Auroras: Spectacular Light Shows
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Learn about auroras - spectacular light shows in the night sky.
How Vehicles Pollute the Air
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Learn how vehicles affect air quality, including their contribution to smog.
7 ways Satellites Help Fight Climate Change
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Discover 7 ways satellite Earth observation helps fight climate change.
How Planes Fly
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Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.
Lighter Than Air Vehicles
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Learn about history and workings of lighter than air vehicles.
Élyse Caron-Beaudoin
Career Profiles
Teaching Assistant in Environmental Health
Resources on the Environment
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to the environment.
Luke Ingersoll
Career Profiles
Occupational Diver
Tara Boyd
Director, Operations & Administration
Ian Cook
Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
Weather: Atmospheric Pressure
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Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.
Sheila Sadler
Sheet Metal Journeyperson
Boyle's Law
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Learn about the theory of Boyle’s Law and explore examples of Boyle’s Law in everyday life.
Charles' Law and Gay-Lussac's Law
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Learn about the theories of Charles’ Law and Gay-Lussac’s Law and explore examples of these laws in everyday life.
Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
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Learn about the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases as well as about the units and tools used to measure gases.