by msander | Feb 21, 2019 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
The Chemistry department at the University of Waterloo is doing another collaborative periodic table project! If you missed out on participating in our 2011 Periodic Table Project, this is your opportunity to have your students celebrate and be part of a worldwide...
by msander | Feb 20, 2019 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
It’s a crowd-pleasing party trick: Cut a grape in half, pop it in the microwave, hit “start” then sit back and watch the dazzling “grape balls of fire.” Now a team of Canadian scientists has figured out how grapes generate plasma in your kitchen. Source: Why...
by msander | Feb 19, 2019 | All Science Teachers
Lights, camera, and action! A reminder to enter the It’s Your Job student video contest The Ministry of Labour will continue to accept entries for the 2018/19 It’s Your Job video contest untilMarch 4, 2019. All Ontario secondary school students are eligible to...
by msander | Feb 19, 2019 | All Science Teachers, Teaching Tools
A “Slowmation” (abbreviated from “Slow Animation”) is a simplified way for teachers or students to design and make a narrated stop-motion animation that is played slowly at 2 frames/second to explain a concept or tell a story. The explanation can be enhanced with text...
by msander | Feb 18, 2019 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Introduction Measuring tiny volumes with precision and accuracy requires a micropipet. In the biology lab, micropipets are used for preparing and loading DNA samples, microscale experiments and the preparation of many types of samples. These applications rely on good...
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