Electricity: Characteristics and Applications
(Grades 9 and 10)
A hands-on introduction to electrostatics, circuits and measuring devices. Use our custom designed activity boards to design, draw and construct series and parallel circuits. Use voltmeters and ammeters to learn about the various SI units of measurement and to collect measurements at various points in our circuit boards. Explore electrical applications through an introduction to fuses, circuit breakers and Canadian safety procedures and codes as they apply to household wiring and the Museum's exhibits.
Criminal Science Investigation (Grades 9 and 10)
One of the conservators at the Museum has disappeared! Follow a trail of clues to determine what has happened. Discover how forensic science can solve the case. Narrow the list of suspects through the use of fingerprinting, DNA testing, blood splatter analysis, and more. (ST49)
Studying the Universe 
(Grades 9 to 11)
Explore our solar system and the universe and learn about the formation and characteristics of different planets. Probe the structure of the universe, from stars to galaxies. Explore celestial motion in our inflatable planetarium and visit Canada's largest refracting telescope in the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory exhibit.
