![Getting a shock of static electricity](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-11/static-electricity-shock.jpg?itok=nwIfm1Xp)
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-02/Forces_of_flight_on_a_drone_1.png?itok=UsnLkNCm)
Resources on Physics and Aerospace
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.
![Timothy Burkhart](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-11/Timothy_Burkhart.jpg?itok=_rID7Ano)
Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
![Bonnie Douglas](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-10/Bonnie%20Douglas.jpg?itok=gHQo_GuF)
Bonnie Douglas
Project Coordinator
![Eric experimenting with his own “helicopter seed”!](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-09/Eric_and_spinner_0.jpg?itok=UwhnDvmG)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-09/Eric_friction_activity_0.jpg?itok=RAHAvTEm)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-09/Eric_optical_illusion.jpg?itok=8a9j2V7A)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-09/Eric_and_airpaint_0.jpg?itok=qYHAZRlx)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-09/Eric_and_rocket_1.jpg?itok=khIRhMGb)
ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.
![Anghel Saligny Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-08/anghel-saligny_bridge.png?itok=Y3cfoU-d)
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](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Gordie_Howe_Bridge_2.png)
Build a Paper Bridge
Hands-on Activities
Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!
![Waves and particles](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-06/waves_and_particles.png?itok=RBgFq6c2)
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
STEM Explained
Learn what quantum mechanics is, the history of its development and the ways we use it today.
![Electrical power lines near a home](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/electric_wires_near_home.jpg?itok=fCRPlaJH)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/beamline_assembly_triumf.jpg?itok=mmpDErn3)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-07/Julie-Claire%20Hamilton.jpg?itok=LbP3Kr8t)
Julie-Claire Hamilton
Instructor, Plant Operator Program