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Written by Michelle Chin, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, OISE/UT In this 6 day lesson plan, students explore the properties of rocks and minerals. On Day 1, students reflect on the impact of rocks and minerals on their own lives and investigate the properties of... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Jessalyn Lam, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, OISE/UT This lesson uses an inquiry-based and hands-on approach to scientific exploration through art and serves as an introductory lesson to the Forces and Motion unit in grade 3. Students are... read moreCategories: General Interest, Teacher Demonstration
2018 Version – Safe ON Science is STAO/APSO’s safety resource for high school teachers. It is written by STAO/APSO’s Safety Committee, a panel of experienced teachers with a strong background in science safety. Topics include legislation, general safety... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Nawal Dib, Récipiendaire du prix Don Galbraith 2024, University d’Ottawa Les buts de cette leçon sont d’explorer la transmission culturelle autochtone entre générations, d’éclairer les élèves sur la relation des autochtones avec l’environnement naturel,... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Navjit Klair, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Wilfrid Laurier University In this lesson, students will achieve learning outcomes aligned with, ‘A1. STEM Investigation and Communication Skills’ and will be able to describe the basic function and... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Heidi Amadei, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Wilfrid Laurier University In this activity, students explore pollution and the impact is has on the environment through a hands-on investigation. Specifically, students explore air and water pollution and... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
Written by Alyssa Opertshauser, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, University of Western Ontario This article explores the gamification of curriculum, particularly in Grade 10 science and Grade 9 math. An example of a midterm review for the chemistry and physics... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Bruno Galle, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Tyndale University This is an introductory lesson to a unit on matter and introduces key concepts about matter. The goal of the lesson is to provide the foundational concepts that students will need to take a... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Evangalin Milonas, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Tyndale University In this combined Grade 4/ 5 lesson, students will observe and understand how light is refracted through a medium of mass, such as water. Grade 4 students will leave the lesson with... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Sameer Yachouh, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Queen’s University In this lesson and mini lab, students will learning how echolocation is used by animals like bats and dolphins, the purpose of echolocation, the principles behind echolocation in a... read more