Megan Laracy
Career Profiles
Geologist
Adam Tofani
Career Profiles
Offshore Completions Engineer
All About Minerals
Backgrounders
Learn about the characteristics and uses of minerals.
Natalie Swanson
Petroleum Geologist
Terry Penney
Hibernia Offshore Installation Manager
The Processes that Shape Landforms
STEM Explained
Canada has some amazing landforms. Learn how weathering, erosion and deposition shape landforms.
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Fueling Internal Combustion Engines
Backgrounders
Learn about the wide variety of fuels used in vehicles.
What are the best materials to use for cleaning water?
Hands-on Activities
Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?
What is Fracking?
STEM Explained
The fracking process gets natural gases out of rocks. This process can have effects on freshwater, water quality and even earthquakes!
The Rock Cycle in Canada
STEM Explained
Products of the rock cycle are visible all across Canada.
Ringwoodite and the Deep Water Cycle
STEM Explained
The water in the oceans has travelled vast distances. It has even time spent deep below the surface of the Earth, trapped inside the mineral ringwoodite.
Na Na Na Na (Hey Hey Hey) Sodium!
STEM Explained
Sodium is a useful chemical element. You consume it as table salt regularly. Learn about salt mining, sodium uses, and what problems too much sodium can cause.
Impact Craters
Backgrounders
Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
What is a Crystal?
STEM Explained
Learn what makes a crystal a crystal.