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Green Energy
Backgrounders
An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power
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Rodrigo Vidal
Career Profiles
Architect, Teacher
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Resources on the Environment
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to the environment.
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How can I build an electromagnet that moves paperclips?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build an electromagnet which can carry paperclips over a distance of one metre.
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Introduction to Current Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely
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Introduction to Static Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.
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Robotics and Technological Thinking for Educators and Students
Backgrounders
Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.
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Julie-Claire Hamilton
Instructor, Plant Operator Program
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Nichole Rama
Civil Inspector
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Roger Bragg
Career Profiles
Construction Electrician
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Thundersnow: winter thunderstorms
STEM Explained
When thunder and lightning occur but the main form of precipitation is snow, not rain, it’s called thundersnow.
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What uses electricity?
Hands-on Activities
Take a tour of different rooms in your home. Which items in each room use electricity? How do you know they use electricity?
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Telegraph Key
Interactives
The telegraph works by transmitting signals through an electrical circuit. Learn more and print your own telegraph key using this 3d model of a real artefact.
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How can I move water with just a comb?
Hands-on Activities
Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.
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Do Amps or Volts Kill You?
STEM Explained
This resource explains electricity basics - volts, amps, currents, resistance, and why it is dangerous to touch electrical outlets with wet hands.