Experiments

Donald (H. S. M.) Coxeter

Creating shapes by putting together paper rhombuses and discovering the relationship between the angles and the shapes.

Henri Darmon

Use a computer to study the mysteries of the world of mathematics.

Bertram Neville Brockhouse

Learn how physicists can use beams of colimated light to measure things we cannot see.

Werner Israel

Black holes are bodies that have so much mass that they collapse under their own gravity. Find out how to calculate their enormous mass.

Willard S. Boyle

Experiment with invisible infrared light and see how it might cause the greenhouse effect.

Willard S. Boyle

Discover how binary logic is used to create computers

Louis Taillefer

The physics of the conduction of electricity is very similar to the conduction of heat. Learn how materials vary in their ability to conduct.

Gerhard Herzberg

Discover the principle of the conservation of angular momentum. It's alot easier than it sounds!

Michael Smith

Learn how to dream up some DNA and check to see if it exists in the world genome databases.

Robert L. Carroll

Travel somewhere near where you live and collect some fossils.

Roger Daley

Using coffee and cream to demonstrate the principles used by meteorologists to track the weather.

David Schindler

Test ocean, river and lake water turbidity using this easy-to-make device.

Dolph Schluter

Look for wood warblers in the Spring forest.

Memory Elvin-Lewis

Discover a new food for you and your family by being an ethnobotanist in an ethnic food store.

Walter Lewis

Being a scientist isn't always about molecules and lasers. Explore the world of science through the eyes of an ethnobotanist.

Lap-Chee Tsui

Discover what blood types are and how to guess your blood type using your parents' blood types.

Irene Ayako Uchida

Can you be a gene detective and uncover the clues to see if a set of chromosomes indicates Down Syndrome?

Julia Levy

Understand the basics of how photodynamic drugs and red lasers work together.

Tak Wah Mak

Find out how many unique kinds of T-cells the human genome (consisting of 100,000 genes) can create.

Sid Altman

Learn how to get the DNA out of any living thing.

Jack Szostak

A simple solution of soap in water can give hints to the structure of primitive cell membranes in early forms of life on Earth.

Biruté Galdikas

Learn to observe an animal\'s activities and behaviour scientifically.

Charles J. Krebs

Hares and voles. Two animals you can learn alot from if you try these two simple outdoor observation experiments.

William Ricker

Learn about different kinds of fish in your local grocery market or lake/river.

Doreen Kimura

Find out if the movements of the hands are different between the men and women around you.

Endel Tulving

Try some easy experiments that test how well your mind can remember some simple lists.

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