Science East
668 Brunswick Street E3B 1H6 Fredericton, NB, Canada

Science East remains closed to the public until further notice: RED Level As of January 20th, New Brunswick Zones 1,2,3, and 4 will be under the RED Level of the COVID-19 precautionary measures as per the Government of New Brunswick’s revised COVID-19 recovery plan. In support of these measures, Science East Science Centre will remain closed to the public until further notice. Any updates or changes to this closure will be posted on our website and on Facebook. --------... Science East reste fermé au public jusqu'à nouvel ordre: niveau ROUGE À compter du 20 janvier, les zones 1, 2, 3 et 4 du Nouveau-Brunswick seront sous le niveau ROUGE des mesures de précaution relatives à la COVID-19 conformément au plan de rétablissement de la COVID-19 révisé du gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick. Afin de se pallier à ses mesures, le Centre de science - Science East restera fermé au public jusqu'à nouvel ordre. Toute mise à jour ou modification de cette fermeture sera publiée sur notre site web et sur notre page Facebook.

Envirothon is going virtual this year! #envirothon #ScienceChampions #AtHomeWithCASC #ScienceEast

Good morning everyone! Here is this week's Little Explorers activity. We will be building a melting snowperson indoors! Check out the activity for how to create your own at home. #ScienceChampions #scienceathome #athomewithCASC

Some fantastic news! https://www.iflscience.com//embryos-from-worlds-last-two-/

New research suggests that newborn Megalodon sharks were larger than most adult humans! An analysis of the growth rates of the ancient ocean predators, which lived between about 23 million and 2.5 million years ago, estimates that the sharks started life at about 2 meters long. -------- Une nouvelle étude suggère que le bébé Mégalodon était plus grand qu'un humain adulte! Une analyse de la vitesse de croissance de ces anciens prédateurs, qui ont vécu il y a 23 à 2,5 mill...ions d'années, démontre que cet ancêtre des requins mesurait 2m à la naissance. https://www.sciencenews.org//newborn-megalodon-sharks-foss #Science #ScienceChampions #scienceathome #paleontology

Little Explorers / Petits Explorateurs Hibernation! #littleexplorers #petitsexplorateurs #scienceathome #hibernation #ScienceChampions #ScienceEast

Cette semaine, certaines classes de l'EGR ont eu la chance de participer à des ateliers éducatifs livrés par l'organisme Science East! Les ateliers offerts par... l'organisme sont en liens avec les programmes d'études de Sciences des élèves et permettent à ceux-ci d'apprendre tout en s'amusant! Merci beaucoup Science East pour contribuer à finalité de Réussite Éducative de nos élèves Pour plus d'info sur l'organisme: https://scienceeast.nb.ca/fr/

Looking for a fun project to do with your kids? This site has 100 awesome engineering project links for kids! Build a confetti launcher, teach about gravity with a paper clip trick, or design an earthquake-resistant structure. Tons of ideas for having fun and learning at home! ->> https://sites.google.com//projects/100-awesome-projects-en Vous cherchez une activité amusante à faire avec les enfants? Ce site contient des liens pour 100 activités et projets d'ingénierie pou...r les enfants! Construisez un lanceur de confettis, enseignez la notion de gravité avec un trombone, ou construisez une structure résistante aux tremblements de terre. Plein d'idées pour avoir du plaisir et apprendre à la maison! #engineering #scienceathome #engineeringforkids #familytime

Incredible! / Incroyable! #ScienceChampions #science #space

This Black Friday weekend, we've put together an amazing deal to support our seasonal membership drive! Purchase an annual membership and get an extra 6 months on us! This year, your membership helps provide free programs and online educational opportunities to support families and students. Plus, you can enjoy discounts in our science gift boutique, AND we accept Downtown Dollars. Just think, 6 months of extra membership will last you until spring of 2022! So give us a call..., or visit us at the science centre to get your memberships and gifts for the holiday season ---------------- En cette fin de semaine du vendredi fou, nous vous proposons une aubaine sur nos abonnements de saison! Vous recevrez 6 mois supplémentaires sans frais additionnels à l'achat d'un abonnement annuel! Cette année, votre abonnement aide à financer des programmes gratuits et des opportunités éducatives en ligne pour aider les familles, élèves et étudiants. De plus, vous profitez de rabais sur les articles en vente à notre boutique cadeau scientifique. Pensez-y, c'est 6 mois supplémentaires ajoutés à votre abonnement qui sera étendu jusqu'au printemps 2022! Vous n'avez qu'à nous donner un coup de fil, ou venir nous voir au centre Science East pour obtenir votre abonnement et vos cadeaux en cette saison des fêtes #ScienceEast #BlackFriday #membership Downtown Fredericton Canadian Association of Science Centres

Tomorrow's Little Explorers theme is: The Science of Rolling! Explore with our sphero bots how objects roll, and work on creating your own marble run! Remember, this is a FREE program for children ages 8 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian. Don't forget to wear your community face mask, and we'll see you tomorrow morning! #LittleExplorers #ScienceChampions #sphero #Science #ScienceEast

Classes from Garden Creek visited us yesterday to work on their computational thinking using Botley! Thanks for learning with us! #ScienceChampions #computationalthinking #ScienceEast #botley

Tomorrow's Little Explorers theme is: The Science of Spinning! Explore the force that is created by spinning tops, making sound through spinning and much more! Remember, this is a FREE program for children ages 8 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian. Don't forget to wear your community face mask, and we'll see you tomorrow morning! #LittleExplorers #ScienceEast #ScienceChampions #Spinning

An amazing representation of the scale of our solar system relative to the size of the sun, our planets and the distance between them. #solarsystem #ScienceChampions #space #science

University of Toronto professor Molly Shoichet has won the $1 million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for her work designing hydrogels.

Thanks for having us!

Lest we forget / N'oublions pas #remembranceday

It's time for Little Explorers! Stop by the centre today from 1-2 for our FREE program for children ages 8 and under. This week we will be exploring habitats! #LittleExplorers #ScienceEast #ScienceChampions

Telescope or no telescope, you will be able to see Mars shine brightly (along with Saturn and Jupiter) in the night sky, if the weather cooperates. #Mars #TheRedPlanet #space #astronomy #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome

We are happy to announce that we are returning to in-person sessions! Digital For Me provides a workspace for students to work on Scratch or Python at their own level, with support from our Science East staff. Ages 8-18. Fall sessions include the following dates: September 13th... September 20th September 27th October 4th October 11th October 18th October 25th November 1st Time: Three daily sessions 10:00-11:30, 12:00-1:30, 2:00-3:30 Limited spaces. Register in advance, or volunteer your time by emailing [email protected]. Registration forms will be emailed out. Masks are mandatory for all participants unless for preexisting medical conditions. Materials will be sanitized between sessions. Sanitizer will be provided. #DigitalForMe #CanCode #codingforkids #codingforbeginners

Happy Friday everyone! With it being Thanksgiving weekend, we thought we would share some cool turkey facts with you! Did you know that wild turkeys have vision three times greater than 20/20? They can detect motion from many yards away, and have a peripheral vision of about 270 degrees (as compared to our 180 degrees). They can also see UV light, which helps them to better identify predators, prey, mates, and food.... Everyone have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! #turkeyfacts #HappyThanksgiving #wildturkey #ScienceAtHome #ScienceChampions

As many of you know, this week is Kindness Week! Thursday is Peer Support Day! Now more than ever, it's important to reach out to friends, family, and even strangers to check-in! On Thursday, we encourage you or your organization to reach out to your peers to be a helping hand, a listening ear, or someone to lean on. For more information on Kindness Week, visit https://www.fredfdn.ca/100-acts-of-kindness... Fredericton Community Foundation #KindnessWeek #bekind #peersupport

Computer Languages... Humans have approximately 6500 languages. But computers have over 8000! >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/computer-languages/ -------- Langages de programmation...... Les humains utilisent environ 6500 langues. Mais, les ordinateurs en utilisent plus de 8000! >>https://scienceeast.nb.ca/computer-languages/ #CanCode #ScienceChampions #AtHomeWithCASC #computerlanguage

Do you have a grade 3-5 child who has an interest in Science? Starting September 30th, we are going to be offering a 10-week program of Wednesday afternoon Science Club! If you are interested, please email Rebecca Boone at the email below to reserve your childs space as they are limited! [email protected]... 506-457-2340 ext. 127 #ScienceClub #ScienceChampions #ScienceEast #STEM

Little Explorers is back up and running at the Science Centre! This week's Little Explorers theme is Animals: Tracks & Scat! Stop by this afternoon from 1-2pm and get ready to play, discover and learn with Jenn! This program is FREE for ages 8 and under accompanied by an adult. Community face masks must be worn except those ages two and under. See you this afternoon! ... #ScienceChampions #littleexplorers #ScienceEast #animaltracks

Eerily Rocks ------------- How do they form? Next time youre near a body of water, take a look around and see if you find one! Share it with us! -------------... Comment se forment-elles? La prochaine fois que tu es prs de leau, cherche pour une roche parfaitement sphrique et partage-la avec nous! >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/round-rocks/ #ScienceEast #ScienceAtHome #Sciencechampions #AtHomeWithCASC #roundrocks #eerilyrocks

To all of our wonderful instructors, teachers and those teaching from home, Happy World Teachers' Day! #WorldTeachersDay #worldteachersday2020 #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome

Happy Friday everyone! To celebrate the first weekend after school has begun, we want to share this video from The Toronto Zoo of their Komodo "Godzilla" destroying a box city! --------- Bon vendredi tous! Pour clbrer la premire semaine de la rentre nous voulons partager ce vido du Zoo de Toronto qui met en vedette leur dragon de Komodo "Godzilla" dtruisant une ville de carton! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3jY1ZH1q6U... #TorontoZoo #komododragon #Godzilla2020 #AtHomeWithCASC #scienceathome

The NASA Pumpkin Carving Contest, courtesy of Mark Rober! #pumpkincarvingwithlasers #science #NASA #pumpkincarving

Our newest exhibit room, courtesy of the Quartermain Earth Science Centre! Open today from 12-4! #newexhibit #science #geology #geologyrocks

Have you ever noticed a red, itchy bump after an insect, like a mosquito or a black fly, bites you? As tu dj remarqu une bosse rouge qui dmange aprs quun insecte? #AtHomeWithCASC #ScienceChampions #scienceathome

Today we highlight none other than the beaver! The second largest rodent in the world, and it lives all around us in Canada! Our nickel even features this amazing creature, so today we will share some facts with you about the beaver! -------- La vedette aujourdhui est nul autre que le castor! Cest le deuxime plus gros rongeur du monde et il habite autour de nous partout au Canada! Nos pices de 5 sous sont son effigie, nous allons donc vous partager quelques faits au s...ujet du castor! #beaver #castor #ScienceChampions #scienceathome #AtHomeWithCASC

Looking for a new podcast? Check out the Simply Science series by Natural Resource Canada. Join the conversation with various researchers on how our forests work! https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/20299 #NationalForestWeek #STEM #SciLit... #Biodiversity See more

Le Nouveau-Brunswick a à coeur l'importance de la gestion des forêts et suit les meilleures pratiques pour diminuer le plus possible l'impact environnemental. Ensemble nous faisons grandir le futur de nos communautés! #Semainenationaledelarbreetdesforets Forest NB - Forêt NB #SciLit

New Brunswick understands the value of forest management planning and follow best practices to minimize environmental impact. Together we are growing a future for our communities! #NationalForestWeek @ForestNB @Envirothon_NB @NCF-Envirothon @NBTeachersAssn

Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que nous recommenons les sessions en personne! moi le numrique fournis aux lves un espace de travail pour travailler avec Scratch ou Python, leur niveau, avec laide des ducateurs de Science East. Cette activit est adapte pour les lves de 8 18 ans. Voici lhoraire des sessions dautomne: 13 septembre... 20 septembre 27 septembre 4 octobre 11 octobre 18 octobre 25 octobre 1 novembre Heure: trois sessions quotidiennes 10:00-11:30, 12:00-13:30, 14:00-15:30 Places limites. Veuillez vous inscrire lavance par courriel [email protected]. Les formulaires dinscription seront envoys par courriel. Les masques sont obligatoires pour tous les participants moins dune raison mdicale. Le matriel sera dsinfect entre chaque sessions. Du dsinfectant sera fourni. Nous sommes aussi la recherche de bnvoles pour ce programme! Si vous tes intresss contactez Rebecca par courriel: [email protected] #digitalforme #amoilenumerique

Iron Dolphins? After 20 years in the making, Edge Innovations and Holzberg & Walt Conti have developed a prototype for a hyper-realistic animatronic dolphin they hope will eventually replace live animals in aquariums and theme parks around the world. -------- Dauphins de fer? Aprs 20 ans de fabrication, Edge Innovations et Holzberg & Walt Conti ont dvelopp un prototype de dauphin animatronique hyper-raliste dans lespoir quil puisse remplacer les animaux vivants da...ns les aquariums et parcs thme dans le monde. #scienceathome #ScienceChampions #AtHomeWithCASC

A little sneak peek at some of our new exhibit with the Quartermain Earth Science Centre! Remember, we unveil the new exhibit room this Saturday from 12-4! #scienceeast #fibonaccispiral #earthscience #SciLit Science Literacy Week

Help Garry / Aide Garry : SLAM DUNK! #ScienceChampions #Physics #ScienceAtHome #athomewithCASC #slamdunk #ScienceEast

#NationalForestWeek

The Perfect Campfire -------- Le feu de camp parfait >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/campfire/... #Camping #LabourDayWeekend #ScienceAtHome #ScienceChampions #athomewithCASC

Mission 4: The Return / Le retour The team onboard the ISS is constantly doing research on the human body in a microgravity setting, but what will happen once you come back to Earth? How will your body react when returning to gravitys pressure after completing your missions in space? ---------... Lquipe bord la SSI est constamment en train de faire de la recherche sur le corps humain dans un milieu de microgravit, mais que se passera-t-il une fois de retour sur Terre? Comment ton corps ragira-t-il lors du retour en pression gravitationnelle suite la compltion de tes missions dans lespace? >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/mission-4-the-return/ International Space Station #SpaceMission #Microgravity #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC

Camping and Lost? Try a GPS! A GPS is able to track your location by using math! Trilateration focuses on the distances between the satellites and GPS receiver (thats you!) -------- Perdu en camping ? Essaye un GPS! Un GPS est capable de reprer ta position en utilisant les mathmatiques. La trilatration se concentre sur les distances entre les satellites et le rcepteur GPS (cest toi!)... >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/gps-trilateration/ #Trilateration #ScienceChampions #Camping #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC

Indigenous Innovation: The Birchbark Canoe! -------- Novation Autochtone : le cano en corce de bouleau! >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/birchbark-canoe/ ... #IndigenousInnovation #BirchBarkCanoe #scienceathome #ScienceChampions #athomewithCASC

The science occurring in a crickets body allows it to tell us the temperature - lets find out how! >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/cricket-thermometer/ --------... La science qui ce passe dans le corps dun grillon lui permet de nous dire la temprature - dcouvrons comment! >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/cricket-thermometer/ #ScienceChampions #AtHomeWithCASC #scienceathome #crickets

In elementary school, we learn the basic primary colours - red, blue, and yellow. But primary colours can actually vary depending on the colour system! -------- lcole primaire, on apprend que les couleurs primaires sont - rouge, bleu et jaune. Mais les couleurs primaires peuvent varier selon le systme de coleur utilis! #ScienceChampions #AtHomeWithCASC #scienceathome

Mystery communication! / Communication mystre! #AtHomeWithCASC #ScienceChampions #scienceathome

You might be thinking that MORE mosquitoes has to be the worst idea youve heard today. What if it could save thousands of lives a year? These mosquitoes have been genetically engineered to help combat the amount of people who are infected with life threatening illnesses from being bitten by mosquitoes each year. Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood. The mosquitoes that are being released are all male. The purpose of the genetic modification is that the male mosquitoes... will mate with the female mosquitoes and create offspring that will have slim chances of survival. Over time this will reduce the amount of mosquitoes overall and the amount of mosquitoes that are carriers of dangerous diseases. ---------------- Tu penserais que PLUS de moustiques serait la pire ide que tu aurais entendue de la journe. Mais si cela pouvait sauver des milliers de vies par anne? Ces moustiques ont t gntiquement modifis pour lutter contre le taux de personnes infectes avec des maladies mortelles aprs avoir t piqus. Seules les moustiques femelles piquent et boivent du sang. Les moustiques qui sont modifis et librs sont tous des mles. Le but de la modification gntique est de faire en sorte que les mles saccouplent avec les femelles et crent une progniture qui aura de faibles chances de survie. Avec le temps, le processus de reproduction des moustiques diminuerait ou pourrait dans lensemble limiter le nombre de moustiques qui portent des maladies mortelles. https://www.cnn.com//genetically-engineered-mos/index.html #Science #ScienceChampions #athomewithCASC #ScienceAtHome #Mosquitoes

Why do jets leave a white trail in the sky? -------- Pourqoi les jets laissent-ils une trane blanche dans le ciel? #JetStream #contrail #Science #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithCASC

Ask Us Anything! You asked us your questions, and here is our answer to another one! Why do mosquito bites itch? Check out what Jenn and Michael have to say on the matter! #AskUsAnything #MosquitoBite #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC... https://youtu.be/XaByPxj08Mc

In September 2019 a rare zebra foal named Tira was born in Kenya with polka-dotted markings. This is the first time that this unusual pattern has been seen in zebras! -------- En septembre 2019, un rare bb zbre pois nomm Tira est n au Kenya. Cest la premire fois que ce motif inhabituel a t observ chez les zbres! ... #Zebra #ScienceChampions #AnimalKingdom #AtHomeWithCASC #ScienceAtHome

Binary is the base language that computers use to both interpret and store data. A binary digit or bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer. -------- Le binaire est le langage de base que les ordinateurs utilisent pour interprter et stocker les donnes. Un chiffre ou un bit binaire est la plus petite unit dinformation dans un ordinateur. #Binary #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithCASC

How do cats always land on their feet? Cats have an inbuilt balancing system called the righting reflex that allows them to orient themselves and land on their feet! -------- Comment les chats atterrissent-ils toujours sur leurs pattes? Les chats ont un systme dquilibre intgral appel le rflexe de redressement qui leur permet de sorienter pour atterrir sur leurs pieds!... >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/purrr-fect-landing/ #Cats #Science #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithCASC

Do wolves really howl at the moon? -------- Est-ce que les loups hurlent vraiment la lune? >> https://scienceeast.nb.ca/do-wolves-howl-at-the-moon/... #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC

Having a blue day? Eating asparagus may be just the trick to cheer you up! -------- Tu as une journe grise? Manger de lasperge pourrait te mettre de bonne humeur! #asparagus #Moodfood #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithcasc

At Science East, its easy to make your way around the centre with our new routes and safe, simple guidelines. Open Wednesday to Saturdays, 9-12 and 1-4! #ScienceEast Canadian Association of Science Centres

Binary brain teaser! Casse-tte binaire! ... #CanCode #CodeCan #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithcasc

The Earths mysterious continent Zealandia does not appear on most maps. This is because 95% of the land is submerged deep in the Pacific Ocean! -------- Le 8e continent mystrieux, Zalandia, napparat pas sur la plupart des cartes. Cela sexplique du fait que 95% de sa superficie soit submerge dans le fond de locan Pacifique! #Zealandia #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #athomewithCASC

Cool down with something hot!? Rafrachir avec une boisson chaude!? #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AtHomewithCASC

Tech Tips: Every time you post something online you are leaving a digital footprint. Here are 2 final tips for leaving a positive digital footprint. Conseils Techniques: ... Le monde numrique ainsi que le monde physique sont plus interrelis que lon pense. Voici deux conseils afin de devenir un meilleur citoyen. #sciencechampions #digitalcitizenship #scienceathome #athomewithcasc

Climate change is altering the migration patterns of sharks, and they are now migrating farther north in the summer months. The rising water temperatures in the south are too warm, while the northern water temperature is now ideal. -------- Les changements climatiques modifient les modles de migration des requins, et ils migrent maintenent de plus en plus vers le nord durant les mois dt. Les tempratures croissantes de leau des ocans dans le sud deviennt trop chaudes, alors que les eaux du nords sont maintenant idales. #SharkWeek #SharkWeek2020 #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC

Havent had a chance to see the Perseids meteor shower yet? You still have time! Even though this annual shower is past its peak, if you look up at the sky tonight, there are still an approximate 50 meteors passing by per hour! Over the past weekend, one of our staff got a chance to take a time lapse video of the action. Check out what she captured, and tag us in your photos and videos of this awesome astronomical event. #Perseids2020 #Perseids #ScienceChampions #ScienceAt...Home #AthomewithCASC #meteorshower https://youtu.be/ZMkw5gnUkE8 See more

Sharks are functionally extinct in the waters of 8 countries, which means that they are not playing their normal role in the ecosystem. What can humans do to conserve shark habitation? -------- Les requins sont en extinction fonctionnelle dans les eaux de 8 pays, ce qui signifie quils ne jouent pas leur role normal dans lcosystme. Quest-ce que les humains peuvent faire pour conserver lhabitat des requins? #SharkWeek #sharkweek2020 #ScienceChampions #AthomewithCASC #ScienceAtHome

Do you have a membership to Science East? We are offering members only days on the first and third tuesday of every month! Show us your annual membership, and enter the science centre from 1-4pm!

Seven senses under the sea ------- Sept sens sous locan #Sharkweek #SharkWeek2020 #ScienceChampions #ScienceAtHome #AthomewithCASC

SHARK WEEK! Track-a-shark Shark tagging has become a crucial tool for learning about shark behaviours and movements. OCEARCH has been leading the way in this research and their digital platforms allow people to stay up to date with shark tracking. How do the tags work? --------... Suit un requin Ltiquetage des requins est devenu un outil crucial pour en apprendre davantage sur les comportements et les mouvements des requins. OCEARCH est un grand joueur dans cette recherche et ses plateformes numriques permettent au public de se tenir au courant du suivi des requins. Comment fonctionne ltiquetage? #SharkWeek #sharkweek2020 #ScienceChampions #Science #ScienceAtHome #Athomewithcasc

Tech Tips: Here are two more tips to protect your digital tattoo. -------- Conseils Techniques: Voici deux autres conseils pour protger ton empreinte numrique. #ScienceChampions #CanCode #ScienceAtHome #Athomewithcasc