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9 Amazing Photos That Tell The Biggest Space Stories Of 2014 | World Science Festival
2014 isn’t over yet, but we’ve already seen a wealth of awesome space discoveries, often accompanied by stunning imagery. In honor of this year’s United Nations World Space Week, we’ve compiled some of our favorite space images—from stunning nebulas to the...
SciNews Dec 22
Losing weight, Stephen Harper, hair dyes, methane and comets - not necessarily related themes. This fun and eclectic mix of recent SciNews stories is brought to you by STAOBlog. SciNews is published every Monday and Thursday. Stay tuned for more Biology When you...
Forensic Evidence Is No Guarantee of Justice | World Science Festival
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHCtsL_nbws?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] A spatter of blood or a twist of fiber found at a crime scene is rarely the smoking gun our TV fiction promises, and evidence can be interpreted in multiple ways by...
TED Ed and the Interactive Periodic Table
Thanks to Periodic Videos and TED-Ed, here we have an interactive periodic table with a video for every element. Click here to continue...
WEMADEIT – A Movement to Rebrand Engineering for Girls by Girls!
Today’s world is faced by major challenges; challenges science and technology can help solve when engineers do their magic. But less than 20% of engineering students and only 7% of professional engineers are female. This is a major problem! Joining forces, Hydro One,...
SciNews – Dec 18, 2014
Pufferfish, bugs, cement, greenhouse gases, Pluto, multi-dimensional universes - just another fun and fascinating collection of SciNews. SciNews is published every Monday and Thursday. Stay tuned for more Biology That puffed-up pufferfish isn’t holding its breath....
“Professionally Speaking” Speaks out on Science Safety
The December 2014 issue of Professional Speaking, the journal of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), features an article entitled, "Safety Rules". This article discusses safety in Ontario schools and highlights the issue of science safety and the prevention...
Scaffolding Science Labs in Middle School
>>> Written by Shantel Popp Grade 8 Science – Fluids Unit Scaffolding is an important aspect of teaching that impacts all of the learners in our classroom. Scaffolding in my classroom refers to goal setting with my students and highlighting the key learning...
SciNews – Dec 15, 2014
Chemotherapy, taste, magnets, football helmets, caribou dung, ADHD, electric eels, comets and Sudbury - OMG, Science is so cool! This eclectic mixture of recent SciNews stories is brought to you by STAOBlog. SciNews is published every Monday and Thursday. Stay...
Everyperson’s Directed Air Mover
««« Submitted by Otto Wevers, This little air cannon is so much fun and creates so much wonder, it is sort of incredible that the only versions seem to be the large scale monster air movers that need smoke to make them useful. Big Idea Conversion of energy requires a...
How do you measure the distance to a star?
How do you measure the distance to something so incredibly far away light a star? As you'll see in this video from Scientific American, the math involved is actually quite simple and relies on a property called parallax. Click here to have a look.
SciNews – Dec 11, 2014
This regular feature of STAOblog brings you a sampling of the latest science news that would be of particular interest to your students. Incorporate these stories into your lesson. Or, use them as a "cool attention-grabber" at the start of class. Above all, enjoy...