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Green Energy
Backgrounders
An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power
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Vivek Chauhan
Career Profiles
Program Advisor, Renewable Generation
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Nimesh Patel
Career Profiles
Manager, Engineering Services
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Generating Electricity: Fossil Fuels
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity.
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How can I build an electromagnet that moves paperclips?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build an electromagnet which can carry paperclips over a distance of one metre.
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Generating Electricity: Wind Power
Backgrounders
Learn how moving air can be used to generate electricity.
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Generating Electricity: Solar Cells
Backgrounders
Learn how energy from the Sun can be used to generate electricity.
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Generating Electricity: Electric Animals
Backgrounders
Learn about animals that generate their own 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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Julie-Claire Hamilton
Instructor, Plant Operator Program
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Nichole Rama
Civil Inspector
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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 uses electricity?
Hands-on Activities
Take a tour of different rooms in your home. Which items in each room use electricity? How do you know they use electricity?