All visitors will take a shuttle from the front of the building to the Science Centre's exhibit halls.
On-Site School Program
How well can you hold up under pressure—or heat? Can you burn money and spend it later? Think you can get a water balloon into a pop bottle? Using extremely cold matter, investigate fluids, particle theory and heat energy through several fun experiments.
Type: Interactive Presentation
Grades: 7, 8
Duration: 45 minutes
Capacity: 15 to 100 students at a time
Price: $12 per student
Language: English or French
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E2.1 | use particle theory to explain how heat affects the motion of particles in a solid, a liquid, and a gas |
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E2.2 | demonstrate an understanding of various ways in which heat is generated |
E2.3 | use particle theory to explain the effects of heat on volume in solids, liquids, and gases, including during changes of states of matter |
E2.4 | explain how heat is transmitted through conduction, and describe natural processes that are affected by conduction |
E2.5 | explain how heat is transmitted in liquids and gases through convection, and describe natural processes that depend on convection |
C2.2 | demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between mass, volume, and density |
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C2.3 | explain the difference between solids, liquids, and gases in terms of their density, using the particle theory of matter |
C2.4 | explain the difference between liquids and gases in terms of their compressibility and how their compressibility affects their technological applications |
C2.5 | determine the buoyancy of an object, given its density, in a variety of fluids |
C2.6 | explain in qualitative terms the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature when a liquid or a gas is compressed or heated |
C2.7 | describe how forces are transferred in all directions in fluids, including using Pascal’s law to quantify the transfer of forces in fluids |
This program features loud noises and fire.