Stories
A STEAM Resource for Educators in a Digital World
Root & STEM is a free print and online STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) resource to support K–12 educators in teaching digital skills. Each issue features articles, activities, and lesson plans with a specific focus on STEAM education through creativity. Root & STEM provides a holistic approach to education, merging heart and head while pushing the boundaries for how Canada thinks about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
Our goal is to provide a platform for more diverse STEAM stories and resources to be shared, with the hope that educators will see the unique needs of their communities and classrooms reflected.
Akuliaq – The Space Between Two Eyes
The space between two eyes, or, the way I like to think about it: the…
Makerspace Magic With Inuit Art
The gamers of Teen Game Night at the Ampere Iqaluit Makerspace play a little of…
Rhythm and Reciprocity: Nurturing the Land and Self Through Restoration Ecology
For decades, fellow scientists have told restoration ecologist Jennifer Grenz that she takes her work…
Discovering Musical Expression and Social Justice
In the Grade 9 classroom of Winnipeg teacher Christine M’Lot, students are doing more than…
Q&A with Ampere’s Brandon Bunnie
At Ampere, learning doesn’t always start with a textbook. It starts with curiosity and sometimes…
Understanding Cultural Elements with STEAM tools
Science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) are all easy to see in the iglu…
Inuit Culture
Inuit culture is an everyday part of life in Nunavut. Protecting and promoting that culture…
Message to Educators
Indigenous languages are key to ensuring the continuation and transmission of ecological knowledge, culture, traditions,…
Iqaluit’s One Man Solar Powerhouse
Bert Rose’s interest in solar energy dates back to his childhood, when his brother was…
How One Arctic Hamlet is Harnessing the Sun to Cut Costs and Fuel Change
Arqviq is one of just 16 Nunavummiut graduates from the program, out of 26 communities…
Reconnecting to Mi’kmaq Culture Using the Power of the Sun
In the midst of a climate crisis, Nova Scotia endured one the driest summers in…
A Personal Account of the Solar MindSet
Science is always more fun when you do it yourself. That’s why Ampere has made…
