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Ecosystems: Energy, Matter and Interactions

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Heat: Outdoors and Indoors

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Learn about the importance of heat, its sources and how people control it indoors.

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Kira Hoffman (she/her)

Career Profiles

Postdoctoral Researcher/Fire Ecologist

I am a researcher at both a university and a not-for profit organization where I am gaining experience to become a senior researcher.
Jennifer Baltzer portant une casquette et un tee-shirt violet avec des arbres en arrière-plan.

Jennifer Baltzer (she/her)

Career Profiles

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change

I work at a university, teaching students and conducting research on the impact of climate change on forests in Canada and around the world.
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Carbon Dioxide: Outdoors and Indoors

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Learn about the importance of carbon dioxide, its sources and how people control it indoors.

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Caitlyn Lyons (she/her)

Career Profiles

Ph.D. Candidate

I am working towards my PhD and studying the forests in the Northwest Territories.
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Carbon Dioxide and Space Missions

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Learn about how people control carbon dioxide levels in spacecraft such as the ISS.

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Heat and Space Missions

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Learn about how people control heat in spacecraft such as the ISS and Orion.

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Humidity: Outdoors and Indoors

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Learn about the importance of humidity, its sources and how people control it indoors.

Vincent Scully sur une plage près de St. Andrews, Nouveau-Brunswick

Vincent Scully (he/him)

Career Profiles

Environmental Communicator

I help communities to take actions that will have positive impacts on the environment.
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Green Careers

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Discover some of the many STEM-focused green careers dealing with the environment and climate change.

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Hill Huang

Career Profiles

Environmental Specialist

I make sure our projects meet environmental guidelines and have the least environmental impact possible.
White Sturgeon

Conserving British Columbia’s White Sturgeon

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Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.

Scaber Stalk fungus

The Mysterious World of Mycorrhizas

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Learn about the unique partnership between plants and fungi.

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How can you design an insulated container?

Hands-on Activities

How can you design a container that keeps something cold?

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Solar Storms: Exploring the Sun's Explosive Outbursts

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Learn about solar storms and how they impact Earth.