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Unit 3: Work and Energy

A small blue house wearing a scarf sitting on top of a white radiator.

Heat: Outdoors and Indoors

Backgrounders

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

General Electric-Hitachi Power Reactor Innovative Small Module

Redefining Energy with Small Modular Reactors

Backgrounders

Learn about small modular reactor technology and its future in Canada.

Close up of the Sun’s surface

Solar Storms: Exploring the Sun's Explosive Outbursts

Backgrounders

Learn about solar storms and how they impact Earth.

Marty Larabie

Marty Larabie (he/him)

Career Profiles

Radiation Inspector

I perform radiation safety inspections of persons who use nuclear material.
Lunar lander floating above the moon, with the Earth in the background

Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.

Portrait de Corie Houldsworth

Corie Houldsworth

Career Profiles

Inspector

I perform inspections of worksites where radiation is used, stored or transported.
Green leaf inside

Green Energy

Backgrounders

An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power

Julie Leblanc

Julie Leblanc (she/her)

Women in STEM Special Advisor

My work is to support girls and women to pursue and education and careers in STEM.
Medical image of the brain using Technetium-99m

Innovations in Nuclear Technologies

STEM Explained

Learn about why Canada is a world leader in nuclear technology.

Nimesh Patel

Nimesh Patel

Career Profiles

Manager, Engineering Services

Nimesh Patel is a Manager of Engineering Services for Finning Canada.
Some examples of biomass

Generating Electricity: Biomass

Backgrounders

Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.

Coal and natural gas fueled generator near Hanna, Alberta, Canada

Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels

Backgrounders

Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.

Beamline Assembly at TRIUMF

Exploring Canada’s Particle Accelerators

STEM Explained

Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.

Measuring radiation in Chernobyl

Radiation Effects on the Body

Backgrounders

This backgrounder explains the potential effects of radiation on the human body.

Which materials bounce?

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.