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Mentos Fountain
In this teacher demo, Mentos mints are used to unleash the dissolved carbon dioxide in a 2 L bottle of carbonated pop, producing a 2-3 m fountain. Materials Plastic Apron Eye protection Package of Mentos mints 2 L bottle of diet carbonated pop Large test tube (the...
SciNews – Dec 1, 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...
3 Rules to Spark Curiosity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYHqfk0X2A It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten years of "pseudo-teaching" to understand the true role of the educator: to cultivate curiosity. In a fun and personal talk, Musallam...
Accidental Discoveries in Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xowen_a787Y&feature=youtu.be Scientific discoveries don’t always result from methodically conducted experiments. In fact, several have resulted purely by accident. This process is sometimes called serendipity. True story - one of my...
SciNews – Nov 27, 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...
Poppin’ Pine Cones
Grade 3: Life Systems Contributed by: Ellen Webb On a hot summer day, take students for a walk near coniferous trees. If you are in luck, you may hear the snapping sound of the cones popping open naturally to release the seeds. Pinecone seeds must be released from...
Magnetic Tomatoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMbENMTrIGY Mention the word magnetism and most of us think of one iron-based object attracting another. This form of magnetism is called ferromagnetism. Iron, nickel and cobalt are the most common elements that exhibit ferromagnetic...
Protein Synthesis Game
>>> By Kayla Mazzolin. This game is great to use as a review tool for students enrolled in SBI 4U. It applies to the Protein Synthesis chapter of the Molecular Genetics unit and addresses expectations D2.1, D2.4, D3.2 and D3.3. Curriculum Connection: Grade 12...
SciNews – Nov 24, 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...
What Philae did in its 60 hours on Comet 67P
>>> by Mark Lorch, Senior Lecturer in Biological Chemistry at University of Hull, UK The drama of Philae’s slow fall, bounce and unfortunate slide into hibernation was one of the most thrilling science stories of a generation. But what in its short 60...
PEOE Demonstrations
The PEOE strategy is a fun and effective way to conduct demonstrations. In the process, you engage students in scientific inquiry. And once students are engaged in your lesson, teaching science is so much fun and rewarding! What is PEOE? The PEOE strategy follows the...
Wild Migrations: Get the 6×9 metre map at your school!
Dear Educator, I am writing to you today because the Canadian Wildlife Federation is working on an exciting project with Canadian Geographic, and we want to share it with you! © Canadian GeographicSign up for your organization! We are preparing to launch a giant,...