Biosphère

OR HOW GABRIEL SANK HIS FIRST SHIP !

H₂O is the chemical symbol for water, a wonderful resource!

As a source of life, water is closely linked to the history of humanity. Without water, it would have been impossible to farm, explore continents or trade. Waterways have led to the development of great civilizations. As a result, cities have sprung up near rivers and other bodies of water. Ever since, humans have been using water more or less ingeniously to their advantage. What would we do without water?

Eight interactive modules on the characteristics of water illustrate mankind’s ingeniousness in the quest for the planet’s most precious resource, raise awareness of this resource’s fragility and help us discover its properties and uses through games and experiments.

Don't forget to bring spare clothing...

Dive in and get wet in the water-filled challenges!

	Harnessing Water Harness Water by performing river work and intelligently developing a waterway, without disrupting the balance of river ecosystems.
	Walking on Water Walk on water and go on the great crossing by applying Archimedes’ Principle and following in the footsteps of certain aquatic insects, with floating skates.
	Landscape Artist Design a landscape by using water’s power as an agent of erosion, one of the planet’s most powerful tools, which is at the root of currents, tides, rain, ice and waves.
	Sink or Float? Building a ship that is stable and that floats and can right itself quickly, even in rough seas or extreme weather, is harder than it looks. See for yourself!
	Quest for Water Transport water and see what it is like to have to look for water to survive, as millions of people do daily, walking long distances to fetch water and carrying it back on their heads, and using various other tools, such as the fog collector, to obtain this resource.
	Killer Bubbles Sink a ship to understand the phenomenon of giant gas bubbles, which rise up from the depths of the sea and mysteriously cause ships to sink by bursting underneath them as they reach the surface.
	Super Pilot Steering a ship on the St. Lawrence is quite a challenge given the river’s strong currents, navigational dangers and numerous obstacles, such as shoals, tides and heavy traffic. Give it a try!
	The Ingenious Machine Create energy by using the ingenious water machine, following in the footsteps of the fathers of hydraulics, water geniuses Archimedes and Leonardo da Vinci, who designed devices to move water, to pump it from the ground, and to use its power to get energy.

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Water Wonders!