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Dry Ice Crystal Ball Bubble – SICK Science | Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
It's the world's coolest crystal ball. Create a soap film on the rim of a bucket and, with one other simple ingredient, you will have made the world’s coolest crystal ball. Source: Dry Ice Crystal Ball Bubble - SICK Science | Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
The Human Body Project – A STAO Connex project by Usha Shanmugathasan
In this project, students will focus on the human body, its functions, its design, and the ways in which we care for our mind and body through an inquiry and play-based approach. Click here for the complete details
Yet More Evidence That Vaping Is Probably Terrible | SciShow News
Did you know that your body's fight-or-flight response to danger may, in part, come from inside your bones? Plus, another study suggests that vaping may impair to your ability to fight off lung infections. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's...
Drowning in plastic – submitted by Peter Cudmore
Visualising the world’s addiction to plastic bottles. Around the world, almost 1 million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. Click on the source below to see the visualization. Source: Drowning in plastic Thanks for sharing Peter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Official! Guinness World Record set at University of Guelph | submitted by Joanne O’Meara
A local attempt earlier this year to break a Guinness World Record for the largest elephant's toothpaste demonstration was a huge hit, it was announced on Sept. 10. Source: Official! Guinness World Record set at University of Guelph | GuelphMercury.com Here's a link...
Happy Science Literacy Week from STAO – submitted by Amy Gorecki
We here at STAO hope that you are off to a great start to the new school year. September 16-22 is National Science Literacy Week and we hope that you will join us in celebrating science and oceans research in Canada. Stay tuned to STAO’s social media channels, watch...
7 Scientific Urban Legends Debunked!
It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists, so I believed it without question. I even made one of my first videos...
Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch! – Veritasium
Making liquid nitrogen is hard - in fact up until 150 years ago scientists doubted whether it was even possible to liquefy nitrogen. In 1823, At the royal institution in London, Michael Faraday first produced liquid chlorine, kind of accidentally by putting it under...
Why Don’t Birds Lay Square Eggs?
https://youtu.be/otvvUzFh5Do What is ”egg-shaped” even? I used to think it was the shape of a chicken egg. Then one day I saw a collection of eggs from lots of different bird species, and I realized just how many different kind of egg shapes there really are! I had to...
How Much Fun Can We Make With Electricity? – by Otto Weavers
This is a 2 week low safety risk, high engagement, creative, design, build, inquiry-based and presentation activity that involves students in developing a thorough understanding of current electricity and how to apply that to electrical circuits in a meaningful...
Better Lab Reports Through Peer Assessment using Peergrade.io – by Laura Wodlinger
Have you always wanted to have your student improve their peer assessment skills but didn’t know how to do it anonymously? Well look no further! Say hello to Peergrade.io. Peergrade.io is a free website that allows teachers to provide a rubric for students to use...
Back to school in a BIG way – Perimeter Institute
Check out these amazing new resources from the Perimeter Institute. They are available for free download at: Back to school in a BIG way