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EcoSpark Digital Mapping Workshop
Submitted by Michael Frankfort & Samantha Hendricks, Co-Chairs of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee EcoSpark is hosting a digital mapping workshop. This workshop will take place on May 30th at 4 PM EST. This workshop is intended to introduce teachers to...
Pics Of Wavy Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls
15 Pics Of Wavy Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls That Take Fewer Bricks To Build Than Straight Ones Submitted by Michael Frankfort, Co-Chair of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee...
U of T Trash Team
Blog Submitted by Michael Frankfort, Co-Chair of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee https://uofttrashteam.ca/ Who we Are The U of T Trash Team is a science-based community outreach group made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, local...
Flying Cars: The sky’s the limit
Blog Submitted by Michael Frankfort, Co-Chair of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee Check out this article by Perry Lefko (Special To The Star) The reality of a flying car is closer than you may think – just don’t call it that. Did you hear the one about the car...
Engineer In Residence
Blog Submitted by Michael Frankfort, Co-Chair of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee https://eir.ca/ What is it? An innovative, volunteer-based program dedicated to inspiring young people in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The...
The Future City Showcase
Submitted by Michael Frankfort, Co-Chair of the STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee Over 2500 students in grade 6-8 from across Canada have signed up to participate in the Future City Experience this year. The objective of the Future City program is to inspire...
Defining Moments Canada / Moments Déterminants Canada
Defining Moments Canada - Curatorial Thinking / Moments Déterminants Canada - Démarche Curatoriale submitted by Michael Frankfort & Samantha Hendricks, Co-Chairs of STAO Elementary Curriculum Committee Defining Moments Canada / Moments Déterminants Canada...
World Water Day – Tues March 22 – resources from FNMIEAO
World Water Day - Tues March 22 - resources from FNMIEAO - submitted by Leila Knetsch This just in from FNMIEAO (First Nations, Metis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario)! Here you will find a free access video library with various topics on water as well as...
Forests Ontario – Envirothon
Blog submitted by Michael Frankfort, co-chair of STAO's Elementary Curriculum Committee STAO’s Elementary Curriculum Committee has previously highlighted some great work and resources from Forests Ontario. In this blog, we share another project of theirs that is...
Galaxy Collision Creates “Space Triangle” in New Hubble Image – video
Galaxy Collision Creates “Space Triangle” in New Hubble Image - submitted by Kris Lee A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled an unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in a new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The...
Octopuses are using human garbage as shelter, camouflage and more – CBC article
Octopuses are using human garbage as shelter, camouflage and more, study finds - submitted by Kris Lee A new study suggests it's becoming increasingly common for octopuses to use bottles, cans and other human trash to shelter themselves, camouflage their dens and even...
March Break Masterminds (Grades 1-12) – Royal City Science
March Break Masterminds (Grades 1-12) - Royal City Science - submitted by Joanne O'Meara The volunteer team at Royal City Science is putting together an event we’re calling March Break Masterminds for Grades 1 to 12 students. We will be running daily science-themed...