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Math & Science…A New Context Isn’t a New Problem: Strategies to Help Students Transfer Skills
Author: Tasha Richardson, Teacher – TDSB, @tadric3EM As a physics teacher, I have always been very interested in students’ abilities to apply previously learned mathematical skills in the classroom. This interest stems from my observations of common mistakes students...
Cassini Burns into Saturn After Grand Finale | Friday Sept 15
https://youtu.be/5jRYB3nGxmc NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plunge into Saturn on September 15, incinerating itself after 20 years in space. Cassini grand finale ends on September 15th as it will burn into Saturn. It's photos of Saturns rings are the clearest we have...
Pointless Body Parts – Earth Unplugged
https://youtu.be/rGQhN7EBaJs Maddie Moate investigates why some animals have body parts that serve no purpose. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Watch more videos from Earth Unplugged Animals In Slow...
Is it possible to create a perfect vacuum? – TED Ed -Rolf Landua and Anais Rassat
https://youtu.be/_rJOSDgDG0A The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast, apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there’s one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. But is there such thing as a total absence of everything? Is it possible to make a...
Wanted Alive
In this activity, students will understand the basic needs and characteristics of plants, animals and humans. They will discover that we all need food, water, shelter and space. They will show care and respect for all living things during and after outdoor site...
Steve Spangler loses his mind over Borax!
https://youtu.be/mpSJdLyqibs This Borax controversy is causing me to lose my mind… once again. Here’s what happened when I discovered something you won’t believe. I think I make it pretty clear in this video… there’s nothing wrong with Borax. Check out my other...
General Safety Rules – Flinn Scientific Canada
The document provided below provides general safety rules and procedures that form a strong “backbone” to improve safety in your school. Click here to download...
How Rubber Gave Us Sports
https://youtu.be/n2zOdsxC_eo Sports balls of all varieties whether it be soccer, or hockey, or tennis, owe their resilience and reliability to an unusual polymer, one whose derivatives and spinoffs are everywhere you look, from cars to shoes to rocket fuel. Learn...
Volcano Disposal
https://youtu.be/Q1blQRrM4TA We have a garbage problem. Wouldn't it make sense to throw that trash into the nearest volcano? Hosted by: Hank Green Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the...
The life cycle of a t-shirt – TED-Ed, Angel Chang
https://youtu.be/BiSYoeqb_VY Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel...
The science of smog – Kim Preshoff TED-Ed
https://youtu.be/CdbBwIgq4rs On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was smog....
Free Coding Robots for Every School
Carleton University and CodeMyRobot.ca have created a small coding robot that will be provided to every school library in Canada. Not every student can take a coding class, yet this library is open to everyone. Students can reserve the robot, follow the steps to code...