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I Notice, I Wonder – LEARN Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtelrwiVjM&t=6s The K20 Center examines I Notice, I Wonder, an instructional strategy that helps students create good questions from the information at hand by writing down what they notice and what they wonder about a new topic....
MIT Physics: Exploding Wire and Resistivity
https://youtu.be/PFf8FcWyZco When Natalia flips a switch, a huge explosion happens - watch and learn as she shows and explains why. Find us online! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MITK12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MITK12Videos http://k12videos.mit.edu made with...
Using D2L as a Blended Learning Platform for SNC1D and SPH4U | STAO Connex by Jeff Wellman
Futurists predict that those who work in jobs that require lower education and lower skill sets have a higher chance to have their jobs lost or restructured while those that require greater education or are highly skilled will be less affected. There is a growing...
Acid Breath – Science of Acids and Bases by Steve Spangler
https://youtu.be/HlQuinP6LjI Everyone is self-conscious about having bad breath, but what about acid breath? Our science guy Steve Spangler puts on the lab coat to reveal the chemistry of your breath. Contact Steve Spangler at steve@stevespangler.com Contact Steve’s...
Experience Sustainability – Grade 8 | STAO Connex by Michael Frankfort and Teresa Huang
https://youtu.be/Lx3KWcTWQ-4 The purpose behind this project is to help people learn about environmental issues using a hands-on approach and actions that they can take to minimize their environmental footprint. A suggestion for the culminating activity is to...
Momentum does NOT require Mass!! – YouTube
When physics students first learn about Newton's law and momentum, they get the impression that it's all about mass. If that's true, how can mass-less light have momentum? It's because mass isn't actually required.
Misconceptions About the Universe – YouTube
The expanding universe is a complicated place. During inflation the universe expanded faster than light, but that's something that actually happens all the time, it's happening right now. This doesn't violate Einstein's theory of relativity since nothing is moving...
Blue Origin Unveils ‘Blue Moon,’ Its Big Lunar Lander | Space
"Blue Moon" could take astronauts to the moon in 2024. Source: Blue Origin Unveils 'Blue Moon,' Its Big Lunar Lander | Space
How To Drink Coffee In Space – YouTube
I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts actually drink coffee in space, aboard the International Space...
Steve Spangler – Balloon Skewer
https://youtu.be/rcqnCjsb-do Our science guy Steve Spangler made a return appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today. This was his 19th appearance on the show. Ellen loves magic and Steve shared a few tricks you can try at home... and a stunt that will go down in...
Static Electricity – Van de Graaff Generator
https://youtu.be/rNEY3Yv9kC8 Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and...
One million species facing extinction, posing a risk to human well-being: UN report – The Globe and Mail
The landmark assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services says that nature and the benefits it provides are in unprecedented decline and can be reversed, but only with a co-ordinated international effort Source:...