Educational Resources
Indigenous Career Stories⟶
Students explore a variety of STEM-related careers from the perspective of Indigenous professionals.
Do Woodpeckers Get Concussions?⟶
Pecking puts a lot of force on a woodpecker’s brain. But scientists think woodpecker bodies are adapted to help keep them from being injured during pecking-related collisions.
How are the World's Bee Populations Doing?⟶
Bees are important for agriculture. But bee populations face threats. This resource looks at Colony Collapse Disorder, herbicides & pesticides, and more.
Resources
Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom
Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.
Soil on Mars
Learn how soil is different on Mars than on Earth, and what that means for growing plants on the red planet.
Let's Talk Lunar Resources
Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!
Miriam Micael
Engineer, Project Management
As a project manager at the Canadian Space Agency, Miriam makes sure projects get done on time and on budget.
Bill Butler
Business Owner
My company installs oil filtration systems on all types of diesel engines.
Frances Edmonds
Head of Sustainable Impact
Frances works with customers and governments to show them how to buy technology with sustainability in mind.
Umar Siddiqi
Cyber Security Sales Engineer
I work with TELUS's corporate customers to identify any gaps related to their cybersecurity practices.
S. Karly Kehoe
Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities
Karly is a university professor who uses history to study how the past affects community development and sustainable development today.
David Butler
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law
I work with lawyers and clients and complete legal research. I also provide opinions and draft letters and memoranda.
Considering Perspectives - Step in, Step out, Step back
This strategy helps students develop a respectful approach to taking on another person’s perspective.
Tomato Taxonomy
A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.
Knowledge Building Circle
This strategy helps students co-construct collective knowledge.
News
They may seem out there, but these are real jobs! Or they will be soon…
Farming in space, custom designing 3D printed organs for transplant, or building robots that do the jobs you don’t want to do - that’s not science fiction, that’s a real job! Watch all of our “That’s a Real Job” videos on our STEM career website.
Invite a Volunteer to your Classroom or Community Event
Take STEM out of the textbook. The Let’s Talk Science Outreach program has partnered with post-secondary institutions across Canada to build a community of trained volunteers, ready to lead hands-on STEM activities in your classroom or community event, at no cost to you.