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Summer Science Club! Join us for a summer filled with fun, hands-on STEM Activities! Who: 12-15 year olds Dates: Wednesdays from Jul. 9 to Aug. 20, 2025 (no meeting Jul. 30) Time: 10 AM - noon Where: Central Library Cost: $237/person #stemfun #scienceclub #handsonfun

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Join us for a summer filled with fun, hands-on STEM Activities!

Who: 12-15 year olds 

Dates: Wednesdays from Jul. 9 to Aug. 20, 2025 
(no meeting Jul. 30)

Time: 10 AM - noon

Where: Central Library

Cost: $237/person

#stemfun #scienceclub #handsonfun

Join us at Renfrew Park Community Centre for an afternoon of exploring Renfrew Ravine. Science For's Veronica will be leading activities to investigate the environment using methods employed by professional scientists. #familyfun #earthday2025 #stemfun #handsonlearning

ScienceFor1's tweet image. Join us at Renfrew Park Community Centre for an afternoon of exploring Renfrew Ravine. Science For's Veronica will be leading activities to investigate the environment using methods employed by professional scientists. 
#familyfun #earthday2025 #stemfun #handsonlearning

Did You Know? At an estimated 25 to 35 trillion, there are approximately 10 times as many red blood cells in the human body as there are trees on Earth (~3.04 trillion) #didyouknow #sciencefacts #blood #redbloodcells #thatsalot

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At an estimated 25 to 35 trillion, there are approximately 10 times as many red blood cells in the human body as there are trees on Earth (~3.04 trillion)

#didyouknow #sciencefacts #blood #redbloodcells #thatsalot

Word of the Week One from one of Veronica's recent nature walks. Lenticel: a raised pore on the stem of a woody plant that allows gases to be exchanged between the atmosphere and the interior of the plant. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #lenticel #woodyplants

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One from one of Veronica's recent nature walks.

Lenticel: a raised pore on the stem of a woody plant that allows gases to be exchanged between the atmosphere and the interior of the plant.
#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #lenticel #woodyplants

Because it's Punny Friday... Two chemists walk into a bar. The first chemist calls to the bartender, "I'll have H2O." The second chemist calls, "I'll have H2O too!" The second chemist is rushed to the hospital. #punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #oldiebutgoodie

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Two chemists walk into a bar.

The first chemist calls to the bartender, "I'll have H2O."

The second chemist calls, "I'll have H2O too!"

The second chemist is rushed to the hospital.

#punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #oldiebutgoodie

Did You Know? There are more trees on Earth (~3.04 trillion) than stars in the Milky Way (100-400 million). With more trees in Canada's boreal forest (~318 million) alone than stars in our galaxy. #didyouknow #sciencefacts #trees #borealforest #taiga #milkyway #stars

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There are more trees on Earth (~3.04 trillion) than stars in the Milky Way (100-400 million). With more trees in Canada's boreal forest (~318 million) alone than stars in our galaxy.
 
#didyouknow #sciencefacts #trees #borealforest #taiga #milkyway #stars

Word of the Week Mudflat: a flat, very wet, muddy, intertidal area that is covered during high tide and uncovered during low tide. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #mudflat #rockypointpark

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Mudflat: a flat, very wet, muddy, intertidal area that is covered during high tide and uncovered during low tide. 

#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #mudflat #rockypointpark

Because it's Punny Friday... A bit of a visual pun today. Heading: Cells multiply by dividing. Happy-face emoji labelled 'Biologists' Anguish-face emoji labelled 'Mathematicians' #punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #biologists #mathematicians #celldivision #arithmetic

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A bit of a visual pun today.

Heading: Cells multiply by dividing.

Happy-face emoji labelled 'Biologists'

Anguish-face emoji labelled 'Mathematicians'

#punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #biologists #mathematicians #celldivision #arithmetic

Word of the Week Nymph: the juvenile form of many invertebrates, particularly insects; a sexually immature insect that is similar to its adult form but lacks wings ; a late-larval stage of an insect. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #insects #nymphs

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Nymph: the juvenile form of many invertebrates, particularly insects; a sexually immature insect that is similar to its adult form but lacks wings ; a late-larval stage of an insect.
#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #insects #nymphs

Because Veronica's choir started rehearsing The Galaxy Song today... Did You Know? At the equator, the Earth rotates at 1,670 km/hr. #didyouknow #sciencefacts #theearth #montypython #communitychoir

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Did You Know?

At the equator, the Earth rotates at 1,670 km/hr.

#didyouknow #sciencefacts #theearth 
#montypython #communitychoir

Because it's Punny Friday... Man: I have a new pen that can write underwater! Woman: Really? Man: Yes. And it can write other words too! Woman: [facepalm] #punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #pen #oldiebutgoodie

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Man: I have a new pen that can write underwater!

Woman: Really?

Man: Yes. And it can write other words too!

Woman: [facepalm]

#punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #pen #oldiebutgoodie

Did You Know? More than 200 viruses case the symptoms of a common cold, with the main type being rhinoviruses, ut bwith coronaviruses, parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, and metapneumovirus also being frequent culprits. #didyouknow #sciencefacts #commoncold

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More than 200 viruses case the symptoms of a common cold, with the main type being rhinoviruses, ut bwith coronaviruses, parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, and metapneumovirus also being frequent culprits.
#didyouknow #sciencefacts #commoncold

Word of the Week Oxidation: a chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes in contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #oxidation

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Oxidation: a chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes in contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance.

#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #oxidation

Because it's Punny Friday... Man: What does a caterpillar do on January 1st? Woman: I don't know. What? Man: Turns over a new leaf! Woman: [shrugging] Happy New Year! #punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #caterpillar #newleaf #happynewyear

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Man: What does a caterpillar do on January 1st? 

Woman: I don't know. What?

Man: Turns over a new leaf!

Woman: [shrugging] Happy New Year!

#punnyfriday #funnyfriday #sciencejokes #caterpillar #newleaf #happynewyear

Did You Know? The North American blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) holds the record for the shortest known migration, travelling 300m from its mountainous, pine-forest winter home to its deciduous-forest summer home. #didyouknow #sciencefacts #migration #birdmigration

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The North American blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) holds the record for the shortest known migration, travelling 300m from its mountainous, pine-forest winter home to its deciduous-forest summer home.

#didyouknow #sciencefacts #migration #birdmigration

Word of the Week Poikilotherm: an animal that has a highly-variable internal temperature; an animal whose internal temperature varies in relation to its surrounding (external) temperature. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #poikilotherm

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Poikilotherm: an animal that has a highly-variable internal temperature; an animal whose internal temperature varies in relation to its surrounding (external) temperature.

#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #poikilotherm

Because it's Punny Friday... Man: Do you have any books on turtles? Librarian: Hardback? Man: Yes! With little heads.... Librarian: [facepalm] #punnyfriday #sciencejokes #turtles #library

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Man: Do you have any books on turtles?

Librarian: Hardback?

Man: Yes! With little heads....

Librarian: [facepalm]

#punnyfriday #sciencejokes #turtles #library

Did You Know? The five most abundant elements are: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, and neon. However, hydrogen and helium are estimated to make up 98% of all matter as we know it. #didyouknow #sciencefacts #milkyway #periodicelements #matter

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The five most abundant elements are: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, and neon. However, hydrogen and helium are estimated to make up 98% of all matter as we know it.

#didyouknow #sciencefacts #milkyway #periodicelements #matter

Word of the Week Quantitative Precipitation Forecast: the prediction of the amount of precipitation that will fall in a particular location over a specified period of time. #wordoftheweek #sciencewords #meterology #rainyseason

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Quantitative Precipitation Forecast: the prediction of the amount of precipitation that will fall in a particular location over a specified period of time.

#wordoftheweek #sciencewords #meterology #rainyseason

Because it's Punny Friday... [image of a polar bear*] Text: Ursus maritimus.... the coolest bear on the tundra. --- *image credit: dylankp, CC-BY-NC, inaturalist.org. #punnyfriday #sciencejokes #polarbear #ursusmaritimus

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[image of a polar bear*]

Text: Ursus maritimus....

the coolest bear on the tundra.

---

*image credit: dylankp, CC-BY-NC, inaturalist.org.

#punnyfriday #sciencejokes #polarbear #ursusmaritimus

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