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How To Get Into Inquiry-Based Learning: Part 3 – 5 Skills to Become an Inquiry Teacher
Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning into your Classroom. Start with this short four part video series. (Version française: https://goo.gl/fkRRea) PART 1 – First Steps to Inquiry (https://youtu.be/N9cK_eto3HE) Prepare yourself to create an Inquiry - Based activity for...
Canadian hobbyists help shed light on mysterious northern lights phenomenon ‘Steve’ -Globe and Mail
Scientists were initially perplexed by a mysterious purple light that seemed somehow linked to the northern lights. But with the help of some Canadian aurora watchers, scientists now have a better understanding of the phenomenon the hobbyists named Steve. Source:...
How to Make Gold Pennies – Cool Science Experiment – Steve Spangler
https://youtu.be/P_mj3xBAQxQ If you ever find a "gold" penny in your pocket of change, don't quit your day job. It's either the work of a Leprechaun or a classroom of young alchemists who are practicing their metal changing skills. Steve Spangler has two young...
Fantastic Fluorescing Chlorophy Flinn
Introduction Watch as chlorophyll transforms from an intense green to a bright red colour as UV light is absorbed and photons are emitted from the solution. Discussion Chlorophyll is the green pigment essential for photosynthesis. It is found in all plants and readily...
Today Is Pi Day 2018. Here’s What You Need to Know
Peter Trueb calculated pi to 22.4 trillion digits Source: Today Is Pi Day 2018. Here's What You Need to Know
Stephen Hawking, 76, was likely the world’s most famous scientist since Einstein – Globe and Mail
Physicist and best-selling author of A Brief History of Time captured the public imagination with his brilliant mind and his determination to live despite ALS Source: Stephen Hawking, 76, was likely the world’s most famous scientist since Einstein
A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING A STUDENT-LED LAB ACTIVITY
By Erin Turner..... Intention: The nature of physics experiments (in the high school classroom) creates a perfect situation to allow students to generate their own testable questions. Many of the safety concerns that might exist in other disciplines can often be...
Zebrafish Live Embryos Liven Up Science
https://youtu.be/bEgygtbEo2A By Tamara Smith... If you haven’t already heard about zebrafish and you teach science or biology, you may want to take a moment to see how this little fish can liven up the curriculum. Having experienced working with this fish during my...
How To Get Into Inquiry-Based Learning: Part 2 – Working Towards Open Inquiry
https://youtu.be/4QaKXn0mO44 Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning into your Classroom. Start with this short four part video series. (Version française: https://goo.gl/fkRRea) PART 1 – First Steps to Inquiry (https://youtu.be/N9cK_eto3HE) Prepare yourself to create an...
Water Cycle Experiment
https://youtu.be/2rwFK5_Viqo By Cathy Dykstra.... Here's a simple and well-explained experiment that models the water cycle. Pause the video after the ice cubes have been placed on top of the saran wrap and ask your students to predict what is going to happen next....
University science, tech programs should be reformed to appeal to more women: report. Globe and Mail
Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders urges new methods of teaching STEM subjects as early as middle school Source: University science, tech programs should be reformed to appeal to more women: report
Indicator Sponge – A Discrepant Event Demonstration from Flinn Scientific
The discrepant event of placing a red sponge in a red solution and having it turn blue is sure to capture your students’ attention and stimulate a lively discussion of possible explanations. The indicator sponge is saturated with congo red solution. Congo red is a...