Young inquiring minds
A host of suggestions to satisfy the restless curiosity of little ones... and their parents!
Videos
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Questions and answers videos » |
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Witnessing the course of evolution » |
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Follow the monarch » |
Illustrations
When it comes to explaining certain natural phenomena, a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words!
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Phytotechnologie's poster » |
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Illustration of the birth of the Earth » |
Simple and fun activities
Here's a variety of home activities for curious and creative youngsters who love mini-projects!
Preschool
- Coloring projects related to astronomy »
- Puzzle depicting the lifecycle of the Morpho peleides butterfly (In french only) »
- Colour and assemble the butterfly (In french only) »
Elementary school
For ages 4 to 7
- Word search puzzle on astronomy »
- Trees up close »
- The plant and its different parts »
- Colour the parts of a butterfly (In french only) »
- Bricolage signets en forme d'insectes (In french only) »
- Moon phase observation »
For ages 8 to 12
- Making a sundial (In French only) »
- Assembling a star-finder »
- Word search puzzle on astronomy »
- Space for Life proposes some ideas for simple experiments to do at home created for Les Débrouillards (in French only):
- Fabriquer un hôtel à insectes »
- Un potager pour la biodiversité »
- Observons la station spatiale internationale en orbite! »
- Dis, printemps, quand reviendras-tu? »
- Comment les météorites creusent-elles des cratères? »
- Une plante qui fait plein de petits! »
- 12 hommes ont marché sur la lune... Mais où? »
- Découvre le super pouvoir des plantes »
Age 12 and up
- Calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun (In French only) »
- Cooking up a comet »
- From Earth to the galaxies »
- Jumping on another planet »
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