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portrait de Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Scientist

I research and develop new technologies which help fight climate change.
Portrait de Mike Stanzel

Mike Stanzel

Career Profiles

Technical Sales Manager

I’m a sales professional who specializes in selling technical or scientific products.
Portrait de Megan Katz

Megan Katz

Prosthetic Technician

Megan is a prosthetic technician who makes and repairs artificial limbs.
Moustafa Eldeeb onsite at Seaspan Shipyard’s North Vancouver, BC facility.

Mustafa Eldeeb

Project Manager, Navy Programs

I am responsible for ensuring the various project teams are performing well and following to the approved budget and schedule set for each project.
Ben Davis

Benjamin Davis

Career Profiles

Territory Manager

Benjamin Davis is the Territory Manager for Walter Surfaces Technologies.
Ryley Gray

Ryley Gray

Civil Structural Design Engineer

Ryley Gray is a Civil Structural Design Engineer for Fluor Canada Ltd.
Ian Cook

Ian Cook

Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker

Ian Cook is a Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker for Whisper Heating and Cooling.
Objects made of different materials

Types of Materials

Backgrounders

Descriptions and properties of common materials such as wood, metal, glass, plastics, ceramics and paper.

Objects made from a variety of materials

Properties of Materials

Picture Collections

10 images showing objects that are hard, soft, flexible, rigid, rough, smooth, strong, fragile, buoyant and non-buoyant

Hammer and nails

Which Fastener is Best?

Lessons

Students will learn about the different types of fasteners to investigate which fastener is best for a particular material or job and why.

Children bouncing basketballs

Objects that Bounce

Lessons

Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing, and predicting as they investigate the properties of familiar objects and materials.

Water slides

How Surfaces Affect Motion

Lessons

Will it slide or stick? Students conduct a fair test to investigate how different solid surfaces affect the movement of an object on a ramp.

Shoe tread (aligraham, Pixabay)

Design & Build a Non-Slip Boot Tread

Lessons

Students work collaboratively to design and build a boot tread that will use friction to prevent slipping on an incline.