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SUMMARY:Saving Elephants with Lek Chailert
DESCRIPTION:Save Elephant Foundation is a Thai non–profit organization dedicated to providing care and assistance to Thailand’s captive elephant population through a multifaceted approach involving rescue and rehabilitation programs\, educational ecotourism\, local community outreach\, and environmental conservation programs. The foundation exists thanks to the passion of Saengduean ‘Lek’ Chailert and her tireless efforts to champion the rights of elephants in Asia\, along with all animals in need.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/saving-elephants-with-lek-chailert/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260929T140000
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CREATED:20260908T203930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T203930Z
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SUMMARY:Tracking Baby and Teenage Sharks with Julia Saltzman
DESCRIPTION:Where does a baby shark grow up? Do teenage sharks stay close to home\, or do they explore? And how can scientists follow an animal that spends almost all of its life underwater? \nJoin Julia to explore how scientists study the young sharks in Miami and the Everglades. Students will learn how researchers safely catch and tag sharks\, how satellite and acoustic tags allow us to follow their movements\, and how thousands of shark locations can be turned into maps revealing where these animals spend their time. Along the way\, Julia will share stories\, photos\, videos\, and real tracking data from her research and explain how following baby and teenage sharks can help scientists identify important nursery habitats and protect the places sharks need as they grow.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/tracking-baby-and-teenage-sharks-with-julia-saltzman/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261001T120000
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CREATED:20260921T014109Z
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SUMMARY:Canadian Josh Kutryk’s mission to the ISS with Plateau Astro
DESCRIPTION:Join astronomy educator and long time friend of EBTSOYP Trevor Kjorlien (Plateau Astro)  as he shares the story of Canadian Astronaut Josh Kutryk’s upcoming mission to the International Space Station! Trevor joined us last year many times around Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis II mission and will be exploring the nitty gritty of Canada’s return to space in 2026!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/canadian-josh-kutryks-mission-to-the-iss-with-plateau-astro/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261001T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261001T134500
DTSTAMP:20260921T014402Z
CREATED:20260921T014402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T014402Z
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SUMMARY:Robots on Mars with Abigail Fraeman 
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Abigail Fraeman is the deputy project scientist for the Curiosity Mars rover and research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena\, California. Her research focuses on understanding the origin and evolution rocky bodies across our solar system. In addition to Curiosity\, Abigail has worked on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions\, and she is also involved in developing new instruments and mission concepts for to explore our solar system in the future.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/robots-on-mars-with-abigail-fraeman/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261002T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261002T093000
DTSTAMP:20260926T010839Z
CREATED:20260926T010839Z
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SUMMARY:Catching Up with Wings of Survival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first check in with Timm and Leanna from California as they have been cycling for over 60 days and covered over 6\,000kms! At the heart of this extreme challenge on body and mind\, lies a nine-month\, 30\,000km cycling expedition from Alaska’s High Arctic to Tierra del Fuego in Chile — inspired by the greatest endurance athletes on the planet: migratory birds. In a world-first\, Timm and Leanna will emulate the daring\, southbound journeys of three GPS-tracked whimbrels — a story of hope and survival. \nWe’ll catch up with Timm and Leanna regularly over the course of their epic journey following the Pacific Flyway for migratory birds\, from Alaska to the end of South America. The avian champion of this expedition is the Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus)\, a remarkably resilient yet increasingly threatened shorebird\, committed to one of the longest migrations in the animal world. Born in the High Arctic\, these birds travel to places as far-flung as Tierra del Fuego\, revealing mind-boggling superpowers. Prior to starting the expedition\, the team satellite tagged some whimbrels to be able to track their epic migration.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/catching-up-with-wings-of-survival/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems,From the Field
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261002T123000
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CREATED:20260921T014736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T014736Z
UID:9774-1790944200-1790946900@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Don’t Panic! - Ask Anything About AI and Online Information with Chelsea Humphries
DESCRIPTION:Join academic librarian and AI literacy expert Chelsea Humphries in this first program in a special series of pure Q and A! Are you worried that AI might wipe out humanity? Should you use AI to do your homework? Concerned about the energy and water requirements for data centres? This is your opportunity to ask anything you’d like to know! Chelsea serves as the AI lead in the libraries at Canada’s Memorial University where she’s written the AI guide and teaches dozens of classes about AI. Plus\, as a librarian with a Masters of Information degree\, she is your guide to navigating the important facts (and fiction) you see online!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/dont-panic-ask-anything-about-ai-and-online-information-with-chelsea-humphries/
CATEGORIES:Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T100000
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SUMMARY:Sailing Around the World with James Ketchell
DESCRIPTION:In July 2025\, British adventurer\, James Ketchell set sail from Gosport\, England on an ocean adventure of nine months and 30\,000 nautical miles. James was setting out to achieve his third circumnavigation of the globe and become the first person in history to do so via air\, sea and land. He had already cycled around the world and was the first person to fly a gyrocopter around the world. He completed the sailing journey in June of this year! \nJoin in for a catch up with James to learn about this incredible sailing journey around the world and to check out some photos\, videos and stories from along this epic journey!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/sailing-around-the-world-with-james-ketchell/
CATEGORIES:Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T110000
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UID:9822-1791198000-1791200700@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Live from the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual field trip to the incredible Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys and meet some sea turtles! \nThe Turtle Hospital opened its doors 1986 with four main goals: 1) rehab injured sea turtles and return them to their natural habitat\, 2) educate the public through outreach programs and visit local schools\, 3) conduct and assist with research aiding to sea turtles (in conjunction with state universities)\, and 4) work toward environmental legislation making the beaches and water safe and clean for sea turtles. The Turtle Hospital contains up-to-date equipment needed to perform a variety of surgeries on different species and sizes of sea turtles. There are 7 species of sea turtles throughout the entire world. Five of the seven are found in Florida: Green\, Loggerhead\, Leatherback\, Hawksbill\, and Kemp’s Ridley.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/live-from-the-turtle-hospital-in-the-florida-keys-3/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T161500
DTSTAMP:20260926T000954Z
CREATED:20260926T000954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T000954Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Ocean Through Game Play with Fabien Cousteau and Jason Link
DESCRIPTION:Join Fabien as he shares some of his ocean exploration adventures along with special guest Jason Link. Together they have created Oceanic\, a marine life game which is currently launching via Kickstarted. A strategy game that should be in every classroom!\n\n\n\n\nFabien is the first grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and spent his early years aboard his famous grandfather’s ships\, Calypso and Alcyone\, learning how to scuba dive on his fourth birthday. In June 2014\, Fabien and his team of aquanauts embarked on Mission 31\, the longest science expedition to take place at Aquarius\, the world’s only underwater marine laboratory located in Florida and he’s currently developing PROTEUS™\, the International Space Station of the Ocean off the coast of Curaçao.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/exploring-the-ocean-through-game-play-with-fabien-cousteau-and-jason-link/
CATEGORIES:Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T094500
DTSTAMP:20260923T172957Z
CREATED:20260923T172957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T172957Z
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SUMMARY:Sharks of the World with Arzucan Askin
DESCRIPTION:Arzucan Askin is a National Geographic Explorer\, OWUSS Scholar and conservation scientist with a passion for the protection of endangered marine wildlife. The best thing about her job is to be in the water: Her work has taken her across the world from studying blue whales in the Arctic\, to removing ghost gear from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean\, to monitoring coral reef ecosystems in Southeast Asia all the way to searching for deep sea sharks in the Indian Ocean.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/sharks-of-the-world-with-arzucan-askin-4/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T104500
DTSTAMP:20260921T015032Z
CREATED:20260921T015032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T015032Z
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SUMMARY:Space Mission Engineering with NASA’s Ravi Prakash 
DESCRIPTION:What happens when you try to build several groundbreaking spacecraft at the same time\, and get them ready on a tight timeline? Join JPL engineer Ravi Prakash to explore 4 new missions launching in 2028\, and discover how JPL is changing the way we tackle big engineering challenges to make them possible. Ravi Prakash has been at JPL since 2005 and was part of the team that landed the Curiosity rover on Mars. After taking a break to design products that fight poverty\, he returned to JPL to lead operations for the InSight lander on Mars\, helped integrate the science instruments for the Psyche mission to an asteroid\, and now works on the VERITAS mission to explore Venus. Ravi spends all his free time trying desperately to make his wife and two daughters laugh.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/space-mission-engineering-with-nasas-ravi-prakash/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T131500
DTSTAMP:20260915T010233Z
CREATED:20260915T010233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T010233Z
UID:9744-1791289800-1791292500@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Trash to Treasure: How Wasted Food Can Become Healthy Soil
DESCRIPTION:What happens to food scraps and yard trimmings after they leave the bin? Is it food waste\, yard waste\, or wasted natural resources? Join Clinton Sander\, Marketing Manager at A1 Organics\, on October 6 at 12:30 p.m. ET to explore how organic materials and food from school cafeterias can be transformed into nutrient-rich compost that helps build healthier soils\, stronger plants\, and more resilient communities. This special livestream will take place live from a commercial composting facility\, giving kids a unique\, behind-the-scenes look at the composting process in action\, following the path from plate to bin\, bin to compost pile\, and ultimately\, back to the soil that grows our food.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/trash-to-treasure-how-wasted-food-can-become-healthy-soil/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T144500
DTSTAMP:20260923T171555Z
CREATED:20260923T171555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T171555Z
UID:9813-1791295200-1791297900@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Bringing Back Africa's Lost Blue Antelope
DESCRIPTION:Meet the bluebuck\, a shimmering blue antelope from South Africa and the focus of Colossal’s sixth de-extinction target. More than 200 years ago\, the species disappeared before much of the world ever knew it existed\, and became the first large African mammal driven to extinction in recorded history. \nOn October 6th\, join Colossal Chief Biology Officer Andrew Pask\, Ph.D for a live webinar taking students behind the history of the bluebuck and how genetics and reproductive technologies could help bring back the species. Students will also have the chance to ask their questions during a live Q&A. \nTo prepare\, classrooms are invited to watch a 25-minute video Bluebuck: The Lost Blue Antelope of Africa\, and complete the accompanying free classroom activities. Together\, these materials introduce students to the bluebuck’s history and ecological role\, the factors that led to its extinction\, and what its story means for conservation today.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/bringing-back-africas-lost-blue-antelope/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T094500
DTSTAMP:20260925T010931Z
CREATED:20260925T004845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T010931Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Peru's Big 5 with Daniel Cáceres Bartra
DESCRIPTION:When people think about Peru\, the think about Machu Picchu\, rainforests and deserts. But with over 3\,000km of coastline\, there an ocean world of incredible biodiversity. However\, it’s under threat due to human activity. Join Daniel to learn about Peru’s Big 5 (dolphins\, sharks\, whales\, turtles\, rays) and the conservation efforts to protect them. \nDaniel is the Hispanoamerica representative for Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)\, a marine biologist\, PADI Dive Instructor\, Darwin200 and Peace Boat Ambassador. In 2015\, he founded Cuidando el Mar\, Peru’s largest ocean collective\, and in 2017\, he established SOA Perú\, the first international SOA hub and the largest youth ocean leadership network in the country.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/protecting-perus-big-5-with-daniel-caceres-bartra/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T110000
DTSTAMP:20260925T005147Z
CREATED:20260925T005147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T005147Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Deepest Places in the Oceans with Victor Vescovo
DESCRIPTION:Join deep-sea explorer Victor Vescovo to learn what it takes explore the very deepest places on Planet Earth: the technology\, team\, training\, and planning. Why do we do it\, what did we find\, and what do we hope to learn in the future? \nVictor has skied to both poles and climbed the highest peaks on each continent. He is also an accomplished pilot of jet fixed-wing aircraft\, helicopters and\, most recently\, manned submersibles. He is now the first person in history to have been to the top of all the world’s continents as well as the bottom of all its oceans. \nAfter travelling 47\,000 miles and completing 39 dives\, the Five Deeps Expedition has reached its successful conclusion: the first manned descent to the deepest point of each of the world’s five oceans.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/exploring-the-deepest-places-in-the-oceans-with-victor-vescovo-4/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T144500
DTSTAMP:20260925T005450Z
CREATED:20260925T005450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T005450Z
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SUMMARY:Out of Breath: Coral and a Warming Planet with Ariel Pezner
DESCRIPTION:Just like people\, corals need oxygen to survive\, but our oceans are slowly losing oxygen as the planet warms. Join oceanographer Dr. Ariel Pezner on an adventure across the Caribbean\, Eastern Pacific\, and Great Barrier Reef to discover how corals are coping with this challenge and how scientists test what reefs of the future might be like. Through her research\, we’ll meet some surprisingly tough corals that could unlock tools to help save reefs for generations to come.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/out-of-breath-coral-and-a-warming-planet-with-ariel-pezner/
CATEGORIES:Climate Change,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T114500
DTSTAMP:20260921T015403Z
CREATED:20260921T015403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T015403Z
UID:9778-1791457200-1791459900@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Canadian Josh Kutryk’s Mission to the ISS with Plateau Astro
DESCRIPTION:Join astronomy educator and long time friend of EBTSOYP Trevor Kjorlien (Plateau Astro)  as he shares the story of Canadian Astronaut Josh Kutryk’s upcoming mission to the International Space Station! Trevor joined us last year many times around Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis II mission and will be exploring the nitty gritty of Canada’s return to space in 2026!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/canadian-josh-kutryks-mission-to-the-iss-with-plateau-astro-2/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T131500
DTSTAMP:20260925T011055Z
CREATED:20260921T015805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T011055Z
UID:9780-1791462600-1791465300@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Meteor Hunting in Antarctica with Linda Welzenbach 
DESCRIPTION:Linda Welzenbach is a planetary scientist and science writer at Rice University. In her former life as Meteorite Collections Manager at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History\, she collected and classified thousands of meteorites from Antarctica. From two deployments to the ‘Ice’\, she will share what it’s like to explore and live in places that few\, if any\, humans have ever been. She will explain why anyone would endure such hardships in service to the science and what these puzzling relicts from the birth of our solar system tell us about the origin of Earth\, the Moon\, Mars and more!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/meteor-hunting-in-antarctica-with-linda-welzenbach-2/
CATEGORIES:Polar Exploration,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261014T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261014T134500
DTSTAMP:20260923T174025Z
CREATED:20260923T174025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T174025Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Red Planet with Ashwin Vasavada
DESCRIPTION:The Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring Gale crater for over thirteen years\, piecing together the history of Mars and its potential to support life\, if it ever existed. Curiosity’s science team has determined that Mars once had all the conditions necessary to support life: it was a habitable planet. Dr. Vasavada is the lead scientist on the mission and will discuss these discoveries as well as the challenges of robotic exploration of another planet.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/exploring-the-red-planet-with-ashwin-vasavada-3/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261015T104500
DTSTAMP:20260926T005030Z
CREATED:20260926T005030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T005030Z
UID:9962-1792058400-1792061100@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Live with Birds of Prey at the Vermont Institute for Natural Science
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual field trip to meet some exciting birds of prey! The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) mission is to motivate individuals to care for the natural environment through education\, research\, and avian wildlife rehabilitation. The operate New England’s premier avian wildlife rehabilitation clinic at the Nature Center. VINS has been a leader in environmental education and wildlife conservation and care since 1972.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/live-with-birds-of-prey-at-the-vermont-institute-for-natural-science/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261015T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261015T114500
DTSTAMP:20260925T234503Z
CREATED:20260925T234503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T234503Z
UID:9929-1792062000-1792064700@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:James Webb Space Telescope with Nathalie Ouellette
DESCRIPTION:Nathalie is an astrophysicist and a science communication enthusiast. She is the coordinator of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the Université de Montréal and a Canadian science communicator for the James Webb Space Telescope. In this talk\, discover the successful launch and early discoveries of the most powerful new tool at our disposal for exploring the universe!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/james-webb-space-telescope-with-nathalie-ouellette/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261019T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261019T131500
DTSTAMP:20260926T004500Z
CREATED:20260926T004500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T004500Z
UID:9960-1792413000-1792415700@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Exploring the Universe with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
DESCRIPTION:The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space on August 30! NASA’s next flagship observatory\, the Roman Space Telescope will see the universe at the same resolution but over 100 times wider than the Hubble Space Telescope. The Roman Public Outreach Lead\, Peter Sooy\, will give a talk about the build\, launch\, and science of the Roman Space Telescope.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/exploring-the-universe-with-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T104500
DTSTAMP:20260926T001310Z
CREATED:20260926T001310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T001310Z
UID:9944-1792490400-1792493100@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Cool and Crazy Critters of the Deep
DESCRIPTION:Where can you find the oldest animals on earth? The deepest\, darkest forests? Giant worms and single-celled organisms the size of your fist? Join Diane Esson\, science manager of deep-sea research capacity-building at MARE-Madeira to learn about these cool critters and more!”
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/cool-and-crazy-critters-of-the-deep-2/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ocean Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T131500
DTSTAMP:20260925T235309Z
CREATED:20260925T235309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T235309Z
UID:9934-1792499400-1792502100@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Ask a Space Engineer ANYTHING!!!
DESCRIPTION:Join Caitlin Crawford\, systems engineer at NASA’s fabled Jet Propulsion Laboratory for this special program where you can ask her ANYTHING! Veteran of several iconic space exploration missions including Europa Clipper\, and a fan favourite at EBTSOYP\, let your imagination run wild in this show that is 99% Q and A. Want to know the nitty gritty of building space robots? How expensive space missions are? How about if there could be life elsewhere in the universe? You name it\, Caitlin’s got you covered!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/ask-a-space-engineer-anything/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T144500
DTSTAMP:20260926T001541Z
CREATED:20260926T001541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T001541Z
UID:9946-1792504800-1792507500@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Dinosaur Discovery at ROM
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time for dinosaur adventures with Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)\, Canada’s largest museum. Together we will investigate dinosaur themes such as what specifically makes a dinosaur; how we use technology in palaeontology; dinosaurs through a historical lens; and careers in palaeontology. \nExploring dinosaurs offers us a chance to improve our critical thinking skills and to enhance our understanding of life on Earth. \nBe prepared to engage in interactive dinosaur challenges and quizzes. We look forward to your questions!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/dinosaur-discovery-at-rom/
CATEGORIES:Geology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261021T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261021T114500
DTSTAMP:20260925T235728Z
CREATED:20260925T235728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T235728Z
UID:9936-1792580400-1792583100@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Hanging Out With Former NASA Astronaut Col Terry Virts
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated NASA astronaut\, pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour\, and crew member on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft\, Terry Virts also spent 200 consecutive days in space as commander of the International Space Station—one of the longest continuous space missions of any NASA astronaut. Step back\, more than 220 miles from Earth\, and experience our planet from a new perspective. Terry helped to install the outpost’s 360-degree observation module\, which not only helped him to take more photos than any astronaut before him\, but gives those who see the images a deeper understanding of our planet’s beauty\, climate\, and place in the universe.​
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/hanging-out-with-former-nasa-astronaut-col-terry-virts-2/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T114500
DTSTAMP:20260926T002715Z
CREATED:20260926T002715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T002715Z
UID:9951-1792666800-1792669500@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:The Magic Waterton Grasslands
DESCRIPTION:Waterton Lakes National Park is a unique place where the prairie grasslands meet the mountains. It is often the towering mountains that pique people’s interest first\, but the grasslands are an equally amazing ecosystem brimming with biodiversity as well as cultural importance for Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) people. Join in to experience this ecosystem from a whole new perspective right from the seat of your pants!
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/the-magic-waterton-grasslands/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T131500
DTSTAMP:20260926T000045Z
CREATED:20260926T000045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T000045Z
UID:9938-1792672200-1792674900@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Engineering Robots to Explore Other Planets With Aaron Yazzie
DESCRIPTION:Aaron is a Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He designs\, builds\, and tests robotic systems to acquire samples of rocks and soil from other planets so that we can study them for science. He has had roles on the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Mission and the InSight Mars Lander. He was part of the team that developed the drill bits that were used on the Mars 2020 Rover. Aaron is Navajo\, originally from a small town near the border of the Navajo Nation. He is passionate about spreading the excitement of STEM to students from his home community and across the nation.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/engineering-robots-to-explore-other-planets-with-aaron-yazzie-2/
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261023T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261023T094500
DTSTAMP:20260926T000530Z
CREATED:20260926T000530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T000530Z
UID:9940-1792746000-1792748700@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Characterizing Alien Worlds with Munazza Alam
DESCRIPTION:Join astronomer and National Geographic Explorer Munazza Alam to explore beyond our Solar System! In the past two decades\, we have discovered thousands of planets outside of the Solar System\, many of which are nothing like our own. With the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope\, we are at the onset of a revolution in our understanding of exoplanets as we begin to measure the atmospheres of planets ranging from large Jupiter-like worlds to smaller Earth-like planets elsewhere in the universe. These efforts bring us closer to answering one of the oldest questions humanity has ever posed to the Cosmos: “are we alone?”
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/characterizing-alien-worlds-with-munazza-alam/
CATEGORIES:Space Exploration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261029T134500
DTSTAMP:20260926T003517Z
CREATED:20260926T003517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T003517Z
UID:9956-1793278800-1793281500@exploringbytheseat.com
SUMMARY:Embrace Your Dark Side! 
DESCRIPTION:The Waterton Glacier Dark Sky Preserve is a night-time paradise for nocturnal animals. Register now to discover who is hooting and howling when the sun goes down in Paahtómahksikimi.
URL:https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/embrace-your-dark-side/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Ecosystems
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