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The Only Detox You’ll Ever Need
https://youtu.be/zv0chkuT7cQ People talk all the time about how they need to “detox.” And there’s a line of companies a mile long waiting to sell you juices and smoothies that claim to cleanse your body of harmful toxins. But the good news is your body is working hard...
How Did Dinosaurs Get So Huge?
https://youtu.be/ENK245mtPTo Part of why we’re so fascinated with extinct dinosaurs it’s just hard for us to believe that animals that huge actually existed. And yet, they existed! From the Jurassic to the Cretaceous Periods, creatures as tall as a five-story building...
Musical Straw – Steve Spangler
https://youtu.be/F4xY0Pd9Hys So, you're waiting for your dinner to arrive and you're bored out of your mind. There's nothing to read... the conversation is slim to none... and you've already counted all of the sugar packets. Hmmm? There's a straw... and straws are...
Demo to teach how childbirth contractions work
This is a simple but effective demonstration using a ping pong ball and balloon to model the contractions during childbirth. Click here for the video
How does your body know you’re full? TED-Ed
https://youtu.be/YVfyYrEmzgM Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that’s almost impossible to ignore. After you’ve reacted by gorging...
Why don’t women go into engineering? Because they think they can’t, researcher finds. Globe and Mail
Education in elementary school can determine whether a girl will pursue science or math, winner of Polanyi prize finds Source: Why don’t women go into engineering? Because they think they can't, researcher finds
Survival of the Sneakiest
"Survival of the fittest" means that the strong succeed; or does it? The struggle for survival isn't the only struggle that living things have to win. This comic from Evolution Berkeley takes students through the adaptations that crickets have evolved due to sexual...
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING & FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
By Brandon Zoras. Using the AirPlay feature on the iPad/iPod/iPhone you are able to display the screen of the device onto a computer (mirroring). If it’s a class set or one single device, you can make lessons more interactive by displaying students work on the...
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants – A Highlight of the STAO 2017 Conference
Science and Math teacher Joe Grabowski is one of 14 National Geographic Emerging Explorers for 2017. This group is being honored for the way its members explore new frontiers and find innovative ways to remedy some of the greatest challenges facing our planet. The...
Helium (new) – Periodic Table of Videos
https://youtu.be/M6xZZiaLOV4 This video provides some fascinating info about the periodic table's second lightest element - Helium. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ All 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Support us on Patreon:...
Fat Tire Bike Buoyancy Experiment by Otto
https://youtu.be/uGT4h2l9tok Here's STAO's own Otto Wevers using his fascination with cycling to conduct an experiment to the test the buoyancy of his fat tire bike.
Are you looking for a unique learning opportunity?
Flinn Scientific Canada encourages you to join the Frontier School Division in Manitoba, in partnership with Polar Bears International and the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, as they present three exciting livestream events straight from the tundra: Climate Change...