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Earth and Space

ceberg under the midnight sun in Greenland

Climate: Polar Regions

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Learn about the unique climate found in Earth’s polar regions.

Wind turbine and electrical cord

Generating Electricity: Wind Power

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Learn how moving air can be used to generate electricity.

Solar power illustration

Generating Electricity: Solar Cells

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Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.

Hut on a tiny island

How can we build a structure that protects toy people from wind?

Hands-on Activities

How could you design and build a structure that protects toy people from the wind?

Windy hillside

Weather: Wind

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Learn what causes wind and how to measure it.

Warm and cool Earth

Weather: Temperature

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Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

Snowflake

Weather: Precipitation

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Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.

Eric and his rocket

ScienceXplosion - The Era of the Air Pump

Interactives

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.

Screen shot from The Solutioneers Episode 9

The Solutioneers Week 9: Renewable Energy

Interactives

This week's episodes and hands-on activity explore renewable energy.

Edith Tobe à un site restauré

Edith Tobe

Career Profiles

Executive Director

Edith Tobe is the Executive Director of Squamish River Watershed Society.
Hands holding soil and a small plant

The Dirt on Soil Conservation

STEM Explained

If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.

Clouds seen from an airplane

Weather: Clouds

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Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories

Soonwoong Kwon | Spécialiste en météorologie tactique (SMT)

Soonwoong Kwon

Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS)

Soonwoong Kwon is a Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS) for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Joint Meteorological Centre (JMT).
Keven Bruce | Tactical Weather Specialist

Keven Bruce

Career Profiles

Tactical Weather Specialist

Kevin Bruce is a Tactical Weather Specialist for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Holly Wortman | Technicienne en météorologie

Holly Wortman

Meteorological Technician

Holly Wortman is a Meteorological Technician for the Canadian Armed Forces.