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Let’s Talk Science Fiction
Events
Student, Grades: 9-12
Science fiction writers have inspired many real-life technological advances including artificial intelligence, bionic limbs, self-driving vehicles, space travel, cell phones and the internet. Join us as we explore the development of innovative technologies and the intersection between STEM and science fiction.
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Coming to classrooms this January - Mission : Innovation
News and Media Releases
News
November 2, 2023
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Curious Careers - Invent, Create, Innovate
Events
November 9, 2023
Student, Grades: 6-8
In this session of Curious Careers, we'll be exploring how innovators use creativity to find original solutions to real-world problems and bring ideas from one industry to another.
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Canada Goes to the Moon!
Backgrounders
Learn about Canada’s new role in space exploration, what we plan to achieve on and around the Moon.
![Bill Butler](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2021-11/Bill%20Butler2.jpg?itok=e46m7o9O)
Bill Butler
Business Owner
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Attributes and Skills of Innovators
Lessons
Students explore the attributes and skills that can make someone a successful innovator.
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Light and Sound Inventions that Changed the World
Lessons
Students will explore the societal impacts of inventions involving light and sound.
![Amy King](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-11/Amy_King.jpg?itok=pShKWTL_)
Careers with Light and Sound
Lessons
Students complete a jigsaw activity to learn about careers involving light and sound.
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Innovating with Form and Function
Lessons
Students use their understanding of form and function to design an innovative object or device.
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Makerspaces for Educators
Backgrounders
A makerspace is a collaborative space where anyone can create, tinker, invent and learn by making.
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Taleitha (Tia) West
Research and Development Laboratory Manager
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Debi Larkin
Career Profiles
Customer Inspired Innovation Leader
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Colin Roos (Video)
Technology Entrepreneur
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Colin Roos
Career Profiles
CEO & Co-Founder