This session provides an overview of how to recognize AI, how AI analyzes data to make predictions, and the limitations and ethical considerations of AI. The workshop includes examples that illustrate STEM concepts. You can deliver this workshop with your own students. Slides and slide notes will be provided to all participants after the session.
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Written By Alexander Swistun, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Laurentian University In this lesson, students are expected to build, predict, simulate, discuss and reflect on watersheds. Students work in mixed-ability groups to explore how water flows within a... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Zaynab Karimjee, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Queens University A teacher shares a shift toward hands-on, experiential learning to empower students as changemakers and global citizens. This was realized during a Grade 4/5 class by linking the Ontario... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Risha Raythatha, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, OISE University of Toronto Students will learn about various forms of energy, conservation resources, sustainability, Indigenous practices and incorporating technology to protect energy consumption... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Nicholas McGregor, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University This lesson provides students with the opportunity to engage with various small experiments that will introduce the concept of sound waves and how they travel and interact... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Neha Nadeem, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, OISE University of Toronto In this lesson plan, students investigate plant propagation techniques involving cutting with a guest speaker “Maria Monstera”, an established Monstera deliciosa plant. Students... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Lindsay Lesperance-Nantau, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, University of Windsor This SNC1W Biology lesson, “Sustainability through STEM,” aims for students to analyze and communicate the indicators and effects of climate change on ecosystems,... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Elvina Patapau, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, York University The lesson plan is on the topic of Conservation of Energy and Resources with thematic connection to climate change. It incorporates an activity that allows students to explore and further... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Lauren Cunningham, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, York University In this lesson, students will explore a local outdoor space to identify real organisms in their natural environment. They will then classify them into trophic levels: producers, primary... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
Written by Christina Wilson, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University This Long-Range Inquiry Plan is offered as a supportive guideline for educators to engage students in an inquiry-based learning (IBL) experience. There are many directions this... read moreCategories: Unit Plan
Written by Callie Agro, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Brock Universityà This Grade 6 unit plan focuses on green energy and electricity use through a transdisciplinary, real-world application approach. Rather than focusing only on Science curriculum expectations,... read more