Sci/Why

Canadian children's writers discuss science, words, and the eternal question - why?

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27 Oct 2017

Galapagos – From Blue-footed Boobies to Swimming with Sharks (Part 2)

By Margriet Ruurs This is the second part of Margriet's story of her visit to the Galapagos Islands. Click here for the first part. ...

25 Oct 2017

Galapagos – From Blue-footed Boobies to Swimming with Sharks (Part 1)

By Margriet Ruurs Margriet and Kees Ruurs start their Galapagos adventure. Galapagos Islands: the very name conjures up images of a my...

20 Oct 2017

Lane Anderson Award Winner Is Life-long Giraffe Fan

The winner of the 2016 Lane Anderson award for excellence in Canadian science writing for youth is Anne Innis Dagg, for her book 5 Giraffes ...

13 Oct 2017

Investigating Ocean Currents in a Rotating Swimming Pool

By Mirjam Glessmer Have you ever wondered what happens when you put a 13-m-diameter swimming pool on a merry-go-round? Probably not. B...

9 Oct 2017

Award Ceremony at the Ontario Science Centre

By Simon Shapiro Last month the SWCC (Science Writers and Communicators of Canada) presented me with their 2016 Youth Book Award, fo...

6 Oct 2017

Science Literacy or....What?

By Claire Eamer Think scientists are scary? How about sitting down with a few scientists at your local pub? Not so scary after all, eh?...

3 Oct 2017

The Elephant Keeper

By Margriet Ruurs I am happy to share a new book with you that has been long in the making. In 2014 I was lucky enough to travel to Zam...

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