High School Visits
We offer hands-on and minds-on activities in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. All activities are supervised and developed with the Ontario high school curriculum in mind. Best of all, they are provided free of charge. Registration is limited and offered on a first-come-first-served basis. For a printable brochure about these visits, click here.
Schedule of Activities
For a schedule of high school events and to check availability of dates, click here.
High School Visit Registration
To register for a high school visit, please click here.
Activities Offered
Observe specimens microscopically, investigate genetic traits, and discover the power of plants to measure pH. To download a detailed description of the activity, click here
Conduct bioassays and examine the stressed behaviours of select aquatic invertebrates when exposed to Great Lakes' contaminants.
Create a calibration curve and test whether your eyes are as good as your instrument at determining an unknown sample’s concentration. To download a detailed description of the activity, click here
Learn to build blinking, buzzing circuits for science, art, and even medicine. For more information, click here.
Program a robot to move on its own. Use your coding skills to help the robot find its way around its environment with its visible, infrared and touch sensors. Click here for a detailed description.
Learn the basics of app design using the MIT App inventor development kit. Create some simple apps for android phones. Click here for a detailed description.
The Box Principle and the AG inequality can be applied to solve some of the many interesting problems encountered in various math competitions. This talk should be of interest to all students who participate in math competitions or simply have a keen taste in problem solving.
A description of the activity will be posted shortly.