The Education and Outreach team at SNOLAB creates resources to help share the science underway at SNOLAB with K-12 audiences and to support public education initiatives.

List of educator resources

Resource NameType TopicGrade Level
A visit to SNOLABVideo SNOLABK-12
Build a Cloud ChamberActivity Particles Grade 7+
Build a Cloud ChamberVideo Particles Grade 7+
Cosmic Rays LiveMobile appParticles K-12 
Drift: art and dark matterOnline art exhibitSciArtGrades 5+
Experiment posters (simple)PostersSNOLABK-12 
Experiment posters (detailed)PostersSNOLABGrade 8+
How to build a dark matter detectorTedEd LessonDark MatterK-12 
How to detect a supernovaTedEd LessonSupernovaK-12 
Make a supernovaActivity SupernovaK-12 
Pi Day at SNOLABQuestions MathGrade 7-8
Pi Day at SNOLAB (answer key)Educator resourceMathGrade 7-8
SNOLAB info notesResourceBilingualGrades 5+
SNOLAB virtual tour (self guided)VR TourSNOLABK-12 
SNOLAB VR Nobel 360 (self guided)VR TourSNOLABK-12 
SNOLAB Soundscape Activity SNOLABK-12
SNOLAB SoundscapePowerPoint SNOLABK-12
SNOLAB research topicsWebsiteSNOLABGrades 5+

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Presentations and talks

General presentations about SNOLAB can be organized for classrooms and groups. To inquire, please fill out the form linked below. For other requests, contact SNOLAB’s Education and Outreach Office at outreach@snolab.ca.

Videos

The animated lessons below were created by members of the SNOLAB team. Find questions to help you dig deeper into the content of each lesson below the video link.

Find questions about the lesson here.
Find questions about the lesson here.