Cinco de Mayo
April 23, 2025 2:18 pm Leave your thoughtsCinco de Mayo celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the... View Article
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No Plastics
January 3, 2025 2:39 pm Leave your thoughts“To make a difference, what is one simple thing we can do every day?” It’s a question Brainspace staff considered... View Article
Springing Into SPRING!
January 3, 2025 12:37 pm Leave your thoughtsMILD LATE WINTER DAYS ARE THE BEST TIME TO FIND TINY SPRINGTAILS – AN EARLY SIGN THAT SPRING IS ON... View Article
Bio-diversity Tower – STEAM Activity For Kids!
January 3, 2025 12:24 pm Leave your thoughtsLet’s create an ecosystem. With a terrestrial layer, a decomposing layer, and an aquatic layer, this biodiversity tower is a... View Article
Tallulah
November 20, 2024 10:44 am Leave your thoughtsTaullulah the Raindrop: A Mini Comic Adventure for Curious Kids! Looking for a fun and educational way to inspire young... View Article
Sugar
September 5, 2024 2:21 pm Leave your thoughtsSweet treats are part of many holiday celebrations – especially Halloween. But our long-ago ancestors would be amazed at how... View Article
Orange Shirt Day
August 8, 2024 1:12 pm Leave your thoughtsOrange Shirt Day: September 30th Orange Shirt Day is often celebrated in schools across Canada. More than ever, authenticity is... View Article
Birding
July 3, 2024 12:20 pm Leave your thoughtsBirding or bird watching is fun and easy, and you can do it anywhere in Canada. Just stop, look and... View Article
Diatoms
July 3, 2024 12:05 pm Leave your thoughtsThey produce between 20 and 40 percent of the air we breathe. Smaller than the width of a human hair... View Article
Shark Etymology
June 27, 2024 12:36 pm Leave your thoughtsEtymology is the study of word origins. Marine scientist Leo Chan Gaskins enjoys breaking names down into the components of... View Article