Patty Simpson (she/her)
Career Profiles
Environmental Coordinator
Ocean Zones
Backgrounders
Learn about the pelagic and benthic zones of oceans.
Rohan Hakimi
Career Profiles
Environmental Engineer, Integrated Water Management
Resources on the Environment
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to the environment.
Elaine Robichaud
Career Profiles
Hydrology Engineer
Groundwater Sustainability: Protecting our Hidden Treasure
Backgrounders
Learn about groundwater and why we should protect it.
Introduction to Rivers & Streams
Backgrounders
Learn about the physical geography, chemistry and ecology of rivers and streams.
Water Treatment
Backgrounders
Learn about how water is treated at municipal water treatment plants.
Humans and Freshwater Ecosystems
Backgrounders
Learn about how people impact the ecosystems of lakes and rivers.
Careers in the Great Outdoors
Lessons
Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.
Climate: Polar Regions
Backgrounders
Learn about the unique climate found in Earth’s polar regions.
Introduction to Lakes & Ponds
Backgrounders
Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of lakes and ponds.
Jean Paquin
Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto
Crack the Code: Water Treatment
Lessons
Students learn about the water treatment process as they complete a digital “escape room” on a Google site.
Nicole Brisson
Career Profiles
Water and Tailings Engineer