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Element of Surprise : Zinc (Zn)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Zinc is the most abundant metal in our bodies after iron. It helps our bodies maintain a neutral pH. The fourth most widely consumed metal, zinc is used in sunscreens, solar cells, nuclear reactors, car tires and galvanizing metals like iron and steel to prevent rusting. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Josh Roberts, Biochemist, Mass Spectrometry Centre, Carleton University, and Anna Ampaw, PhD candidate, Chemistry, University of Ottawa.
Date Published:2019

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Zinc is the most abundant metal in our bodies after iron. It helps our bodies maintain a neutral pH. The fourth most widely consumed metal, zinc is used in sunscreens, solar cells, nuclear reactors, car tires and galvanizing metals like iron and steel to prevent rusting. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Josh Roberts, Biochemist, Mass Spectrometry Centre, Carleton University, and Anna Ampaw, PhD candidate, Chemistry, University of Ottawa.

Date Published:2019

Red rising

Brown, Pierce, 1988-


Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.
Date Published:2014

Roy G Biv


In this short animation film Dale Hayward brings to life his watercolour on paper. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Date Published:2007

Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. It's almost Halloween, have you picked a costume yet? It seems like every year certain costumes get everyone talking, so with that in mind, here's how we can all do a little more appreciating and a little less appropriating.
Date Published:2016

What is decomposition?


Learn how to break down problems into smaller, simpler parts through decomposition.
Date Published:2016

The Thief Lord

Funke, Cornelia Caroline


"The Chicken House." Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
Date Published:2001

The break

Vermette, Katherena, 1977-,


"Trigger warning: This book is about recovering and healing from violence. Contains scenes of sexual and physical violence, and depictions of various trauma."--Title page. When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim police, family, and friends tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg North End is exposed.
Date Published:2016

"Trigger warning: This book is about recovering and healing from violence. Contains scenes of sexual and physical violence, and depictions of various trauma."--Title page. When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim police, family, and friends tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg North End is exposed.

Date Published:2016

Born to rock

Korman, Gordon


High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend.
Date Published:2007

All our broken pieces

Crichton, L. D.


Musically gifted seventeen-year-old Kyler and his new neighbor Lennon, who is crippled by her OCD, discover that the strength to survive, live, and love can be found in unexpected places.
Date Published:2019

I'm not dying with you tonight

Jones, Kimberly (Kimberly Latrice),


Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they're going to survive the night.
Date Published:2019

Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they're going to survive the night.

Date Published:2019

Green eggs and ham

Seuss, Dr.,


Book may be accompanied by sound cassette. When Sam-I-am persits in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it!
Date Published:2003

Northern forests

Snedden, Robert


The forests of the north wind -- Taiga climate -- The trees of the forest -- Forest soil -- Forest plants -- Fire! -- Forest animals -- Surviving the winter -- Wolves -- Moose on the loose -- Bears in the woods -- Boreal birdlife -- Threats to the forest.
Date Published:2005

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

Yasmin the zookeeper

Faruqi, Saadia.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Field trip -- Meet the animals -- Hungry monkeys. Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."
Date Published:2019

Around the Poles

Snedden, Robert


Describes the climate, weather, flora, and fauna of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Date Published:2005

The stone child

Robertson, David, 1977-


After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help--from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods, a place they've been warned never to enter, they face new challenges and life-threatening attacks from strange and horrifying creatures. But a surprise ally comes to their aid, and Morgan finds the strength to focus on what's most important: saving her brother's life.
Date Published:2022

After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help--from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods, a place they've been warned never to enter, they face new challenges and life-threatening attacks from strange and horrifying creatures. But a surprise ally comes to their aid, and Morgan finds the strength to focus on what's most important: saving her brother's life.

Date Published:2022

Ghost boys

Rhodes, Jewell Parker.


Includes discussion questions. After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.
Date Published:2018

Norwegian wood

Murakami, Haruki, 1949-


"Vintage international." Story of one college student's romantic coming-of-age, a journey to that distant place of a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.
Date Published:2000

The song of Kahunsha

Irani, Anosh, 1974-



Date Published:2006

The parcel

Irani, Anosh



Date Published:2016