Here Comes The Sun
Youth Education
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about the sun; what it is, how it works, and how the energy gets to us here on Earth.
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather)
Adults Education
I built a Water Bellows. It’s an upside-down clay pot with an inlet valve and an outlet spout. The inlet valve is simply a hole in the pot with a leaf plastered to the inside with wet clay so that it forms a one-way flap valve.
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
Adults Education
The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?
Mixing Colours
Kids Education
Learn about mixing primary colors to make secondary colors.
These Illusions Fool Almost Everyone
Adults Education
A big thank you to Titus Grenyer over at Pep Organ for showing us around the Sydney Town Hall Organ, to Dr. Diana Deutsch for providing her illusions and insight into the field, to Casey Connor for advice on building sound illusions, and to Dr. Michael Bach for providing the motion-bounce illusion.
Banding A Herring Gull
Youth Education
Chris assists researchers Dustin and Emilio in banding herring gulls on the Javits Center green roof.
Wagner talks about his experience studying International Trade at the Canadian College
Adults Education
Wagner is a Brazilian student who studied the International Trade Diploma at the Canadian College. He received a FITT Diploma which will help him get a better job in Brasil.
Smrt taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free
Adults Education
Smrt English is being taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free. With 15 laptops we can give 100 Indonesian children an education. If you have any old laptops that you would like to donate to Green School in Bali please let us know. If they are broken we will repair them. Thank you for your support. Contact the Canadian College of English Language for details
Origins of Color (Trade & Exchange)
Adults Education
How can the color “red” be a global commodity? How can the way a statue stands be a sign of cultural exchange?
Fallout's Cold Fusion Problem
Adults Education
Was #Fallout’s “artifact” really worth transporting a severed head across the wasteland?
The Truth About Petri Dishes
Adults Education
One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.
Tips For Summer Swimming
Youth Education
Emma-Louise shares some advice on how to make sure you stay safe when swimming during the hot weather!
Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal in a Closed Pot
Adults Education
I made charcoal in a clay pot by putting wood in it and heat the pot externally effectively making it like a retort.
Let's Understand Wildfires
Youth Education
Learn about an Indigenous practice using prescribed burns that fire officials use to fight out-of-control fires.
What's Matter?
Youth Education
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what matter is and the three states of matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas.
How Does Birth Control Work?
Adults Education
There are huge varieties of birth control methods because there are lots of different ways to disrupt the process of sperm-egg fertilization.