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STAO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources – submitted by Leila Knetsch
STAO has started offering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources in an ongoing way through through STAO Blog and STAONews so that teachers have ready to use resources for their science classroom. We also have plans to have a curated, permanent list of resources...
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) is hosting a virtual event to be held on Friday, June 4, 2021 at the virtual 55th CMOS Congress: https://congress.cmos.ca/. This year Educators’ Day will focus on ‘Teachers and Others involved in childhood...
Trillions of cicadas from Brood X set to emerge – CBC News, submitted by Kris Lee
One of the craziest life cycles of any creature on the planet' culminates after 17 years underground. Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph. And then another. And another. And...
The Great Lakes: A Time of Reckoning Booklets – submitted by Laurie Hazzard
New resource for Grade 9 Applied and Academic Science! In 2020, two members of Blue Bayfield created the booklet The Great Lakes: A Time of Reckoning. Authors Ray Letheren and Betty Durst explained why they created this booklet: The sole purpose in publishing this...
Discover the Universe Webinars -submitted by Amy Gorecki
Link to registration and more info... Thanks Amy!!!!!!!
Webinaire: Éclipses solaires Le 18 mai 2021 à 16 h 00 HAE
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Raven the Science Maven’ encourages students to find their voice in STEM – submitted by Amy Gorecki
Raven the Science Maven is all over social media and is an influencer that educators might want to know about if they want someone who is relatable and well known that can inspire a love of science with students. She also is an advocate for inclusivity in STEM. Find...
Barnacle gosling’s terrifying cliff tumble – BBC News
Filmmakers record the extreme rite of passage of barnacle goslings as they plummet over 120m down a cliff face By Ella Davies 17 October 2014 A barnacle gosling plummeting more than 120m (400ft) to follow its parents has been recorded by BBC filmmakers. The chick’s...
Interactive Vaccine Article – submitted by Leila Knetsch
This is an amazing, interactive article that connects well to Grade 11U Biology (bacteria and viruses) as well as Grade 12U Biology (Molecular Genetics). Of course this would be great for any grade as it is very up to date information. There are pictures and very...
Science Odyssey – Preventing Plastic Pollution Activity for students – submitted by Amy Gorecki
Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) is challenging YOU to take a look at the world and take action to make it better. In this self-directed, online activity, you will look at how plastic is present all around us in many unexpected ways. Identify ways we can reduce plastic...
Best of Chem Ed Conference
Hi Chemistry Educators! Thank you for signing up and joining our ever-growing community of nearly 1,000 interested participants! The Best of ChemEd sessions are now posted on the University of Guelph’s ChemEd website. Join us this summer for this free three-day...
Birthday Stars – submitted by Kris Lee
Astronomers measure distances to the stars in terms of light years, units that combine time and distance. One light year is the distance light travels in one year; so if you look at a star ten light years from Earth, the light you see from it left ten years ago and is...