By Ariel Marcy, 21 August 2023
Happy Book Week! You’re bound to enjoy the questions we have in circulation but can you get full bookmarks?
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By Emily Gumina, 17 August 2023
The ocean can be deep and dark. While some parts can be over 5000 metres deep, sunlight can only reach around 200 metres – this means deep sea animals have had to adapt to living in darkness.
By Emily Gumina, 16 August 2023
Some of these animals might sound familiar, but I bet they’re not what you’re expecting!
By Ariel Marcy, 10 August 2023
Difficulty: Extreme A teacher wrote a whole number on the whiteboard and asked her students to say what numbers it could divide by. The 1st student said, “the number is divisible by 1.” The 2nd student said, “the number is divisible by 2.” The 3rd student said, “the number is divisible by 3.” And this […]
By Ariel Marcy, 9 August 2023
Harness a powerful simple machine to launch some tasty treats. Safety: When dealing with food, use clean hands and clean equipment. Be careful with your catapult and make sure no one is standing where you’re aiming it.
By Ariel Marcy, 3 August 2023
What’s the latest buzz? Scientists in England just discovered that bumblebees learn from one another! This is a surprising ability for an insect with a brain much, much smaller than puzzle-solving primates and birds.
By Ariel Marcy, 1 August 2023
Celebrate World Wide Web day (1 August) by getting caught up in our quiz! Can you surf your way to a 5/5?
By Ariel Marcy, 26 July 2023
Difficulty: Tricky Fernando has 3 water-tight containers that measure 3 cups, 9 cups, and 20 cups (for brevity, these are referred to as C3, C9, and C20, respectively). The containers have no markings to indicate other volumes, so there’s no way to know when a container is, say, half full. The containers have nice spouts, […]
By Gabrielle Bentley and Ariel Marcy, 20 July 2023
These warm-blooded, birth-giving, milk-making mammals make their living out at sea. Sea if you can score a dive out of five… while we won’t hold our breath, the marine mammals will!
By Michelle Jordi, 20 July 2023
Want to bring a little magic to your plate? Have some fun with these colour-changing “unicorn noodles”, perfect for a birthday party! Safety: Use clean hands and clean equipment while cooking. This activity uses a stove and boiling water. Ask an adult to help.
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