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Earth Science

Warm and cool Earth

Weather: Temperature

Backgrounders

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

Volcanologists looking at glowing lava

Career Exploration : Volcanologist

Lessons

Students construct a model of a volcano and explore the career of a volcanologist.

Snowflake

Weather: Precipitation

Backgrounders

Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.

Linda Duncan

Linda Duncan

Corporate Senior Metallurgist

Linda Duncan is a Corporate Senior Metallurgist for Teck Resources Limited.
Karen Stewart

Karen Stewart

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Karen Stewart is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Maple Ridge.
Cross-section of the Earth showing layers.

Why does the Earth have Layers?

STEM Explained

An in-depth look at how the Earth got its layers.

Nicole Brisson à un site minier

Nicole Brisson

Career Profiles

Water and Tailings Engineer

Nicole Brisson is a Water and Tailings Engineer for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.
Megan Laracy | Géologuel Canada Ltd

Megan Laracy

Career Profiles

Geologist

Megan Laracy is a Geologist for ExxonMobil Canada Ltd.
Brittany Tuttle

Brittany Tuttle

Urban Planner

Brittany Tuttle is an Urban Planner for Urban Systems Ltd.
Edith Tobe à un site restauré

Edith Tobe

Career Profiles

Executive Director

Edith Tobe is the Executive Director of Squamish River Watershed Society.
Hands holding soil and a small plant

The Dirt on Soil Conservation

STEM Explained

If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.

Clouds seen from an airplane

Weather: Clouds

Backgrounders

Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories

James Palcik sur un bateau avec un énorme doré

James Palcik

General Manager and Director of Safety, Compliance, & Education

James Palcik is the General Manager and Director of Safety, Compliance, & Education for FLINN Scientific Inc.
Julie Koloff au travail à l'extérieur

Julie Koloff

Career Profiles

Wetland Specialist

Julie Koloff is a Wetland Specialist for Jacobs, located in Alberta.
Screen capture from the MinuteEarth video “Why are there clouds?”

How Do Clouds Form?

STEM Explained

Learn how cumulus clouds form.