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Dominique Poulin
Career Profiles
Mission Scientist
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How can you design the least “expensive” water filter?
Hands-on Activities
Challenge yourself to design the best filter for the lowest cost!
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Colouring Clothing with Bacteria
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Learn about using bacteria to colour clothing.
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Pamela Power (she/her)
Career Profiles
Water Resources Specialist
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Kaitlin Guitard
Career Profiles
Water Quality Technician
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Earth Month: Water
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Discover the issues surrounding water today, and learn what you can do to help.
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Let's Talk Great Lakes Resources
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Discover a set of resources designed to give you good background knowledge on all things Great Lakes!
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Patty Simpson (she/her)
Career Profiles
Environmental Coordinator
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Chemical Equations
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Learn about how to write and balance chemical equations.
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Types of Chemical Reactions
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Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.
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Introduction to the Periodic Table of the Elements
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Learn about the elements of the periodic table and how they are organized.
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Resources on the Environment
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to the environment.
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Introduction to Rivers & Streams
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Learn about the physical geography, chemistry and ecology of rivers and streams.
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Water Treatment
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Learn about how water is treated at municipal water treatment plants.
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Humans and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Learn about how people impact the ecosystems of lakes and rivers.