by msander | Jul 6, 2018 | All Science Teachers, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech
If you’ve taken a look at the southeastern sky after midnight recently, you may have noticed what appears to be a red star rising in the east. But that’s no star. It’s Mars — and it is about to get closer to Earth than it has been in a very long...
by msander | Jul 6, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Strategies
By Patt Olivieri In this resource, Patt provides an excellent plan for the Grade 6 strand on biodiversity with a major focus on inquiry. Overview: The intention of the following learning experience is to share, facilitate, and develop an understanding of biodiversity...
by msander | Jul 3, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Breathe, the British beer shortage is more about the carbon dioxide than the beer. But CO2 is used in more businesses than you may think. Source: Say what?! A beer shortage in Britain?
by msander | Jul 2, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
The Canadarm 2 will achieve a career milestone as it reaches out from its perch on the International Space Station and snags an unmanned vehicle Source: Canadarm 2 set to make 30th ‘catch’
by msander | Jun 27, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
We only know of one planet in our universe that harbours life: Earth. So it’s logical that humanity has focused its search for life beyond our world on planetary bodies. But a new study suggests that we may be leaving out a larger chunk of the cosmos: moons....
by msander | Jun 25, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Earlier this year, China stopped taking much of the world’s recyclable plastic waste. Now a new study suggests that by the year 2030, an estimated 111 million tonnes of plastic waste will be “displaced” as a result of the policy. Source: 111 million...
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