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Is fire a solid, a liquid, or a gas? – TED Ed by Elizabeth Cox
https://youtu.be/YV8TT9LRBrY Sitting around a campfire, you can feel its heat, smell the woody smoke, and hear it crackle. If you get too close, it burns your eyes and stings your nostrils. You could stare at the bright flames forever as they twist and flicker in...
CASE STUDIES IN GRADE 10 SCIENCE – BIOLOGY – submitted by Jaclyn Calder
This activity was a problem-based learning project where students choose cases for context, determined the problem, researched and then shared or presented their learning to the class. Their projects included: sharing their learning about specific cell specialization...
Live Animals in the Classroom Safety Notes – submitted by Flinn Scientific Canada
Studying living organisms in biology and life science is a “natural” way to engage students and nurture their interest in biology. Keeping live animals requires thoughtful consideration of learning goals, school policies, and potential dangers. Click here to go to the...
The Best Dry Ice Science Experiment for Halloween with Steve Spangler
https://youtu.be/avs_bVpesSU It’s estimated that over 175 million Americans will participate in Halloween activities this year spending nearly $9 billion on all that fun. Every year our 9NEWS viewers turn to Steve Spangler to help add just the right science twist to...
The Fungus on Your Head
https://youtu.be/TIe2oerd25c This fungus lives on your scalp and may affect the genes you express. Check out Head & Shoulders research on getting rid of dandruff: https://ve42.co/HS Animation by Pindex: https://ve42.co/pindex When I started this project, I wasn't...
Frames – submitted by Otto Weavers
Purpose: To introduce students to making frames and then using those frames to create structures that serve a variety of purposes. The first task is to teach students how to join two wooden pieces using glue, gussets (paper or thin cardboard triangles) and a template....
Mentos Geyser Experiment | Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
It’s been called the “vinegar and baking soda” reaction for a new generation. While science teachers have been dropping candies and mints into 2-liter bottles of soda for years in an effort to release all of the dissolved carbon dioxide, the Mentos and Diet Coke...
Breakout Tools – submitted by Sandra Gambarotto
I've written several times about the amazing free tools at Flippity.net. In fact, when I am looking for a way to get people interested in spreadsheets, I almost always use Flippity because once people see the variety of the tools, and how easy it is to create them,...
STAO 2018 Conference Schedule Introduction
This app is an introduction to stao2018.sched.com and has all the features available to our attendees. Ready to create your own Sched? Visit the STAO store to register! https://stao.ca/cms/en/registration-overview
These Soap Bubbles Form Ice Crystals Right Before Your Eyes
These bubbles freeze faster than they pop. Source: These Soap Bubbles Form Ice Crystals Right Before Your Eyes
Alka-Seltzer® Rainbow – submitted by Flinn Scientific Canada
The Alka-Seltzer tablets contain sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. As the Alka-Seltzer tablet dissolves in water, the citric acid reacts with the sodium bicarbonate to produce carbonic acid (Equation 1) and carbon dioxide (Equation 2). The carbonic acid then reacts...
Canadian Climate Literacy Survey
Canadian Climate Literacy Survey Learning for a Sustainable Future, in collaboration with Dr. Ellen Field and Associate Professor Paul Berger from the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University and Leger Research Intelligence Group, with support from SSHRC, is...