by Milan Sanader | Apr 12, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Today’s tropical rainforests came about because of the huge asteroid strike thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs. Before the asteroid hit the Yucatán peninsula in what is now Mexico, South America’s rainforests were made up of vastly different greenery than the...
by Milan Sanader | Apr 11, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Amber is amazing stuff! It can preserve organisms whole, and essentially freeze them in time, and the specimens we’ve found in it so far range from amazing to downright bizarre. Here are six of the coolest things we’ve found trapped in amber....
by Milan Sanader | Apr 8, 2021 | All Science Teachers
Racism has been perpetuated under the guise of science for centuries, and the effects are still being felt today, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This story is part of the Black in Science special airing Feb. 27 on Quirks & Quarks. Science is meant to be objective....
by Milan Sanader | Apr 8, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a gene from herring, growing evidence shows. And now the Canadian scientists who first proposed that...
by Milan Sanader | Apr 7, 2021 | All Science Teachers
If you have you experienced Enhanced Pathways, STAO would like to hear about it. STAO is looking to create a resource about what Enhanced Pathways (Destreaming) is like and how teachers can work with it. If you have any experience or advice about this and are...
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