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Unit 2: Career Exploration

Engineers and architect looking at blueprints

Careers in Building and Design

Lessons

Students explore careers that involve designing and building structures and devices.

Cornfield in Ontario

Let's Talk Food Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

Ice on the Arctic Ocean

All About The Arctic: Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources designed to give you background information on all things Arctic!

Person with VR gear

Exploring the World of Virtual Reality

Backgrounders

Learn about the history of virtual reality and how it works.

Portrait de Anne-Marie Mulumba

Anne-Marie Mulumba

Career Profiles

User Experience Research Consultant

I work with organizations to help them better understand their customers and users of their products, so we can improve that experience for them.
Airport terminal with airplane

Up, Up and Away: Careers in Flight

Lessons

Students will learn about the wide variety of jobs related to the aviation industry.

Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Careers In The Space Sector

Backgrounders

Portrait de Sydney Robinson

Sydney Robinson

Career Profiles

Biomedical Engineer and Entrepreneur

I am an entrepreneur who used my engineering background to design a device that helps amputees do daily tasks in a more painless manner.
Nathan Kostiuk headshot

Nathan Kostiuk

Western Regional Coordinator

Nathan coordinates the work of the Let’s Talk Science volunteer sites from Manitoba to British Columbia.
Viviana Ramirez-Luna dehors en hiver

Viviana Ramirez-Luna (she/her)

Environmental Entrepreneur

I founded (and run) a consulting company to help businesses, communities, and organizations reduce the waste they produce
Amanda McCallum

Amanda McCallum

Geologist, Communication Specialist, Business Owner

I'm a prospecting geologist, a science communication specialist and business owner.
Beijing National Olympic Stadium

Go for the Gold with STEM

STEM Explained

Learn about how STEM powers the Winter Olympics.

Max Salman aux commandes d'un avion.

Max Salman

Career Profiles

PH.D. Student / Affiliate Researcher

I ask questions to things that don’t have answers yet.
Welding trainee

What is Welding?

Backgrounders

Learn about the science involved in combining two metals by welding.

Julie Leblanc

Julie Leblanc (she/her)

Women in STEM Special Advisor

My work is to support girls and women to pursue and education and careers in STEM.