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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering and Physics.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Marilyn Lightstone, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Canada, who is researching how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by the existing buildings and homes in Canada. Since energy use in buildings generates about 18% of the country’s emissions, this work is critical if Canada is to reach its goal of being net-zero by 2050. Could ground source heat pumps be the solution?
• This resource also contains an interview with Marilyn, providing an insight into careers in mechanical engineering.
• The activity sheet provides Marilyn’s research, and includes a heating game!

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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