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Insulated food containers

Design & Build an Insulated Food Container

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Students will design and build a prototype of a device to keep food cold for a specified time.

Airport terminal with airplane

Up, Up and Away: Careers in Flight

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Students will learn about the wide variety of jobs related to the aviation industry.

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Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes

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Students observe and classify physical and chemical changes of matter.

Aircraft wing, pictured from the aircraft in flight

Testing Aircraft Wings

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Students will explore how wing design affects lift using a testing device similar to a wind tunnel.

Female electronics engineer runs tests on laptop

Exploring Careers in STEM Grade 8

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Students will expand their knowledge of STEM career types related to a topic they are studying in science.

Side table with mug and plant

Form, Function and Ergonomics in Our Lives

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Students will explore the relationship between form, function and ergonomics of common objects.

Group of students working together

Team Tower Challenge

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Students will explore what it means to be a member of a team and highlight the skills and qualities that make one a good team member.

Earthworms living in healthy black soil

Healthy Soil

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Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.

Bee pollinating blueberry flowers

Bee Helpers

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Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.

Student colouring a mandala

Math & Mandalas

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In this lesson, students explore the connection between arts, math and mindfulness as they create mandalas.

Gwen Healey Akearok

Indigenous Career Stories

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Students explore a variety of STEM-related careers from the perspective of Indigenous professionals.

Fish farm in Norway

Should we farm fish and seafood?

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In this case study, students will explore the benefits and concerns about aquaculture.

Engineer inspecting a solar panel

Careers In Sustainability

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Students explore non-traditional careers related to sustainability and sustainable development.

Celebrity talk show

Career Talk Show

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Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.

Children climbing a hill of hay bales

Resiliency on the Career Path

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Students will learn about career resilience by reviewing career profiles on the Let’s Talk Science career resource website