How do you become a specialist in penguin care or in understanding sea lion behavior? You’ll hear about two people who have done just that in this STEM Pro Live! with two members of OdySea Aquarium’s animal care and education team.

Dayna Cooper, a butterfly specialist, and Ron Brisette, an architect, talk about how the facility at Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Ariz., needed to be specially constructed to help the butterflies thrive and how Dayna helps care for the butterflies every day.

During this episode of STEM Pro Live, you will hear from three members of OdySea’s life support team, the ones responsible for all of the behind-the-scenes engineering that ensures the aquariums are clean and comfortable for the variety of wildlife at OdySea.

Students will be transported into a mine site to explore the different careers, technology and equipment used during the copper extraction, processing and refinement phases of mining.

Take an interactive look into modern-day mining with this authentic learning simulation focused on the exploration phase of hard rock mining.

Students will answer a series of questions about their preferences, interests, hobbies and skills to uncover a variety of in-demand mining careers that match their responses.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at a working copper mine as we hear from different professionals at Freeport-McMoRan and learn about their role in the mining process from mine planning to reclamation!

Meet some of the many other scientists and engineers who have hurdled physical or medical barriers to find rewarding careers in research.

Hear from two STEM professionals from Freeport McMoRan.

Learn about a house designed and created to specifically be energy efficient in our desert climate.

This STEM Pro Live! will introduce you to Brian Kehoe, Maricopa County’s director of waste resources and recycling.

This STEM Pro Live! will introduce you to Ben Davis, Maricopa County’s air monitoring manager.