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Heat: Outdoors and Indoors
Backgrounders
Learn about the importance of heat, its sources and how people control it indoors.
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Redefining Energy with Small Modular Reactors
Backgrounders
Learn about small modular reactor technology and its future in Canada.
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Solar Storms: Exploring the Sun's Explosive Outbursts
Backgrounders
Learn about solar storms and how they impact Earth.
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Marty Larabie (he/him)
Career Profiles
Radiation Inspector
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Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources
Backgrounders
Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.
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Corie Houldsworth
Career Profiles
Inspector
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Green Energy
Backgrounders
An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power
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Julie Leblanc (she/her)
Women in STEM Special Advisor
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Innovations in Nuclear Technologies
STEM Explained
Learn about why Canada is a world leader in nuclear technology.
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Nimesh Patel
Career Profiles
Manager, Engineering Services
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Generating Electricity: Biomass
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Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.
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Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.
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Exploring Canada’s Particle Accelerators
STEM Explained
Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.
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Radiation Effects on the Body
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains the potential effects of radiation on the human body.
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Which materials bounce?
Hands-on Activities
Balls go up and down. But what makes for a good ball? Find out by exploring which materials bounce.