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MAKING CONNECTIONS IN GRADE 8 SCIENCES – by JULIE ARSENAULT-HOWICK
This project started with a Bungee Barbie activity (this one was developed by Stephanie Minor, DSBN and translated into French by me). This activity was great, as it helped students develop skills in making predictions and measuring results of trials and making...
Plastics 101 | National Geographic
https://youtu.be/ggh0Ptk3VGE Once a completely natural product, much of today's plastic is man-made and largely dependent upon fossil fuels. From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic is created and what we can do to slow the lasting repercussions this material will...
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe – by Physics Girl
https://youtu.be/GHsQl-k3syg Physics Girl astrophysics series - Brown Dwarfs are among the most recently observed objects in the universe. They have at MOST 8% the mass of the Sun. The lower mass boundary is not known! So they are halfway between stars and gas giant...
Flame-Retardant Balloon – Flinn Scientific Canada
Show students a “special” balloon that doesn’t pop when exposed to a flame. Students will come up with very clever ideas for why the balloon doesn’t pop. But, when all is said and done, the “magic” is the result of important scientific principles involving specific...
HOME: BLOGGING ECOSYSTEMS IN GR 9 SCIENCE – By Jaclyn Calder
Students used blogging as a way to guide their learning about ecosystems. As a class we brainstormed ecosystem issues while watching a documentary. Groups then used a series of blog prompts to design their own learning around specific concepts in relation to their...
The Cosmic Origins of Earth’s Water
https://youtu.be/UdPpxIjvu0I Why is Earth is a blue planet? Because it’s covered in water! Where did Earth’s water come from? Of course, water isn’t unique to our planet. The origin of water traces beyond the solar system to the earliest days of the universe. Here’s...
IT’S A MINECRAFT PARTY: USING MINECRAFT IN A SCIENCE CLASSROOM – by Jonathan So
This resource was created to demonstrate an effective use of integrating technology in a Science classroom. This particular resource is about using Minecraft in the classroom and implementing gaming as a fun and engaging way to consolidate science concepts. There is...
Common Physics Misconceptions
https://youtu.be/IM630Z8lho8 What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic...
Are your students looking for the A in STEAM? submitted by Laura Wodlinger
EINSTEIN SAID TIME IS RELATIVE... BUT IT’S DEFINITELY RUNNING OUT to have your students submit a video for the Breakthrough Junior Challenge. Students are invited to create videos that bring to life a concept in the life sciences, physics or math to win a $250,000...
Sewer Lice – Flinn Scientific Canada
Use this popular, simple exercise to introduce some levity into the classroom and as an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of careful observations. Click here to download the complete instructions for the activity Website: https://www.flinnsci.ca/ Facebook:...
Why Hawaii’s volcano is so UNUSUAL
https://youtu.be/k0tnqPmwWvk Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a magnetic bar code across the Pacific Ocean? Host Dianna...
Will Smith calls THE SPACE STATION!!
https://youtu.be/ngpGwE_k5E8 Will Smith talks with Astronaut Drew Feustel in the first ever Instagram Live with the International Space Station. YouTube source of the original video