Resources
Share the science. Spark the curiosity.
Years of posters, plain-language explainers, partner toolkits, and lesson-ready material from across Canada’s STEM-learning ecosystem — free for you to use, share, and remix.
01 Campaign Posters
Years of curiosity, one click away.
Print them, post them, share them digitally. Every campaign poster Science Literacy Week has produced is here, ready to support your celebrations.
Latest · 2025
The 2025 poster collection
Our most recent release. Browse the full set on Google Drive — multiple sizes, EN + FR, web and print-ready files.
From the archive
Posters from 2017–2022, packaged as ZIP downloads.
02 Spot the Tactics
Misinformation has tells. Learn them.
We can’t talk about science literacy without talking about the tactics misinformers use. Get familiar with these patterns so you can spot them in the wild — and help others do the same.
With illustrator and science communicator Jordan Collver, who brings comics to themes of science, nature, and belief. Explore his work at jordancollver.myportfolio.com.
03 Spread the Word
Get your story heard.
Science works best when more voices join the conversation. Strengthen your ability to share your organisation’s work, research findings, and expertise with a broader audience.
Quick PR & media-relations tips and key takeaways, prepared for SLW collaborators by The Tea Communications.
Media-101-Training-Key-Takeaways.pdf
Media 101: Key Takeaways
A practical, plain-language reference for talking to journalists, pitching stories, and showing up well in interviews.
04 From the ecosystem
A library, built together.
Curated resources from SLW collaborators across Canada — communication toolkits, award-winning imagery, lesson plans, exhibits, magazines, and more.
RaccourSciAcfas
Comms toolkitPractical guides to sharpen your science-communication skills and engage diverse audiences.
La Preuve par l’ImageAcfas
ImageryBreathtaking research images that fuse rigour and visual creativity. Free to use in your communications with credit.
Acfas ExhibitsTravelling exhibitions
ExhibitionTwo travelling exhibitions of award-winning research images: one bound for the sea and one for the cosmos.
David Saint-Jacques ConferenceAcfas · YouTube
WatchAn inspiring talk by Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, presented by Acfas.
Acfas MagazineComics, articles, video
ReadFree, ad-free, researcher-made comics and articles that make science accessible.
IngeniumCanada’s Museums of Science & Innovation
LearnVirtual exhibits and educational resources from Canada’s network of science and innovation museums.
Science Literacy GuideUniversity of Toronto
LearnAn online guide with activities, tools, and references that support science-literacy education.
OK ScienceInteractive platform
LearnAn interactive way to explore science — in classrooms, online, or at events.
Plan St. LawrenceMonitoring Program
DataData, reports, and maps tracking the health and biodiversity of the St. Lawrence River ecosystem.
Scientists in SchoolsSpotlight series
WatchAn interview series shining a spotlight on diverse STEM professionals and role models who look just like the children and youth watching them.
Les DébrouillardsFor teachers
ClassroomTexts and printable activities prepared by Les Débrouillards’ team for use in class.
Storytime from SpaceGlobal Space Education Foundation
WatchAstronauts read children’s books from the International Space Station — a project of the Global Space Education Foundation.
Let’s Talk Science · TRUFaculty Voices Series
SocialReels and posts from Thompson Rivers University faculty during Science Literacy Week, October 6–12.