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CyberTitan Spotlight

Grade audience: Middle - Secondary

On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Sheeana Bolton and Timothy King of the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) explain CyberTitan, a cybersecurity competition for middle and high schoolers organized by the ICTC.

Julia Young with her catch of the day

Learning’s Latest

Grade audience: Middle - Secondary

On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, former Pinnguaq co-op student, Julia Young, shares her unique journey as a highschool student and the helpful tips and tools she learned along the way.

Participants and organizers of the Kawartha Lakes Pinnguaq Hackathon

Hackathon Heroes

Grade audience: Middle

Winners of the 2023 Kawartha Lakes Hackathon, Callum Penney and Aiden Mackey, recap their experience participating in the event.

Fake Voices Versus Deepfakes

Fake Voices Versus Deepfakes

Grade audience: Grade 9

Students explore deepfakes and create a fake voices app using the MIT App Inventor. Learners also explore how deepfakes can pose a threat to online safety and privacy, and how they can have an impact on not only our daily lives but also other areas like commerce, history, crime, and pop culture.

STEAM SCIENCE: Spin and Win(d)

STEAM SCIENCE: Spin and Win(d)

Grade audience: Grade 1 - Grade 3

The premise of this experiment is that wind around us can be harnessed, and used for many purposes. It’s a first step to understanding the concepts of renewable energy as well as the historical uses of wind power, and is a starting point to help learners grasp the potential of renewable energy sources.

STEAM Science: Solar Oven – Dinner is served!

STEAM Science: Solar Oven – Dinner is served!

Grade audience: Middle - Secondary

The premise of this experiment is that you can use the sun to “cook” things. It’s a first step to understanding the concepts of renewable energy, and how the sun’s heat can be harnessed as a tool to help us achieve our goals, without using nonrenewable energy sources.

Rover Fleet Luna

Rover Fleet Luna

Grade audience: Middle - Secondary

In Rover Fleet Luna you will be an autonomous rover that has awakened alone on the moons surface. You will need to gather supplies and navigate a vast map in order to survive your abandonment on the Moon.

An image of Jon Corbett standing in the woods.

Cree Coding

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

his episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Indigenous computational media artist, computer programmer & professor at Simon Fraser University, Jon Corbett, shares his journey in creating a programming language that reflects the values of his Cree culture.

Translating Literature to Code

Translating Literature to Code

Grade audience: Secondary - Grade 12

This lesson merges the worlds of artificial intelligence (AI) and poetry. Students read a poem and decipher it to analyze tone, emotions, and symbolism.

Two people standing in front of water.

Podcast & Play – Part 2

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, graduate students, Sofia Osborne and Olivia deBourcier discuss modern science communication. They share their opinions on the role of science in modern media and the benefit for youth

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Scientists Who Inspire

Grade audience: Primary - Middle

Learn about the pioneers of science and the characteristics that allowed them to thrive! Wilhelm Röntgen: Curiosity This episode takes a look at Wilhelm Röntgen and how curiosity helped him in his discovery of the X-ray machine, and how we can be curious about the world just like him. Marie Curie: Confidence This episode takes […]

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The Science Behind Podcast

Grade audience: Primary - Middle

Let’s think like a scientist and find the answers to the questions that make us wonder! The Science Behind podcast series explores the ways in which science is connected to humans and the world around us in an interactive format that follows the scientific method. (The scientific method is the process of testing and experimenting […]

Two people standing in front of water.

Podcast & Play – Part 1

Grade audience: Secondary

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, graduate students, Sofia Osborne and Olivia deBourcier, discuss their podcast Beyond Blathers, an educational show that expands on the scientific discoveries made along the journey through Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Nintendo Switch game.

Scientist standing on a boat in the middle of the water.

Sea Sampling

Grade audience: Middle - Secondary

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, David Cote, a research scientist at Fisheries & Oceans Canada, shares the responsibilities of him and his colleagues at Fisheries & Oceans and the change in trends he’s observed since the early days of his career.

A small fishing boat sitting on calm water, facing the moutains.

Overcoming Ocean Obstacles

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Dr. Boris Worm explores the challenge of preserving and protecting marine ecosystems as a Research Professor of marine conservation biology at Dalhousie University and the Scientific Director of Ocean School.

Two children looking at trees.

Camp Connections

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Matt Roy and Kim Pilgrim share their experiences travelling to remote and Indigenous communities as STEM camp instructors for Actua.

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Sophie Nitoslawski

Grade audience: Middle - Adult

How can technology and the use of data improve urban ecosystems? In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, PhD candidate Sophie Nitoslawski describes urban forestry and explains how she uses data and technology to improve urban green spaces.

Stars shining bright over a lake and mountain.

Indigenous Intersections

Grade audience: Middle - Adult

How can different perspectives improve the study of astronomy? In this episode of Root & STEM podcast, Hilding Neilson, an astrophysicist and assistant professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, explores how we can bridge Indigenous methods of science with Western methods of science to broaden our understanding of space. Hilding offers an encouraging message to science lovers who want to learn more about space and life above us.

The bright sun, shining orange, with some clouds surrounding it.

Solar Surveillance

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Kelsey Doerkson, a space system engineer for satellite operations at Planet, and a Ph.D student at the University of Oxford studying machine learning and artificial intelligence, explores the benefits of machine learning in space technology.

Abby Lacson participating in a simulation, maneuvering the Canadarm 2 around the ISS through an assortment of screens

Space Science

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of Root & STEM podcast, Sofia Osborne, a writer and audio producer based in B.C., interviews junior space operations engineer, Abby Lacson, about the path to becoming an astronaut and her professional experiences working with MDA Space, participating in Air Cadets, and pursuing her education in engineering.

Code shown on multiple computer screens.

Say Hello to Hackathons

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, John Stewart, digital producer and host, sat down with Glenn Ye and Leo Wang, two undergraduate students and the winners of the Best Game award for the University of Toronto’s Hack the Valley IV.

A portrait of Jessa Gamble.

Accessing AI

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Jessa Gamble, an author and science writer, and Briana Brownell, an entrepreneur, discuss how we can identify the learning patterns of AI and what that means for technology innovations in the future.

A photo of the sky. The milky way can be seen.

What’s Above Us Part 9: Astronomy

Grade audience: Primary - Secondary

Part 9 explores the different aspects of astronomy, with a focus on celestial bodies in space —like stars, planets, and the sun.