Explains what a metal detector that is used for security is and how it works.

Discusses the reasons that archaeology is important for helping humans to understand the past.

Bioarchaeologists study human remains found at archaeological sites in order to understand how humans lived in the past. This resource provides a list of universities, and links to their websites, that offer graduate courses in this...

A list, with descriptions, of tools used by archaeologists.

Explains what is meant by measurements of validity for a test, and what face validity is, how it is determined, its advantages and disadvantages, and its reliability.

Learn about the many uses of magnets in medicine, consumer goods, and industry.

Looks at the physical properties of steel and its important uses in day-to-day life and in industry.

Presents a list of the two-letter abbreviations for the many countries of the world.

Explains the Law of Conservation of Mass, or Law of Conservation of Matter, and gives two examples for it.

Learn what a prediction and a hypothesis are in statistics and how they differ. Includes examples demonstrating the differences.

Learn what microsociology and macrosociology are and their differences and similarities.

Gives an overview of the three main sociological perspectives, including symbolic interactionism, functional analysis, and conflict theory.

Learn what is meant by sociological imagination and how you might apply it in your personal life. Includes examples illustrating how it is applied in sociology.

Explains the definitions of basic and applied research and what the differences are between them. Provides examples of what they look like in different disciplines.

Provides a model to follow when creating the structure of a science fair project.

When doing research, it is important to be aware of one's biases and how to prevent them impacting on the design of an experiment or analysis of a research topic. Learn some techniques used to avoid bias in an experiment.

Read about some of the significant inventions of Albert Einstein.

Describes five experiments that could be used in a Grade 6 science class and gives a list of over twenty ideas for science projects.

In this step-by-step experiment, you will learn how to make a battery using four lemons and use it to light an LED bulb.

Explains what qualitative and quantitative observations are and what they look like in science. Includes examples that highlight their differences.

Learn what metaphysics is and what some different branches of this discipline are. Looks at Ontology, Philosophical Theology, and Cosmology.

The steps in the water cycle and the processes that occur are explained in this resource.

Explains what a physical change is and gives examples. The difference between a physical and a chemical change is also discussed.

A brief overview of the five main branches of natural science.