Acid Rain FAQ

Every field of study has technical terms that are used by people within that field. Newcomers to the field may not be familiar with the terminology used by others and may find themselves unsure of what certain words and terms mean. This is where a Glossary comes in handy. This Glossary is designed to help both students and teachers understand new or unfamiliar vocabulary or specialized terminology in this field of study.

This lesson introduces teachers and students to the resources available from the Atlas of Canada.

Explore this interactive resource to learn more about the ""typical"" structures and components of the fundamental units of life: plant cells, animal cells, bacteria, viruses.

The Commercialization Portal provides life science companies with information to help improve their business operations, realize greater market opportunities, and access government policies and programs relevant to business enterprises.

Information for Students and Teachers

Fisheries and Oceans Canada glossary

This collection of 39 lesson plans, for junior, middle and senior levels, have been written to use The Atlas of Canada's freely available online maps and resources. They are based on provincial and territorial curricula and the Canadian Geography Standards of the Canadian Council for Geographic Education.

There are many challenges that an astronaut must contend with when leaving the safety of one's spacecraft during a spacewalk.

In this lesson, students will describe and explain population density patterns in Canada.

The St. Lawrence hydrographic system, including the Great Lakes, is one of the largest in the world. Its surface area of 1.6 million km2 is the third largest in North America, after the Mississippi and Mackenzie rivers. It drains more than 25% of the Earth's freshwater reserves and influences the environmental processes of the entire North American continent. Over 30 million Americans and 15 million Canadians live in this immense basin.

Wildlife and Landscape Science News is a quarterly update for scientists, practitioners, managers, policy makers and others working to understand, conserve and manage Canada's wildlife and habitats.

The scientific community's most popular worm is helping Canadian researchers document the radiation risks that astronauts will face on a trip to Mars.