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The focus of this lesson plan is to allow the students to discover the effects of the centripetal force through an inquiry based activity. The students will experiment with different factors that affect centripetal motion and partially derive a formula for centripetal... read more
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In this activity, grade 6 students will explore physical adaptations/ adaptive traits by looking at bird beaks. Students will be tasked to determine how and why bird beaks are shaped based on the food birds will eat. Using a variety of tools to represent each beak,... read more
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General Interest
Author: Andrea Waine, Don Galbraith Award winner, Nippissing University Throughout the Understanding Earth and Space Systems unit in grade 1, students begin investigating daily and seasonal changes. The big ideas covered in this unit are that changes occur in daily... read more
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Author: Alicia Brand, Don Galbraith Award winner, Laurentian University This activity engages the students in the creation of designing and constructing a garden, planting and growing different types of plants and tracking and collecting measurement data of the plants... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Author: Richard Armacinski, Don Galbraith Award winner, Brock University This lesson plan consists of a minds on activity, an in-class lecture, a lab activity, and a consolidation and connection activity. At the end of this lesson, students will know, understand... read more
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Lab/Student Activity
A great way for students to become engaged and learn about critical scientific concepts is through hands-on activities. Hands-on science experiments allow students to have active learning opportunities, where they are able to become effective and efficient learners... read more
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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 more
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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 more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Throughout a series of explorations involving the use of Indigenous People’s stories students will learn about the importance of plants and their relationship with us and the the natural environment. By deepening their understanding and appreciation of the... read more
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General Interest, Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
This resource has been developed by the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario/L’Association des professeur de sciences de l’Ontario with funding and technical support from Ontario Teacher’s Federation/Fédération des enseignmentes et des... read more