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Oxygen’s surprisingly complex journey through your body – TED Ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVU_zANtroE Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells...
Online Resources for Science Teachers Suggested by STAO
Online Videos of Labs (Senior Science) https://www.ayva.ca/sci/distance-learning-for-teachers/ Chem Collective virtual chemistry labs (great for 12 chem) http://chemcollective.org/ pHet simulations for online experiments (HTML5 prefered for students at home as the...
More Online Science Resources from the Ottawa Catholic School Board
This resource collection is from the Ottawa Catholic School Board. It provides links to support most core secondary science courses. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!! Link to OCSB 9-12 Science Resources - Spring 2020 (to share)
Controversial Topics in Biology – Using Google Forms (to create surveys) and PollEverywhere (live polling)
In this assignment, student will do background research about a controversial issue in Biology. They will then create a 12-15question survey using Google forms which they will give to approximately 30 people. The idea is to compare two groups of people. For example,...
Online Learning Resources From Boreal Science
Boreal Science has partnered with several suppliers to bring you some great FREE resources as well as FREE digital trials of software and applications. See recommended links below. Please pass the link along to all science teachers that may be looking for resources...
Flinn at Home Online Resources
Flinn Scientific is offering online learning resources. Check out what's available at this link
Tools and Strategies for Online Learning from Perimeter Institute
Check out some of the free online professional development workshops for STEM educators at this link
ChemEd XChange – submitted by Dave Gervais
ChemEd XChange is an interactive website created for high school and college teachers and is managed by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Teachers can share their classroom experiences, lab activities, and presentation materials specific to chemistry. An ACS...
Cause Tutoring
Case Tutoring is partnering with the University of Toronto to set up the COVID-19 Online Support Initiative. CAUSE Tutoring will hold free online "office hours" via Zoom for high school students in Grade 11/12 Science & Math courses from around the country, where...
Upcoming STAO Webinars
Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well and that you are able to find some bright spots in these challenging times. I would love if you could share what is helping you get through by tagging us (@staoapso) on one of our social media platforms! If you...
Demonstration of how the corona virus spreads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FGrmYUr5c&feature=youtu.be While we’re stuck in self-quarantine, we thought we’d try and visualize how the novel coronavirus spreads through a controlled environment like an apartment. Here’s how transmission happens, and what you...
This Is Why … auroras are only found at the poles by Joanne O’Meara
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing the northern lights in person, you know that words do not do them justice. The auroras (aurora borealis in the north, aurora australis in the south) are beautiful and haunting, moving across the night sky as ethereal light....