by Michael Frankfort | Mar 24, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Blog, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Secondary
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for the original article from York University Magazine Winter 2023 Biologist and TV personality Dan Riskin has published a new children’s book titled “Fiona the Fruit Bat,” which tells the story of a baby bat afraid...
by Michael Frankfort | Mar 9, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Life Systems, Video
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the YouTube video! In this episode of “Know Brainers,” Monica confronts their lifelong fear of swimming and drowning. To understand and overcome this fear, Monica consults fear experts Margee Kerr and...
by Michael Frankfort | Mar 6, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Critical Thinking, Free, General Interest, Grade 9, Inquiry, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Life Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Submitted by STAO Member Brad Dixon @TeachingMrDixon Guelph CVI, Destreaming Coach, Minor Head of Science, Math and Science Teacher Over the last year, I’ve had the opportunity to not only teach grade 9 destreamed, but also help coach teachers as they navigate...
by Michael Frankfort | Mar 3, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Chemistry, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Postsecondary, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Understanding Matter and Energy
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to the article. Scott Byrum, a chemistry teacher at North Sand Mountain High School in Higden, AL, creatively decorated the ceiling of his teaching lab with a periodic table using square acoustic tiles....
by Michael Frankfort | Feb 27, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Blog Category, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Secondary, STEM, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for the full article. Heather Wolpert-Gawron describes her journey of redesigning her classroom to create a more student-centered environment. Initially, the classroom had a few pieces of furniture like...
by Michael Frankfort | Feb 24, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Coding, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Technology Enhanced Learning
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 The Art of Tinkering By Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich “The Art of Tinkering,” brought to you by the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio, celebrates the essence of tinkering—taking things apart, exploring tools and materials,...
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