by msander | Mar 2, 2015 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
If you traced your family tree back 185 million generations, you wouldn’t be looking at a human, a primate, or even a mammal. You’d be looking at a fish. So where along that line does the first human show up? The answer may surprise you. Inspired by...
by msander | Feb 28, 2015 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
In the following video, the Globe and Mail’s Hannah Sung explains how higher vaccination rates protect communities from catching diseases like measles. Click this link to launch the video:...
by cbrookallred | Feb 23, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech
…connecting force, area, and pressure? That’s some feat! Contributed by: Catherine Little Grade 8: Structures and Mechanisms Systems are designed to accomplish tasks. All systems include an input and an output. Inquiry Skills Used This activity uses scientific...
by cbrookallred | Feb 5, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech
Implementing an issues-based framework to introduce scientific “units” is an effective approach to combining crucial aspects of the nature of science (NOS) with relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts and skills. It is the very...
by cbrookallred | Feb 2, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science
Your objective in this game is to guess the Mystery Scientist on your opponent’s card by asking one question per turn, and eliminating any game board faces that don’t fit the Mystery Scientist’s description. Notice the diversity among the 24 Scientists. Fields of...
by cbrookallred | Jan 29, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Teaching Strategies
By Victoria Iceton Bulletin boards, like anchor charts, may provide an efficient and useful tool for students to quickly refer to important concepts in the classroom. By providing students with a basic outline, small groups of students may work together to create the...
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