Experiments
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Donald (H. S. M.) Coxeter Creating shapes by putting together paper rhombuses and discovering the relationship between the angles and the shapes. |
 Mathematics |
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Henri Darmon Use a computer to study the mysteries of the world of mathematics. |
Mathematics |
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Bertram Neville Brockhouse Learn how physicists can use beams of colimated light to measure things we cannot see. |
 Physics |
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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. |
Physics |
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Willard S. Boyle Experiment with invisible infrared light and see how it might cause the greenhouse effect. |
Physics |
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Willard S. Boyle Discover how binary logic is used to create computers |
Physics |
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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. |
Physics |
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Gerhard Herzberg Discover the principle of the conservation of angular momentum. It's alot easier than it sounds! |
 Chemistry |
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Michael Smith Learn how to dream up some DNA and check to see if it exists in the world genome databases. |
Chemistry |
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Robert L. Carroll Travel somewhere near where you live and collect some fossils. |
 Earth |
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Roger Daley Using coffee and cream to demonstrate the principles used by meteorologists to track the weather. |
Earth |
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David Schindler Test ocean, river and lake water turbidity using this easy-to-make device. |
 Biology |
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Dolph Schluter Look for wood warblers in the Spring forest. |
Biology |
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Memory Elvin-Lewis Discover a new food for you and your family by being an ethnobotanist in an ethnic food store. |
Biology |
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Walter Lewis Being a scientist isn't always about molecules and lasers. Explore the world of science through the eyes of an ethnobotanist. |
Biology |
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Lap-Chee Tsui Discover what blood types are and how to guess your blood type using your parents' blood types. |
Biology |
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Irene Ayako Uchida Can you be a gene detective and uncover the clues to see if a set of chromosomes indicates Down Syndrome? |
Biology |
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Julia Levy Understand the basics of how photodynamic drugs and red lasers work together. |
Biology |
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Tak Wah Mak Find out how many unique kinds of T-cells the human genome (consisting of 100,000 genes) can create. |
Biology |
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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. |
Biology |
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Biruté Galdikas Learn to observe an animal\'s activities and behaviour scientifically. |
Biology |
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Charles J. Krebs Hares and voles. Two animals you can learn alot from if you try these two simple outdoor observation experiments. |
Biology |
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William Ricker Learn about different kinds of fish in your local grocery market or lake/river. |
Biology |
