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The Material World

Four Harvard training aircraft

How Planes Fly

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Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.

Four forces acting on an aircraft

Four Forces of Flight

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Learn about the four forces of flight.

Hot air balloons at dawn

Lighter Than Air Vehicles

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Learn about history and workings of lighter than air vehicles.

Heating a liquid over a flame in a lab

Types of Chemical Reactions

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Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.

Test tubes with colourful liquids

Evidence of Chemical Change

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Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.

Electroplating equipment

Chemical Reactions: Conditions & Speeds

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Learn about the special conditions that let some chemical reactions take place.

Student going over materials and plans

Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources

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A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

Shannon Tymosko

Shannon Tymosko

Career Profiles

Electrical Apprentice

I am a second-year Electrical Apprentice with the IBEW Local 105
Kaitlyn Hall

Kaitlyn Hall

Naval Architect

I design ships for a variety of purposes.
Chelsea Dyck

Chelsea Dyck

Career Profiles

Journeyman Electrician

Marty Robitaille pilotant un aéroglisseur

Marty Robitaille

Hovercraft Captain

Drop spindle with wool

Recycling Yarn Part 2: Spinning

Hands-on Activities

This is the second part of a two-part activity on recycling yarn.

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.

Some examples of biomass

Generating Electricity: Biomass

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Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.