Introduction to Rivers & Streams
Backgrounders
Learn about the physical geography, chemistry and ecology of rivers and streams.
Water Treatment
Backgrounders
Learn about how water is treated at municipal water treatment plants.
Humans and Freshwater Ecosystems
Backgrounders
Learn about how people impact the ecosystems of lakes and rivers.
Careers in the Great Outdoors
Lessons
Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.
Generating Electricity: Biomass
Backgrounders
Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.
Ian Cook
Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.
Jean Paquin
Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto
Generating Electricity: Solar Cells
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.
Weather: Precipitation
Backgrounders
Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.
Crack the Code: Water Treatment
Lessons
Students learn about the water treatment process as they complete a digital “escape room” on a Google site.
Light Pollution
STEM Explained
Light can be a type of pollution. Learn about the damage it causes to people and living things as well as how you can prevent it.
Anne Simonen
Career Profiles
Civil Engineering Technologist
Martina Bona
Career Profiles
Process Discipline Specialist
