Nature of Science

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Learning About Lux: Light and Solar Eclipses

Lessons

Students will observe, measure, record and graph light levels during a real or simulated solar eclipse.

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Joann Whalen

Career Profiles

Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,

I teach advanced courses on how to manage soils to produce healthy, nutritious food and maintain healthy ecosystem functions.
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Understanding Science

Backgrounders

Learn about why the Nature of Science is an important part of science literacy.

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Chantelle Richmond

Career Profiles

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair

I study human-environment relationships in the Indigenous context.
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Greg Flato

Greg Flato

Career Profiles

Director of Climate Change Research Division

I oversee a broad climate research program in ECCC, and I helped create global climate models to help us understand how and why the climate has changed.
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Sarah Ellis (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Scientist

I research and develop new technologies which help fight climate change.
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Young Entrepreneurs – Math and Your Dream Business

Backgrounders

Learn how entrepreneurs use math when starting a business.

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Nevicia Case (she/her)

Career Profiles

Postdoctoral Fellow

I do research on how to make stem cell therapies more accessible, while also making sure they're safe and effective in treating diseases.
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Angie Spierenburg (she/her)

Career Profiles

Customer Success Manager

I help create effective strategic partnerships between organizations and customers, by bringing best practices to the table, reducing complexity, and simplifying processes.
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Chelsea Matisz (she/her)

Career Profiles

Postdoctoral Scholar

As a postdoctoral researcher, I have completed my PhD, and am now developing all the research, writing, and technical skills I need to become a skilled scientist.
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Natasha Holmes

Career Profiles

Associate Professor (Physics)

I study how people learn physics and how to structure physics courses to improve student learning.
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Rhiannon Cooper (she/her)

Career Profiles

Epidemiologist

I monitor the patterns and trends of infectious diseases across the province.
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Jigang Zhou (he/him)

Career Profiles

Senior Industrial Scientist

I use synchrotron techniques to do scientific research that helps companies create new products.
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Tristan Lecompte

Career Profiles

Environmental Program Officer

I interpret and communicate pollution data collected by the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).
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Sara Matthews

Career Profiles

Researcher - Environmental Microbiology

I help identify sources of bacteria that cause disease and understand how they survive there.
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