Grade 8 Science

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Let's Talk Science: Responsible Digital Exploration (Grade 7-9)

In this broadcast, students will develop their digital literacy and citizenship skills while learning how to navigate the digital world responsibly and ethically. They'll delve into topics such as appropriate online behavior and the critical evaluation of digital content, emerging ready to engage...

AI & Deepfakes Unveiled Grade 7-9

During this Broadcast, students will explore the complex world of AI deep fakes. Through collaborative learning and interactive activities, they'll explore the technology behind deep fakes, understanding how artificial intelligence can be used to create highly convincing but fabricated content. A...

Careers of the Future Grade 7 to 9

In this broadcast, students will delve into the careers of the future, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a guiding framework to pinpoint current global challenges. They will contemplate potential emerging technologies capable of addressing these challenges and craft job titles that encom...

Let's Talk Science - LIVE STEM 23-24: Careers of the Future

Join us for a unique opportunity, where a Let’s Talk Science education specialist will guide you and your class in a co-learning experience. During this 45-minute session, you’ll learn easy-to-implement strategies around Digital Literacy and the Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, st...

HMCS Regina. Episode 3

In the video, Donald MacIntosh, veteran and survivor of the HMCS Regina sinking, explores the role the Canadian Navy played in the Second World War and that of the corvettes in protecting convoys while experiencing great personal risks.

Canada's Amazing NEPTUNE Project

Although humans have travelled all the way to the moon and back, the bottom of the sea remains largely unexplored. Now some Canadian scientists are doing something about that by placing sensors and cameras on the seabed off Vancouver Island. This story looks at the NEPTUNE Canada project.

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The Rockies

Geologists search for clues of massive tectonic shifts that reverberate through the continent, forcing the mountains up out of the plains. Bends and cracks reveal the growth pangs of the mountain building era.

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The Great Lakes

This episode tells the story of the changes in the geology and landscape of the vast central area of North America. In recent geologic history, five interconnected freshwater lakes are formed. We explore a long vanished mountain range, the remains of a tropical salt-water sea and trace the story ...

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The Canadian Shield

Geologic time has shaped the Canadian Shield into a complex ensemble ranging over millions of square kilometres. The geography of the Shield has been surveyed from North to South, and yet its underground world still leaves much to be explored. The Canadian Shield is one of the last frontiers of h...

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The Atlantic Coast

This episode tells the story in three dramatic chapters of how tectonic upheaval pummelled and pounded eastern North America until the shape we recognize today finally emerged. The discovery of fossils provides proof of how North America and Africa were once bound together. Tectonic movement lies...

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The Appalachians

From studying the sediment deposits at Anticosti Island, to rebuilding the history of one of the most significant mass extinctions (443 million years ago), scientists are piecing together elements that continue to shape this diverse region. Scientists reveal the fractures in this active earthquak...

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