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Categories: Lab/Student Activity
In this inquiry project, students will explore the basic process of osmosis and capillary action through an investigation that will mimic the process through biomimicry. Students will relate their knowledge and build a sub-irrigation planter, or vertical planter, and... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
In this design project, students generate scientifically relevant questions concerning efficient buildings, heat transfer, and the conservation of heat. Students will obtain evidence that supports or refutes their response by experimentation, and provide explanations... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Students first get introduced to the concepts of pure substances and mixtures, and the particle theory by doing a photo-hunt for matter in their home and exploring the world of particles through images from electron microscopes. Then students design their own... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In the Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems unit in grade 10, there are many exciting issues that are often in the news. There is much exciting new research, such as primate cloning or gene editing tools. The question often remains: does the end justify the... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Introducing students to the periodic table in grade 9 involves teaching properties of elements (metals/non-metals/metalloids), groups (alkali metals, etc.), and how to read standard atomic notation. Using KAHOOT to teach this core (but often dry) lesson can increase... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Students will select a weather station of their choice from the Environment Canada website and obtain the temperature data for a month of their choosing for at least 30 years. They will then use a spreadsheet to analyze the data for them producing a graph of average... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In this activity, students will be using StoryboardThat to visually communicate their understanding of the Carbon Cycle. By using this technology tool, students will create a short storyboard, using a variety of themes, characters, and textables that will serve as... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
In this inquiry activity, students will explore structures around their environment and pose questions related to form and function. They will use the technological problem-solving process to design and build a workable structure to investigate form and function... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
In these inquiry activities, students will first experience a local ecosystem to practice observations and generate their own questions which may become a focus of inquiry. Students will then be challenged to design and build a model ecosystem using a variety of tools... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
The students will be researching the costs and benefits of space exploration in order to determine whether the Canadian Space Agency should receive increased funding for their programs or if another program needs it more urgently. In order to prepare the students for... read more