by Michael Frankfort | May 23, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Environment, General Interest, Grade 6, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Physics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Safety, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy
Click HERE for a link to the original article from Discover The Universe https://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/ Daniella Morrone The article discusses the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, which were visible over the weekend of May 10-11. This event was...
by Michael Frankfort | Sep 9, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Coding, Elementary, General Interest, Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Inquiry, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Strands, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Technology Enhanced Learning, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Life Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
NEW Elementary Science and Technology Resources STAO is pleased to announce the launch of scitechontario.ca This project has been a collaboration between The Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE), The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO), and The...
by Michael Frankfort | Jun 7, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Postsecondary, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Full Article Link HERE The article by Carolyn Gregoire discusses a study that reveals how the timing of an exam can significantly impact students’ performance. Key points include: Morning Advantage: Students tend to perform better on exams taken earlier in the...
by Michael Frankfort | Jun 1, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Free, General Interest, Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Grade 6, Inquiry, Lab-Student Activity, STEM, Teacher Demonstration, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy
Please click HERE for access to the full resource. The activity “Build a Bottle Rocket” from the Ontario Science Centre is a hands-on experiment designed to demonstrate the principles of physics, particularly Newton’s laws of motion and the four...
by Michael Frankfort | May 19, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Free, General Interest, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Inquiry, Lab-Student Activity, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Strategies, Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNF9QNEQLA The “Whodunit?” video from the ‘dothetest’ YouTube page presents a murder mystery where viewers must pay close attention to details to determine “Who Killed Lord Smithe?” This interactive...
by Michael Frankfort | Apr 27, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Biology, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, Free, General Interest, Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Life Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
U of T Trash Team Who we Are The U of T Trash Team is a science-based community outreach group made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, local volunteers and staff all working together with a common goal to increase waste literacy in our...
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