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 Getting a shock of static electricity

Introduction to Static Electricity

Backgrounders

Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.

Image showing the physics of flight on a drone.

Resources on Physics and Aerospace

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.

Timothy Burkhart

Query a Career Profile

Lessons

Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.

Bonnie Douglas

Bonnie Douglas

Project Coordinator

Bonnie Douglas is a Project Coordinator for the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT).
Eric experimenting with his own “helicopter seed”!

ScienceXplosion - Spinning Seeds

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric discovers how his maple tree spreads its seeds. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric experimenting friction with different objects

ScienceXplosion - Friction and Reality

Interactives

Rub... rub... rub... Can you feel the heat? Yes? It's friction! In this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric learns how friction creates heat and can slow down moving objects. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric testing an optical illusion

ScienceXplosion - Optical Illusion, My Eye

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric learns how our brain connects separate images together to create the illusion of movement. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric makes art with a straw, thanks to the Bernoulli principle

ScienceXplosion - Painting at the Bernoulli

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes his own airbrush and learns more about the Bernoulli Principle. It's not magic, it's science!

Eric and his rocket

ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.

Anghel Saligny Bridge

Why is a Triangle a Strong Shape?

Backgrounders

Triangles are very strong shapes which makes them important when building strong and stable structures

Gordie Howe International Bridge: Fluor Project Between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario

Build a Paper Bridge

Hands-on Activities

Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!

Electrical power lines near a home

Does Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?

STEM Explained

Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.

Beamline Assembly at TRIUMF

Exploring Canada’s Particle Accelerators

STEM Explained

Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.

Julie-Claire Hamilton travaillant dans un boîtier de disjoncteurs électriques

Julie-Claire Hamilton

Instructor, Plant Operator Program

Julie-Claire Hamilton is an Instructor of the Plant Operator Program at Selkirk College.
Cartoon Higgs boson particle (lineartestpilot, iStockphoto)

Why Care About the Higgs Boson?

STEM Explained

Physicists are a bit like chefs, except they’re trying to figure out the recipe for the universe.