace about a selection of the Museum’s astronomy-related artifacts.

Learn more about Astronomy with this series of short videos. These videos showcase artifacts from our collection.

Did you know that you can read using your sense of touch? Use Lego bricks to send a message to your friend using the Braille alphabet.

Seeing isn’t always believing, especially when refraction is involved! See how water bends light, “breaking” a pencil right before your eyes.

In this experiment, explore the acidity of different household items by making a universal indicator with red cabbage. What you need Red cabbage (approximately 0.5 kg) Ceramic or glass bowl (or

If you’ve ever seen a rusty building, or the green copper roof of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, you’ve seen chemical weathering in action.

Students will explore climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies through a variety of activities, including taking on the role of exhibition designer!

Clouds might seem too far away for you to study, but in this demonstration, you’ll make your very own cloud in a jar.