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Unit 3: Transportation and Respiration

Daniel Meister headshot

Daniel Meister

Career Profiles

Master's Student, Kinesiology

Twenty-sided die

How Likely Is It?

Backgrounders

Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.

Portrait de Dr. Marcia Anderson

Marcia Anderson (she/her)

Career Profiles

Physician and Vice-Dean Indigenous Health, Social Justice and Anti-Racism

I am a medical doctor and I work to help create culturally safe healthcare that is free of racism.
Beijing National Olympic Stadium

Go for the Gold with STEM

STEM Explained

Learn about how STEM powers the Winter Olympics.

Human lungs with scientists inside

Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma

Backgrounders

Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.

Medical equipment used to check homeostasis

Introduction to Homeostasis and Regulation

Backgrounders

Learn about homeostasis and how the body regulates temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar.

3D Illustration of human lungs

Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals

Backgrounders

Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.

Working at laptop with stethoscope on desk

Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!

Image of T cells attacking and killing cancer cells

Resources on Cancer

STEM Explained

Erica Dupuis montrant comment utiliser un stéthoscope à une jeune fille

Erica Dupuis

Cardiac Registered Nurse

Erica Dupuis is a Cardiac Registered Nurse for Horizon Health Network, NB.
What is in blood?

What is in blood?

Hands-on Activities

Make a model of blood and learn about the function of each of the parts that makes up blood.

Students studying outdoors on grass

The Benefits of Going Outside

STEM Explained

Spending time outside has important physical and psychological benefits. It can even help you learn better!

Former Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk enjoys cycling on board the ISS

Spaceflight and Bone Loss

STEM Explained

Astronauts can experience bone loss in space. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how bones are formed and maintained in your body.

Replica of the earliest wooden model stethoscope

Stethoscope Replica

Interactives

Using stethoscopes, doctors can use sound waves to detect various health issues. Learn how this device has evolved since it was invented in 1816!

young man smoking hookah

Is Hookah Smoking Dangerous?

STEM Explained

Many people believe that hookah smoking is safer than cigarette smoking. But in fact, hookah smoking can be even more harmful to your health!