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Nimesh Patel
Career Profiles
Manager, Engineering Services
Ali Nematollahi
Career Profiles
Technology Team Manager
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Stacey Corbett
Career Profiles
Geographic Information Systems Manager
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Generating Electricity: Biomass
Backgrounders
Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.
![Coal and natural gas fueled generator near Hanna, Alberta, Canada](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-12/coal_power-generating-station.jpg?itok=cFUVGxpm)
Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.
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Introduction to Current Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely
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Introduction to Static Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.
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Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
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Robotics and Technological Thinking for Educators and Students
Backgrounders
Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.
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Does Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?
STEM Explained
Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.
Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum
Career Profiles
Electrical Engineer
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Roger Bragg
Career Profiles
Construction Electrician
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Thundersnow: winter thunderstorms
STEM Explained
When thunder and lightning occur but the main form of precipitation is snow, not rain, it’s called thundersnow.
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What If You Could Charge Your Phone Using Radio Waves?
STEM Explained
Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?
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What are the Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy?
STEM Explained
These two “point-counterpoint” videos provide arguments for and against using nuclear energy to generate electricity.