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Introduction to Rivers & Streams
Backgrounders
Learn about the physical geography, chemistry and ecology of rivers and streams.
![Boat on a lake at sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-01/boat-docked-on-lake-at-sunset.jpg?itok=1QlQiekK)
Humans and Freshwater Ecosystems
Backgrounders
Learn about how people impact the ecosystems of lakes and rivers.
![Space lander](/sites/default/files/2020-12/yellow-space-lander.jpg)
How can we land a model space probe?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build a model space probe.
![ceberg under the midnight sun in Greenland](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-01/iceberg-at-sunset-greenland.jpg?itok=AZBV8A-Z)
Climate: Polar Regions
Backgrounders
Learn about the unique climate found in Earth’s polar regions.
![Jean Paquin outside](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-12/Jean%20Paquin%20RTA-web.jpg?itok=9XAoLiFz)
Jean Paquin
Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto
Cody Spurrell
Production Geologist
![Hut on a tiny island](/sites/default/files/2020-12/hut-on-desert-island.jpg)
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?
![Warm and cool Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-10/warm_cool_earth.png?itok=qRcdXWiM)
Weather: Temperature
Backgrounders
Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?
![Snowflake](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-10/snowflake.jpg?itok=DpMn15sa)
Weather: Precipitation
Backgrounders
Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.
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Linda Duncan
Corporate Senior Metallurgist
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Nicole Brisson
Career Profiles
Water and Tailings Engineer
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Weather: Clouds
Backgrounders
Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories
![Jamie Sevigny au travail](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-02/Jamie%20Sevigny.jpg?itok=kg6JcDjB)
Jamie Sevigny
Career Profiles
Management Engineer