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CurioCity28 February 2017

In April 2016, three Let’s Talk Science outreach sites worked together to send a helium balloon to the edge of space. It was the first time that volunteers from the University of Guelph, McMaster University and the University of Toronto Mississauga had participated in the the National High Altitude Balloon Experiment.

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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation5 July 2016

CurioCity resources which align with Quebec's Secondary IV Applied Science and Technology content area: The Material World.

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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation9 March 2016

CurioCity resources which align with the Quebec Secondary I & II Science and Technology content area on The Technological World (Forces & Motion).

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CurioCity3 February 2016

In 1997, Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos setup for a 35 meter free kick with no direct line to the goal. Carlos’s shot sent the ball flying wide of the players, but just before going out of bounds it hooked to the left and soared into the net. How did he do it? (3:32 min.)

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CurioCity11 August 2015

This video explains the Magnus Effect which describes how spin effects moving objects. The importance of the Magnus Effect extends from the effect of spin on a ball to some travel applications.

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Heather Auld30 July 2015

This video from DNews explains the physics behind a good baseball pitch.

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CurioCity20 February 2015

How do you slow test technologies to slow down spacecraft before they land on Mars? NASA created an “outdoor wind tunnel” in the desert to test their ideas.

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CurioCity20 February 2015

How do you test a giant parachute designed to land a rover on Mars? This NASA test involved a helicopter, a one-kilometer-long rope, and a rocket sled!

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CurioCity30 January 2015

On June 28, 2014, NASA used a giant balloon and rocket motors to test its inflatable Low Density Supersonic Decelerator and a supersonic parachute in the skies high above Hawaii. Did it work?

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CurioCity29 December 2014

This video from Science Friday explains the history and physics of badminton.

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