Learn what thought experiments are and the role they play in furthering scientific thinking by turning over this interactive OLogy card. Find questions and answers, fast facts, and similar bite-size pieces of information.

This site focuses on the following questions:1. What are the divisions of a beach?2. How does energy vary along the beach area?3. How does grain size vary along the beach in response to wave energy?

Read about a real life Indiana Jones. Roy Andrews was a paleontologist who discovered fossils from the Cretaceous period in the middle of the Gobi Desert.

See the amazing abilities of computer technology at work! Digitally reconstructed are two ancient Greek structures: The Acropolis and The Delight of Re. View computerized renderings of what these buildings would have looked like in...

Choose your own adventure in this painting with nature experience. Choose your "canvas", pick your "paintbrushes", prepare your "paint", then "Paint!"

Have fun in the sun with shadow drawing.

Try making your own bubbles at home, helping with learning about math and science.

Show off your artistic skills by creating your own cardboard train using recyclable materials in your home.

Activity is based on Dr. Seuss's book, Horton Hatches the Egg. Decide on how you would keep your egg safe by devising an eggcellent carrier.

Percussion instruments produce sound through vibration, so if you hit, scrape, rub, or shake the instrument, it makes a sound. Making your very own shaker to accompany your song is easy.

Put a new spin on blending colors by creating your own spinning top. Mix colors through motion and make this optical illusion spring to life.

Did you know that you have a skeleton inside your hand? Wiggle your fingers, can you feel the bones? What if you could see them too? Use colorful paint to draw your bones on your hand. It takes a lot of tiny bones to help our amazing...

In this activity, you will make some fingerprint art into a bookmark, whether it's for yourself or a unique gift for a special person in your life!

Have you ever wanted to make your own sculpture? You can use materials readily available in your garden, neighborhood, and local park to design a nature sculpture.

A one-page description of Mackinaw jackets which were designed by Metis women and later used by the military and loggers.

Traditional clothing of the Metis is described, along with decorative features and the commercialization of it. The article also has questions and activities and a bibliography.

This set of historical photos shows various scenes related to the North-West Mounted Police.

Edouard Beaupre was known as the Giant of Willow Bunch. This is a set of photos related to Edouard Beaupre.

A collection of historical photos related to Gabriel Dumont.

This site contains a poster of a new bank started by Sam Brannen in San Francisco during the gold rush.

Use this site to visit the Walker Art Center's permanent collection and virtual artist studio. Also, read about artists and past and upcoming exhibits.

A fascinating story about a family in Lecce, Italy, who made a major archaeological discovery while digging under their house to find the source of a problem in the pipes that led to a toilet. What they found instead was an entire...

The homepage of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, chiefly known for its impressive collection of Asian art, provides a variety of ways to access its collections and special exhibitions: through interactive virtual exhibitions, show...

Take a virtual tour of the Egyptian pyramids. There are thirty-one tours in all. Instructions on how to navigate through the tours are given below, and the set can also be downloaded to your computer for easier viewing.