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Science at home

Grow your love of science!

Bring science home with Ingenium! Whether you’re looking to understand science basics, conduct your own experiment, or watch dynamic videos, you’re in the right place. Read on for inspiration and ingenuity!

Learning resources for all

Explore Ingenium’s programs and materials for learners of all levels. What’s making you curious today?

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Science experiments and activities

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Experiments and crafts

Make your own solar oven, try out a broken pencil illusion, or recreate an earthquake. You can do it all with our DIY activities!

Science explained

What is energy? How do simple machines work? How has wearable technology changed our lives? Find these answers and more!

Virtual tours, talks and exhibitions

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Virtual tours

Take a peek behind-the-scenes through a virtual tour Ingenium’s artifact collection! Or, tour a working dairy farm at our museum.

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Videos and podcasts

Hear from experts in science, aviation and agriculture in these podcasts and videos.

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Virtual exhibitions

Keep your learning going by exploring our fascinating online exhibitions.

More ways to explore

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Games

Who said learning wasn’t fun? Challenge yourself with our entertaining and educational games and apps.

Recipes

Try out recipes for all occasions from the kitchen at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

From The Channel

Learn about the past, present, and future of science in Canada by diving into these stories of innovation.

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Agriculture museums on the Central Experimental Farm

The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum officially opened on October 12, 1983, 40 years ago this month. The federal agriculture minister at the time, Eugene Whelan, was on hand to help launch it.

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Uncovering the secrets of the world’s first synthesizer

Seventy-five years ago, Canadian physicist Hugh Le Caine began work on a strange, new musical instrument with an equally strange name: the Electronic Sackbut.

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The Avro Lancaster: Beyond the Second World War

The Avro Lancaster was a large British bomber airplane, manufactured by A.V. Roe and Company (Avro), that entered the Second World War in April 1942 and was best known for nighttime bombings of German cities.

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