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Unit 5 – Change and the Physical Environment

Eric and his rocket

ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.

Edith Tobe à un site restauré

Edith Tobe

Career Profiles

Executive Director

Edith Tobe is the Executive Director of Squamish River Watershed Society.
Martina Bona

Martina Bona

Career Profiles

Process Discipline Specialist

Martina Bona is a Process Discipline Specialist for Jacobs Engineering.
Clouds seen from an airplane

Weather: Clouds

Backgrounders

Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories

Rachel Chow dans un énorme conduit

Rachel Chow

Career Profiles

Wastewater Process Engineer

Soonwoong Kwon | Spécialiste en météorologie tactique (SMT)

Soonwoong Kwon

Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS)

Soonwoong Kwon is a Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS) for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Joint Meteorological Centre (JMT).
Keven Bruce | Tactical Weather Specialist

Keven Bruce

Career Profiles

Tactical Weather Specialist

Kevin Bruce is a Tactical Weather Specialist for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Holly Wortman | Technicienne en météorologie

Holly Wortman

Meteorological Technician

Holly Wortman is a Meteorological Technician for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Alan Bezanson | Instructeur principal en météorologie

Alan Bezanson

Senior Meteorological Instructor

Alan Bezanson is a Senior Meteorological Instructor for the Canadian Forces School of Meteorology.
Weather station in Iceland

Measuring and Forecasting Weather

Backgrounders

Learn about different weather instruments that meteorologists use to measure weather.

Why do oil and water not mix?

Why do oil and water not mix?

Hands-on Activities

What chemistry determines how oil and water behave when mixed? Explore the mixing of oil and water and the density of liquids in this activity.

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

Hands-on Activities

Learn about the properties of materials and the challenges of cleaning up an oil spill in this activity.

The water cycle

What is the Water Cycle?

Lessons

Students develop the skills of observing and recording observations as they explore how the water cycle works.

Cumulus Clouds

Weather: Cumulus Clouds

Picture Collections

5 images of cumulus clouds that are white, puffy clouds with a flat base at mid level and are often associated with fair weather

Fluffy snow on deciduous tree

Weather: Snow

Picture Collections

10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow