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The big bang


Space - with all the stars... planets, and everything around you - it hasn't always existed! So how do scientists think the universe formed? Around 14 billion years ago, there was just a small dot. Inside that dot, a massive amount of tightly packed energy gathered. Nothing else existed. What happened next is called the Big Bang.
Date Published:2025

Monique Polak : "Passover Festival of Freedom"


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Author Monique Polak is known for writing young adult fiction, but in her latest book not only does she explain Passover for young readers, she also looks at her own relationship to the holiday. Original air date: April 24, 2016.
Date Published:2016

Amu Nowruz and his violets

Mohammadi, Hadi


In this gentle Iranian folktale, lonely Winter queen Naneh Sarma journeys to meet Amu Nowruz, the bringer of Spring. But when he arrives, she’s asleep—so he quietly plants violets in her hands before moving on.
Date Published:2024

Buddhism in practice and daily life


Buddhism is followed by millions of people worldwide and is not just a religion but also a way of life. Daily life varies but often includes rituals, meditation, moral guidelines, and recurring festivals. In this film, we take a closer look at what life as a Buddhist can look like. You will find out what it is like to live in a Buddhist monastery, celebrate religious festivals, and follow the five moral rules that define how to live. The film also explores how the core ideas of Buddhism have spread across the world, influencing both modern psychology and popular culture.
Date Published:2025

Buddhism is followed by millions of people worldwide and is not just a religion but also a way of life. Daily life varies but often includes rituals, meditation, moral guidelines, and recurring festivals. In this film, we take a closer look at what life as a Buddhist can look like. You will find out what it is like to live in a Buddhist monastery, celebrate religious festivals, and follow the five moral rules that define how to live. The film also explores how the core ideas of Buddhism have spread across the world, influencing both modern psychology and popular culture.

Date Published:2025

Diper överlöde

Kinney, Jeff,


Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are.
Date Published:2022

Anne Innis Dagg


En 1956, la Dre Anne Innis Dagg est devenue la première chercheuse occidentale à étudier un mammifère en milieu sauvage en Afrique. Elle est toujours considérée comme l'une des plus grandes expertes en matière de girafes. Lorsque la Dre Anne Innis Dagg était enfant, elle a vu une girafe pour la première fois au zoo et elle est tout de suite tombée en admiration pour cet animal. Après avoir obtenu une maitrise en génétique à l'Université de Toronto en 1956, Anne Innis Dagg s'est rendue en Afrique du Sud pour étudier les girafes. Elle a d'abord eu du mal à se trouver de l'hébergement, car elle était une femme célibataire et elle voyageait seule. En 1976, Anne Innis Dagg a publié son premier livre sur les girafes, coécrit avec Bristol Foster. Les zoologistes considèrent toujours ce livre comme un ouvrage de référence et Anne Innis Dagg comme une sommité en matière de girafes. Malgré ses excellentes qualifications, Anne Innis Dagg a eu du mal à obtenir un poste d'enseignante permanente. Elle s'est plus tard portée à la défense de l'égalité des sexes, plus particulièrement dans le milieu universitaire.
Date Published:2025

En 1956, la Dre Anne Innis Dagg est devenue la première chercheuse occidentale à étudier un mammifère en milieu sauvage en Afrique. Elle est toujours considérée comme l'une des plus grandes expertes en matière de girafes. Lorsque la Dre Anne Innis Dagg était enfant, elle a vu une girafe pour la première fois au zoo et elle est tout de suite tombée en admiration pour cet animal. Après avoir obtenu une maitrise en génétique à l'Université de Toronto en 1956, Anne Innis Dagg s'est rendue en Afrique du Sud pour étudier les girafes. Elle a d'abord eu du mal à se trouver de l'hébergement, car elle était une femme célibataire et elle voyageait seule. En 1976, Anne Innis Dagg a publié son premier livre sur les girafes, coécrit avec Bristol Foster. Les zoologistes considèrent toujours ce livre comme un ouvrage de référence et Anne Innis Dagg comme une sommité en matière de girafes. Malgré ses excellentes qualifications, Anne Innis Dagg a eu du mal à obtenir un poste d'enseignante permanente. Elle s'est plus tard portée à la défense de l'égalité des sexes, plus particulièrement dans le milieu universitaire.

Date Published:2025

The significance of Easter and Passover foods


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Our food columnist, Andrew Coppolino, joins Craig Norris to discuss the vast array and meaning of some of the food that we eat this time of year. Original air date: April 8, 2022.
Date Published:2022

Bora Laskin


Bora Laskin, l'un des plus grands juristes du Canada, a surmonté l'antisémitisme pour devenir le premier juge en chef juif de la Cour suprême du Canada.
Date Published:2025

Whoosh : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions

Barton, Chris,


Electronic reproduction. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.
Date Published:2016

Electronic reproduction. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.

Date Published:2016

A robotics mission : a 4D book

Miller, Shannon (Shannon McClintock).


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Meet the specialist -- Meet the students -- Boxes and boxes -- The red planet -- The rover -- Glossary -- Build a robot! -- Further resources. When Cyrus and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another Adventure in Makerspace, they find themselves on Mars. Can they build a Mars rover of their own? Written in graphic-novel format.
Date Published:2019

Root magic

Royce, Eden.


Title proper from title frame. "It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven, and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations--especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family's true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs, and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, it's going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Title proper from title frame. "It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven, and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations--especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family's true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs, and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, it's going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

La lune est un étang d'argent

Cassidy, Sara.


Traduction de: The moon is a silver pond. Pendant qu'un enfant vaque à ses occupations quotidiennes, toutes sortes de choses lui font penser à la lune, là-haut dans le ciel. La lune est comme un étang gelé la nuit dans le bois. La lune est comme le lait dans le seau après la traite des vaches.
Date Published:2020

Komagata Maru : the Sikh migrants who challenged Canadian immigration law


The passengers aboard the SS Komagata Maru were part of a dramatic challenge to Canada’s former practice of excluding immigrants from India. In 1914, the Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying some 376 passengers, all British subjects from India. The events that followed illustrated that Canada was considered “a white man’s country” by those in power and affirmed the second-class status of South Asians within the British Empire. .
Date Published:2021

The passengers aboard the SS Komagata Maru were part of a dramatic challenge to Canada’s former practice of excluding immigrants from India. In 1914, the Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying some 376 passengers, all British subjects from India. The events that followed illustrated that Canada was considered “a white man’s country” by those in power and affirmed the second-class status of South Asians within the British Empire. .

Date Published:2021

Linus and Etta could use a win

Huntoon, Caroline,


A hot-headed cynic befriends the new kid--a shy trans boy--when she takes on a bet to get him elected student body president.
Date Published:2024

Around the loop!


Double the fun! Koralee and Andee build two loopy marble runs that end with a splash! Educational Gist: In this episode we discover how much height is needed for a marble to "loop the loop". We observe the conversion of potential energy (stored energy) to kinetic energy (the energy of motion), while testing how high the track needs to start in order for the marble to have enough stored energy to make it all the way around the loop.
Date Published:2025

Double the fun! Koralee and Andee build two loopy marble runs that end with a splash! Educational Gist: In this episode we discover how much height is needed for a marble to "loop the loop". We observe the conversion of potential energy (stored energy) to kinetic energy (the energy of motion), while testing how high the track needs to start in order for the marble to have enough stored energy to make it all the way around the loop.

Date Published:2025

What's first past the post?


From the TVO streaming audio-visual collection. Aired on June 2, 2022. Who elects the premier? No one, technically. Ontario operates on a first-past-the-post system. What does that mean? And if we're in a democracy, why does no one elect the premier? TVO politics nerd Steve Paikin explains.
Date Published:2022

Passover

Marx, David F.


Includes index. An introduction to the traditions and foods of Passover.
Date Published:2001

Power chord

Staunton, Ted, 1956-


Fourteen-year-old Ace starts a band and learns a tough lesson about plagiarism.
Date Published:2011

Algae


They can twist around your legs when you swim in a lake, grow on rocks, or live in symbiosis with a fungus. This film is about algae, one of the oldest life forms on our planet. They mostly grow in lakes and oceans but can also be found on land. The film explains how algae function in nature and why they are important for keeping the atmosphere and the air we breathe in balance. Finally, you will learn about the problems that can arise if algae grow too rapidly in one place.
Date Published:2025

They can twist around your legs when you swim in a lake, grow on rocks, or live in symbiosis with a fungus. This film is about algae, one of the oldest life forms on our planet. They mostly grow in lakes and oceans but can also be found on land. The film explains how algae function in nature and why they are important for keeping the atmosphere and the air we breathe in balance. Finally, you will learn about the problems that can arise if algae grow too rapidly in one place.

Date Published:2025

Tales from a not-so-glam TV star

Russell, Rachel Renée


"This diary belongs to Nikki J. Maxwell -- Private & Confidential -- No snooping allowed!!!"--Inside cover. Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere that Nikki and her friends go? Everyone's been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon -- and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the Dork Diaries series!
Date Published:2014

"This diary belongs to Nikki J. Maxwell -- Private & Confidential -- No snooping allowed!!!"--Inside cover. Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere that Nikki and her friends go? Everyone's been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon -- and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the Dork Diaries series!

Date Published:2014