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Going Places with Geography

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on April 13, 2009

Watch videos of professionals working in their field with a geography degree. Watch and listen as they talk about what makes them enjoy their job so much.    

Marine Mammal Trainer

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on April 13, 2009

Do you have a passion for animals and the environment? Help conserve Canada’s special species like sea lions and become a marine mammal trainer like Gwyneth. In Gwyneth’s interview she explains a typical day in her job and suggests tips for students interested in becoming a marine mammal trainer. 

Cetacean researcher

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on April 13, 2009

Go behind the scenes with Cetacean researcher from the Vancouver Aquarium.   Watch as Doug Sandilands, a cetacean researcher, talks not only about conservation of whales but, in the second half of the video, gives advice to students interested in entering the field of marine biology. 

Forestry

Experiential Tools | Added on October 24, 2008

This tool kit will help you learn more about some of the specific tasks related to the field of forestry through four activities.  

On the Trail of the Eastern Wolf

Experiential Tools | Added on February 28, 2008

Join the park warden to study the Eastern Wolf in La Maurice National Park.  

A Bacterium to the Rescue

Experiential Tools | Added on February 28, 2008

An oil tanker traveling off of a marine coastline has just spilled over 300,000 metric tons of crude oil into an extremely fragile ecosystem. The aquatic environment has reached its breaking point and will take decades to fully recover.  

Next Steps

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on February 9, 2008

Employment and career related information is available through interactive videos taken from Calgary's workplace. The career videos vary in range from short, brief testimonials to more fulfilled virtual visits. 

VOD Zone - Discovery Channel

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on January 17, 2008

Many testimonials and virtual visit videos are available through VOD Zone brought to you by the Discovery Channel.    

A Career in Mining

Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on January 11, 2008

This website offers a written testimonials as well as a descriptions of each job in the mining sector. 

Virtual Oilwell

Experiential Tools | Added on January 9, 2008

The Virtual Oilwell is a fun game that has you searching for oil on a piece of land. Your aunt has left you an 8 square mile piece of land and $2,000,000 dollars. You only get the money if you invest it into drilling the land for oil. You can hire consultants,... 

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