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Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies

Image of a river running through a Boreal forest

Resources on the Environment

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to the environment.

Coiled copper wire

Why Wires?

STEM Explained

Learn about how wires are produced and used.

Steve Copeland au travail

Steve Copeland

Career Profiles

Power Distribution Supervisor

Steve Copeland is a Power Distribution Supervisor for Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
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.
Ali Nematollahi

Ali Nematollahi

Career Profiles

Technology Team Manager

Ali Nematollahi is a Technology Team Manager for 4Refuel, A Finning Industrial Service.
Stacey Corbett

Stacey Corbett

Career Profiles

Geographic Information Systems Manager

Stacey Corbett is a Geographic Information Systems Manager for EPCOR.
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.

Colourful insulating wires

Introduction to Current Electricity

Backgrounders

Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely

 Getting a shock of static electricity

Introduction to Static Electricity

Backgrounders

Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.

Timothy Burkhart

Query a Career Profile

Lessons

Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.

Students building robots

Robotics and Technological Thinking for Educators and Students

Backgrounders

Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.

Electrical power lines near a home

Does Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?

STEM Explained

Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.

Vivienne  Jaehn-Kreibaum sur une pente de ski

Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum

Career Profiles

Electrical Engineer

Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum is an Electrical Engineer for Facebook.