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Isaac Newton – discoveries as a result of working from home
Thanks to Chuck Cohen for sharing this cool piece of science trivia.
Indigenous educators volunteer to teach short K-8 lessons online amid school closures -submitted by Malisa Mezenberg
Indigenous educators are volunteering their time to help educate students online as schools in many provinces and territories are closing in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Thanks for sharing Malisa! Click this link for more information...
The Tutoring Blog – submitted by Gerrie Storr
Gerrie's "Tutoring Blog" is a useful collection of resources that she has found useful when working with elementary school age students. These resources may be of particular interest to parents having to home-school their children during the current virus concern....
Corona Virus Summary – by Dave Gervais
As Canadians prepare to adjust to the new reality of travel restrictions, self-imposed isolation and quarantine, many questions concerning the virus known as COVID-19 are sure to arise. In this blog, In this post, I summarize some of the basic biology of the virus....
This Is Why … equestrians trust their lives to physics! – submitted by Joanne O’Meara
It’s ridiculously early on a cold January morning. I’m shuffling my feet to keep warm and to burn off some of my nervous energy. As I hold my breath, my teenage daughter trusts her life to her horse and her training, as they dart around the jumper ring at top speed....
Maple Syrup Inquiry – submitted by Kris Lee
Maple syrup is almost part of our Canadian identity. We love its taste and all of the traditions that go with making it. It is also an important Canadian industry. What would happen if it disappeared or became unaffordable? Climate change is causing different changes...
ChemEd 2021 -University of Guelph
ChemEd is returning to Canada after eight years. The University of Guelph will host the largest North American conference focused on high school and introductory chemistry on July 25–29, 2021. In recent years, the ChemEd series of conferences has drawn 400–700 engaged...
STAO2020 Conference Cancellation
To all of our STAO2020 attendees, It is with deep regret that the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) must announce the cancellation of STAO2020: Looking to the Future that was to take place on March 26 & 27, 2020 at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport...
12 Captivating Chemistry Experiments (performed by Senior Highschool Students)
https://youtu.be/l1ryVBryubw 1. 00:01 Hot Ice Experiment 2. 00:58 Explosive Soap Foam 3. 01:51 Traffic Lights 4. 03:07 Shape Memory Metal Alloys 5. 04:01 Red cabbage pH Indicator 6. 05:19 Lycopodium Fireballs 7. 05:56 Acetone and Styrofoam 8. 06:56 The Black Snake 9....
Researchers map vital atomic-scale protein on COVID-19 – submitted by Kris Lee
Scientists have announced a critical breakthrough in their research for a vaccine to comabt COVID-19 (coronavirus) by creating the first three-dimensional (3D) atomic-scale map of the section of the virus that attaches to and infects human cells. Click here for the...
Water Is WAY Weirder Than We Thought
https://youtu.be/hdik-ySEetI Water is one of the most abundant and important substances on Earth, so you think we'd know everything there is to know about it. But it turns out water is way weirder, and it often behaves in ways that leave scientists with more questions...
HOW DOES COVID-19 AFFECT THE BODY?
https://youtu.be/Xj1nUFFVK1E Coronaviruses (CoV) are a family of viruses that cause sicknesses like the common cold, as well as more severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new...