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Categories: General Interest
ExploreLearning's interactive online inquiry-based simulations, Gizmos, are a perfect solution for schools looking for ways to enhance their STEM curriculum and build 21st century skills for students. ExploreLearning Gizmos help teachers take advantage of... read moreCategories: General Interest
Science Educators dream of classrooms where teachers encourage scientific inquiry and exploration, letting students draw their own conclusions rather than guiding them to an answer. Classrooms where teachers are facilitators that foster independent and creative... read moreCategories: General Interest
This resource about climate change discusses how promoting responsible ‘earth’ behaviour means encouraging a ‘sense of wonder’ in our children, exposing our youth to the natural wonders of the world. It offers tips for science teachers across grades on how to create... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
The Science & Technology curriculum was paired with the French as a Second Language Curriculum by incorporating Specific Expectations from both curriculums. In the inquiries you will find the learning goals, tasks, and authentic situations for language... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
Robotics Overview Coding Overview PDF Coding Overview DOCX Robotics Assessment Coding Assessment PDF Coding Assessment DOCX Grades Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Resources Overview Resources Overview PDF Resources Overview... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
FNMI – Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Indigenous Knowledge – Preamble Indigenous Knowledge – Understandings and Considerations Indigenous Science in the Classroom Pedagogy – Ways of Teaching FNMI – Elementary... read moreCategories: General Interest, Teacher Demonstration
SOS is a collection of best practices to promote safety in high school science. To access this content, you must purchase School Membership (Small), Regular One Year Membership, Regular Two Year Membership, Retired Membership, Pre-Service Membership, Elementary School... read moreCategories: General Interest
I am concerned about the proposed inclusion of a lab investigation in the new SPH4U course involving the study of radioactive half life, using Cesium-137 as a source. Are there provincial regulations about the use of radioisotopes in high school science labs? If not,... read moreCategories: General Interest
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (Reg.851 Section 127) requires that facilities ‘shall be adequately ventilated by either natural or mechanical means such that the atmosphere does not endanger the health and safety of workers.’ What constitutes... read moreCategories: General Interest
What level of exposure to methylene blue is harmful to students/teachers with G6PD deficiency? I’ve used this substance as a biological stain for more than twenty five years, but it wasn’t until this September, when a colleague had a student with this... read more