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Unit 1: Interactions Within Ecosystems

Jane Burchill

Jane Burchill (she/her)

Career Profiles

Decarbonization & Sustainability Specialist

I work to make the operations at the Port of Saint John cleaner, more sustainable, and lower our carbon footprint.
Mahesh Rachamalla

Mahesh Rachamalla (he/him)

Career Profiles

Graduate Student (Toxicology)

My research will help find solutions for protecting aquatic species from the effects of heavy metals.
Portrait de Sara Knox

Sara Knox (she/her)

Career Profiles

Assistant Professor (biometeorology)

I study ways to restore and protect ecosystems to help fight climate change.
portrait de Adrian Prado

Adrian Prado (he/him)

Career Profiles

Sustainable Development Support Analyst

I help communities with their climate change adaptation plans and sustainable development issues.
Engineers and architect looking at blueprints

Careers in Building and Design

Lessons

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

Woman working on her laptop in a modern glass office

Exploring Careers in STEM Grade 7

Lessons

Students will expand their knowledge of STEM career types related to a topic they are studying in science.

Shown is an artistic rendering of coloured nerve cells.

Networks of Life

Backgrounders

Learn about the math behind networks and where we find networks in the natural and technological world.

Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Backgrounders

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

Nancy Duquet-Harvey

Nancy Duquet-Harvey

Career Profiles

Environmental Superintendent

I make sure that we don't harm the environment with our mining activities.
Coyote walking through a park in Quebec

Coyotes: Coming to a town near you?

STEM Explained

Learn why coyotes are spreading in Canada and how this affects their relations with humans.

Adrienne Ethier

Adrienne Ethier

Career Profiles

Environmental Risk Assessment Specialist

I am responsible for evaluating potential exposure risks to people and the environment near nuclear facilities and mines.
Dr. Jackie Dawson faisant des recherches sur le terrain sur l'île Beechy, Nunavut.

Jackie Dawson (she/her/they)

Career Profiles

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society, and Policy

I work with large teams of academics, Inuit knowledge holders, and decision makers to understand the risks and solutions to environmental change.
Aynsley Foss

Aynsley Foss (she/her)

Career Profiles

Issues and Policy Manager

I advocate for the major producing mines across Ontario to ensure their long-term competitiveness.
Image of a tide pool

Diversity of Canada’s Marine Coastal Habitats

Backgrounders

Learn about the plants and animals in Canada’s marine coastal habitats, and what you can do to protect them.

Red jellyfish

Life in the Deep Sea

Backgrounders

Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.