by msander | Mar 12, 2018 | Gr. 11-12 Physics, Teaching Strategies
By Erin Turner….. Intention: The nature of physics experiments (in the high school classroom) creates a perfect situation to allow students to generate their own testable questions. Many of the safety concerns that might exist in other disciplines can often be...
by msander | Mar 12, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
By Tamara Smith… If you haven’t already heard about zebrafish and you teach science or biology, you may want to take a moment to see how this little fish can liven up the curriculum. Having experienced working with this fish during my research years I am now...
by msander | Mar 11, 2018 | All Science Teachers, Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Teaching Strategies
Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning into your Classroom. Start with this short four part video series. (Version française: https://goo.gl/fkRRea) PART 1 – First Steps to Inquiry (https://youtu.be/N9cK_eto3HE) Prepare yourself to create an Inquiry – Based activity...
by msander | Mar 9, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech
By Cathy Dykstra…. Here’s a simple and well-explained experiment that models the water cycle. Pause the video after the ice cubes have been placed on top of the saran wrap and ask your students to predict what is going to happen next. This is a fantastic...
by msander | Mar 8, 2018 | All Science Teachers, gender
Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders urges new methods of teaching STEM subjects as early as middle school Source: University science, tech programs should be reformed to appeal to more women: report
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