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
Tip of the Career Iceberg
Students will explore the breadth of career opportunities through brainstorming, research and graphic organizers.
Career Talk Show
Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.
Virtual Career Fairs for the Science Classroom
Students conduct a virtual exploration of careers and career pathways with connections to science.
Dominic Vogel
Founder and Chief Strategist
Dominic Vogel is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Cyber.sc.
Virtual Career Fairs for the Arts Classroom
Students conduct a virtual exploration of careers and career pathways in the field of the arts (drama, dance, music, visual arts, graphic arts).
Virtual Career Fairs for the English Language Arts Classroom
Students conduct a virtual exploration of careers and career pathways with connections to English Language Arts.
ScienceXplosion - The Circle of Life
In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!
Design & Build a Wearable Social Distancing Device
Students will design and build a wearable prototype that would help to enforce the 2 m social distancing recommendation during the school day.
Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada
Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.
Sketching Your Career Path
Students use a sketch note learning strategy to map out their career path.
Skills Developed Through VWE
Students explore the concept of transferable skills gained through VWE - Volunteer, Work and Extracurricular experiences.
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.