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Unit 1: Ecosystems

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Living In A Warming World

Interactives

A pdf eBook focusing on Canadian animals and how they adapt to different conditions, introducing the impacts of climate change.

Cornfield in Ontario

Let's Talk Food Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

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Gabriel Hould Gosselin

Career Profiles

Research Associate

I support teams that collect data on the melting permafrost layer in the arctic.
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Winston Campeau

Career Profiles

Researcher - Evolutionary Processes

I use computer simulations and math to research how animals' behavior changes when their environment changes.
Ice on the Arctic Ocean

All About The Arctic: Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources designed to give you background information on all things Arctic!

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Introduction to Biofuels

STEM Explained

Learn about biofuels and what makes them a promising alternative to fossil fuels.

Cars driving through thick smog

How Vehicles Pollute the Air

Backgrounders

Learn how vehicles affect air quality, including their contribution to smog.

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Devon Hardy (she/her/elle)

Career Profiles

Program Director

I run a non-profit program that supports environmental sustainability in the arts.
Tree stumps

How would you replant a forest?

Hands-on Activities

Design a device that can plant seeds or trees to help grow a forest.

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Helping the Environment with Software

Backgrounders

Learn how software engineers from Finning are helping companies reduce their environmental impact.

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Networks of Life

Backgrounders

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

Bee on flower

Can you artificially pollinate a flower?

Hands-on Activities

Design and build an artificial pollinator.

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.
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Let's Talk Misinformation: Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to get you thinking about misinformation and its spread in advance of the symposium Let's Talk Misinformation.