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From energy and structures to oceans and simple machines, school programs and workshops offered at the Museum inspire the next generation of scientists and innovators.

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A museum educator stands in a darkened room, gazing at several projected glowing orbs representing celestial bodies.
A Trip Around the Sun
Students will be introduced to the concepts of heat, light, day, and night, as they explore the changing seasons.
Weighted materials in the form of a prototype bridge lie across a large metallic scale
Bridge Builders
Teach students some basic engineering principles as students become budding engineers as they design a bridge able to withstand the physical forces.
A group of students work at a table using a series of wires and materials to conduct experiments.
Chain Reaction: A Series of Astonishing Events
This program invites students to create a complex chain-reaction machine, using familiar materials in unusual ways.
A person's hands rest on a table which is covered with rectangular boards containing batteries and wires which are attached together to form a large circuit.
Electri-city
Discover how our houses are wired, allowing us to control various devices independently in different rooms in the house.
The corner of a model house is surrounded by a battery and two electrical circuits.
Electri-city- Secondary
Through exploration with circuit blocks, students will design and build series and parallel circuits, including the addition of switches and various devices.
A group of colourful pinwheels on wooden dowels stick out of a large square of white styrofoam.
Everyday Energy
Students will experiment with converting their own energy into motion, and learn how various forms of energy are used to power everyday devices.
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Forces in Action
What makes things move or stop? Students investigate various forces and use them to influence the outcomes of toy car races.
A person with dark hair and wearing a dark shirt uses equipment such as wooden blocks and mirrors to direct a beam of light around a table.
Light Paths
In this program, students will explore the phenomena of light and geometric optics, including reflection, refraction, diffusion, focus and more.
A tank of water contains a floating purple plastic boat and a green plastic rock. Outside the tank are a scattering of objects such as a plastic shark, a playmobil pirate and several golf balls.
Liquids and Solids
This program allows students to examine the properties of materials through an exploration of liquids and solids.
A white boat is visible in the distance over a rough body of blue water with blue sky overhead.
Ocean Explorers
What's hidden in the ocean’ depths? Learn about technologies used to study and explore this mysterious world that covers nearly 75% of the Earth's surface.
Three differently sized gears are affixed to a wooden background with holes in it.  The gears are connect to a long pulley that is supporting a wooden block.
Pulleys and Gears
Students discover how pulley and gear systems help us do work – by reducing the force required to accomplish a task.
Photo of the Canada Science and Technology Museum's façade.  The building is a beige triangular shape with a series of screens showing differently colored lights over the main entrance doors.
Self-Guided School Visit
Self-guided tours are an ideal way to chart your own course through the exhibitions, as you and your students explore the museum’s collection at your own pace.
A large lever sits on the floor of a white room. On one side of the lever is a young girl, on the other side is a man. Because of the placement of each person, the lever is tilting towards the girl. A museum guide watches from behind.
Simple Machines
Move a heavy object using wheels and axles, ramps and pulleys! Students discover the amazing world of simple machines in this hands-on program.
Wooden sticks are stacked, two on each layer and alternating direction in each layer to form a square based tower with a hollow centre. A brick sits atop the tower.
Stable Structures
Through hands-on activities, students will become junior engineers as they explore the characteristics of strong and stable structures.

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