Nimesh Patel
Career Profiles
Manager, Engineering Services
Ali Nematollahi
Career Profiles
Technology Team Manager
Stacey Corbett
Career Profiles
Geographic Information Systems Manager
Generating Electricity: Biomass
Backgrounders
Learn how biomass can be used to generate electricity.
Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.
Introduction to Current Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely
Introduction to Static Electricity
Backgrounders
Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.
Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
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.
Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum
Career Profiles
Electrical Engineer
Roger Bragg
Career Profiles
Construction Electrician
Thundersnow: winter thunderstorms
STEM Explained
When thunder and lightning occur but the main form of precipitation is snow, not rain, it’s called thundersnow.
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.
What If You Could Charge Your Phone Using Radio Waves?
STEM Explained
Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?
Thermopower and the Body Heat-Powered Flashlight
STEM Explained
Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.