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NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars today – CBC News
https://youtu.be/pTD7RqxpaNY NASA's mission controllers are hoping to confirm the Perseverance rover's landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55 p.m. ET on Thursday. Mariek Schmidt of Brock University is part of a team investigating Martian soil chemistry using an...
Librarians Help Students Understand Biased Science – submitted by Amy Gorecki
The researchers’ true objective was to understand the long-term health effects of untreated syphilis. The Public Health Service continued to run the study even after 1947, when penicillin proved to be an effective treatment for syphilis. By the time the experiment...
Women in STEM Posters – provided by Ingenium – submitted by Leila Knetsch
Explore stories of Women in STEM through this series of posters. Download one or all of the posters to share in your classroom, community centre or workplace and help us profile amazing ideas and the people who developed them. Ingenium is grateful for the support of...
Guelph on Mars – submitted by Joanne O’Meara, University of Guelph
The Guelph Physics live stream series continues Thursday Feb 18th with the Martian Rover landing. Join us and witness planetary exploration history as we cover the landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars. Joining us is Guelph Physics faculty and instrument lead...
The Real Meaning of E=mc² – by PBS
https://youtu.be/Xo232kyTsO0 You’ve probably known OF E=mc² since you were born, and were also probably told that it meant that it proved Mass equaled Energy, or something along those lines. BUT WAIT. Was E=mc² explained to you properly? Mass equalling energy is...
Why Gravity is NOT a Force – by Veritasium
https://youtu.be/XRr1kaXKBsU The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don't exist. Objects tend to move on straight paths through curved spacetime. Thanks to Caséta by Lutron for sponsoring this video. Find out more at:...
Lesson Resource on Nobel chemistry for developing CRISPR gene editing tool – written by Sathurthika Selvanayagam and Leila Knetsch
The brainstorm for this excellent lesson resource was Leila's plan to show more women in STEM and what better way to do that but for her Biology students to read about the Nobel prize for CRISPR and the two female scientists that discovered it. Her student,...
Reflecting on the Power of Experiential Learning with Biologist Dr. Monica Hall-Porter – submitted by Amy Gorecki
“As we think about the best ways to educate students in STEM disciplines, we have to keep in mind that a lot of students have experiences with STEM where they may be discouraged,” says Monica Hall-Porter. “But if we can expose students to hands-on learning throughout...
I got my Florida school district to convert to electric buses – submitted by Leila Knetsch
Middle school student Holly Thorpe's science fair project measured CO2 levels inside and outside school buses - and her findings were a catalyst for the change. The funding for the electric school buses is coming from the Volkswagen Settlement Fund, which provides...
Science-Related Resources for Black History Month – submitted by Leila Knetsch
February marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians throughout our nation’s history. Later this month, we will be releasing a special edition of STAONews that will be dedicated to featuring Black scientists...
Women in STEM/International Women in STEM day Feb 11 – submitted by Leila Knetsch
February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants is celebrating with a virtual 3-day festival featuring women in science, exploration and conservation from across the globe, brought right into your living...
Le Club des STIM de la 4e à la 6e année, un programme offert par Parlons sciences
Le Club des STIM est un nouveau programme gratuit de Parlons sciences; il a pour but de soutenir le personnel enseignant en ces temps difficiles. Le Club des STIM est offert en français et en anglais. Notre objectif est de susciter la participation des élèves en leur...