by msander | Oct 16, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Last week, the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prizes were announced. We take a closer look at the winners of the Physiology and Chemistry Awards, whose breakthroughs change the way we study sleep, and allow us to look at microscopic biological systems in a new way....
by msander | Oct 16, 2017 | All Science Teachers
Earlier this week, Ireland became the latest country to announce a tax on sugary drinks.Beginning in April, 2018, it will impose a levy of 20 cents a litre on non-alcoholic water-based or juice-based drinks with added sugar content of five grams or more per 100...
by msander | Oct 16, 2017 | Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Since Halloween is around the corner, here’s a popular demo that is certainly engage your students. Place a beaker of green solution inside a plastic pumpkin, add a mysterious yellow liquid and stand back! Foamy ooze and steam will erupt out of the pumpkin’s...
by msander | Oct 15, 2017 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science
My journey in creating and developing a STEAM classroom started in 2012. The video posted was filmed at STAO2012. The demonstration was a simple task where we build a grape masher and have STAO participants try out the device, ask questions, and develop an activity...
by msander | Oct 12, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization’s end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our...
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