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Earth with thermometer

Let's Talk Climate Change: Resources

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Discover a set of resources to give you background knowledge on climate change.

Front cover of Living In A Warming World

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

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

Chrystine Patoine in underground mine

Chrystine Patoine (She/Her)

Career Profiles

Blasting and Drilling Engineer

I calculate the best places to put explosives so we can reach underground ore deposits.
Portrait de Gabriel Hould Gosselin

Gabriel Hould Gosselin

Career Profiles

Research Associate

I support teams that collect data on the melting permafrost layer in the arctic.
Ice on the Arctic Ocean

All About The Arctic: Resources

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

Daedulus crater on the Moon

Impact Craters

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Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.

A biodiesel filling station

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

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

Balanced stones on a pebble beach

What are rocks?

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Learn about the types of rocks, the rock cycle, and weathering and erosion.

Portrait de Devon Hardy

Devon Hardy (she/her/elle)

Career Profiles

Program Director

I run a non-profit program that supports environmental sustainability in the arts.
Finning header

Helping the Environment with Software

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

Artist image of Theia crashing into Earth

Origin of Earth’s Moon

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Learn how Earth’s moon came to be and what we have learned from Moon rocks.

Geological surveying equipment

Deciding Where to Dig: Geology and Mining

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Learn about how mining companies find good locations for mining.

Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

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Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!