by Michael Frankfort | Oct 27, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Coding, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Teaching Strategies, Technology Enhanced Learning
Click HERE for a link to the full article. Kayla’s Children Centre (KCC) in Thornhill won a Canada-wide contest and received a Trexo robotic walker, an innovative medical device that helps children with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, walk upright. KCC,...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 25, 2022 | Article, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Strands, Understanding Life Systems
Please click HERE for full link to the article. The article discusses how bacterial infections often accompany and exacerbate the severity of viral infections like COVID-19 and the flu. Historical pandemics, including the 1918 influenza and more recent flu outbreaks,...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 18, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Physics, Postsecondary, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Technology Enhanced Learning, Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Submitted by L. Andrea Izzo Please click HERE to read the full article. NASA successfully altered the trajectory of an asteroid for the first time by deliberately crashing the DART spacecraft into a small moonlet named Dimorphos. This $330 million mission, which took...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 14, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Coding, Critical Thinking, Free, General Interest, Inquiry, Lab-Student Activity, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Technology Enhanced Learning
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Libraries are creative, innovative, places that engage the community in exploring their curiosity and embracing innovation. This is celebrated throughout the month of October – Canadian Library Month – and also during...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 11, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, Free, General Interest, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Video
Submitted by Claire Zuliani @MsZuliani & Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 THE SCIENCE OF PASSING GAS – PART 1 This is the first part of a special informational series by STAO discussing the science behind flatulence. The post highlights a TED-Ed video by Purna...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 7, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Environment, General Interest, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Strands, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Life Systems
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (ONLY VIRTUAL SESSIONS AVAILABLE) For more information or questions changingcurrents@ecospark.ca or 647-258-3280 x 2011 EcoSpark – Changing Currents is a popular citizen science project that inspires students in the Greater Toronto Area to...
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