2023-2024 Events Schedule
Authentic, livestreamed learning experiences that connect directly to the curriculum. Accessible events for all teachers who wish to enrich their lesson plans. Great interactive experiences, educational resources, and knowledgeable experts, offered for free.
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Building Blocks: See What Your City is Made Of 🌆
** REGISTRATION CLOSED **
October 2023
From single homes to skyscrapers, buildings fill the streets of our towns and cities. But how are they built, what are they made of, and how are they created to serve our needs? Join E2 Adventures on an exploration of the dynamic process of construction that forms our cities and materials that facilitate it!
Curriculum Connections: Cities, Structures, Robotics, 3D modeling and projections
SHSMs Sectors: Construction, Manufacturing
UN SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Innovation & Infrastructure
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Follow the Money: From Coins to Crypto 💰
** REGISTRATION CLOSED **
November 2023
We want it, we need it, and we use it every day - but what IS money? What makes a metal circle worth 25 cents, and a piece of paper worth a hundred dollars? Join E2 Adventures on an exploration of the ever-evolving world of currency, finance and digital money.
Curriculum Connections: Coding, Finances, Materials
SHSMs Sectors: ICT, Business
UN SDGs: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Strong Institutions
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Heart of the Internet: Digital Media in the Information Age 🌐
** REGISTRATION CLOSED **
December 2023
Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram... we're creating and consuming media every day. But how do our pictures get to our friends, and how do their videos get to us? Join E2 Adventures as we discover how the web actually works, how information is stored and communicated, and the real-world issues that affect the global Internet.
Curriculum Connections: Arts, Communication Technology, Networks
SHSMs Sectors: ICT, Arts and Culture
UN SDGs: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Power Trip: Generating Electric Energy ⚡
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January 2024
From our homes to our smartphones, electricity powers our lives. But what is this invisible energy source? Where does it come from, and how does it work? Join us for an electrifying adventure across the power grid, as we discover how electricity is generated and what it takes to do so!
Curriculum Connections: Electricity, Energy, Manufacturing
SHSMs Sectors: Energy, Manufacturing, Environment
UN SDGs: Affordable & Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption & Production
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Press Start to Begin: Gaming, Consoles and Creativity 🎮
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February 2024
Today, video games - on our phones, computers and consoles - are a part of everyday life. But did you know that those same games not only take thousands of hours to create and require complex tech to run, but also need to be disposed of in specific ways? Get ready to explore the creativity and ingenuity that goes into gaming, as we follow along the lifecycle of your favourite video games and consoles.
Curriculum Connections: Sustainability of products and their life cycle, Geometry, Coding
SHSMs Sectors: Arts and Culture, Environment, ICT
UN SDGs: Responsible consumption & production, Innovation & Infrastructure
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The Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities 🚗
**REGISTRATION CLOSED**
March 2024
Imagine a world where accidents are a thing of the past, and our vehicles do all the thinking for us... What would we need to do to make that happen, and what is being done today to make that world a reality? Join E2 Adventures on a high-speed experience exploring the evolving ways we move, and the technology that makes it possible.
Curriculum Connections: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Trolley Problem, Practical Applications of Data
SHSMs Sectors: ICT, Manufacturing, Transportation
UN SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities
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Climate Control: Greenhouse Gases from Source to Solution 🌎
April 2024
We know greenhouse gas emissions are a primary driver of climate change, but where do they come from, how do they impact us, and what can we do about them? Join E2 Adventures on April 22nd - Earth Day - for a journey through the atmosphere, as we launch into an in-depth exploration of greenhouse gases and the incredible ways people around the world are working to track, measure, and reduce them.
Curriculum Connections: Climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Geography, Mathematical modeling, Systems in action
SHSMs Sectors: Environment, ICT, Manufacturing
UN SDGs: Climate Action, Industry, innovation & infrastructure
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Earth to Sky: Moving Mountains and Flying Planes ⛰️
May 2024
Asynchronous option only
Airplanes can take us anywhere on Earth in a matter of hours, as if by magic. But building these high-flying machines requires minerals which can only be found deep underground, and need to be transformed into sturdy metals. How do these seemingly fantastic processes even work? Join E2 Adventures on a high-flying adventure to find out, as we dig into the interconnected worlds of mining and air travel!
Curriculum Connections: Aerospace, Mining/Geology, Natural Resources, Transportation
SHSMs Sectors: Aviation/Aerospace, Manufacturing, Mining
UN SDGs: Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production
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Water Works: Your City's Circulatory System 🌊
June 2024
Asynchronous option only
Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, and is a critical part of life; we drink it, we wash with it... we're even made of it! But how does it get into our taps and out of our homes, and more importantly, how do we make sure it's safe to use? Join E2 Adventures on this exploration of the water system as we follow the incredible journey water takes, from nature into our homes and back out again.
Curriculum Connections: Environment, Rates and percentages, Water treatment systems, Waste management
SHSMs Sectors: Environment, Health & Wellness
UN SDGs: Clean Water & Sanitation, Life Below Water