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Unit C: Electromagnetic Energy

Medical Equipment and Instruments

Medicine and Science: Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources designed to get you thinking about the intersection of medicine and science.

Pickering nuclear power generation station

Let's Talk Nuclear Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a list of resources to get you thinking about all things nuclear!

Woman with Canadian flag near the ocean

Monitoring the Ocean with Radar

Backgrounders

Learn about how a special type of radar helps monitor and protect Canada’s oceans.

C-band radar

Making Waves with Radar

Backgrounders

Learn about how the radar works, the history and its many real life applications.

XB-35

Strange Shapes in the Sky: Stealth and Flying Wings

Backgrounders

Learn about how and why engineers designed and built some very unique aircraft.

Astronauts from the Apollo Mission landing on the moon.

Let's Talk Lunar Resources

Backgrounders

Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!

Working at laptop with stethoscope on desk

Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!

Image of T cells attacking and killing cancer cells

Resources on Cancer

STEM Explained

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.
Testing of the Boeing Starliner spacesuit

Testing Spacesuit Material

STEM Explained

Learn about a new material for spacesuits and the engineer who designed it.

Ali Nematollahi

Ali Nematollahi

Career Profiles

Technology Team Manager

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

How can I build an electromagnet that moves paperclips?

Hands-on Activities

Design and build an electromagnet which can carry paperclips over a distance of one metre.

Colourful insulating wires

Introduction to Current Electricity

Backgrounders

Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely

Timothy Burkhart

Query a Career Profile

Lessons

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