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Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
The students will be given images of different locations that show before human impact on the natural environment, and how nature affects a similar location (e.g. flood). They will begin using the ladder of inference to create some questions about habitats they will... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Students will be creating a water documentary on a water initiative the students develop. They are placed in small groups based on their common desire. They delve into the major water issues of the day by looking at case studies. Students will then use the knowledge... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Water Docs @ School Action Projects is an 8-month learning and action program for Ontario Grade 8 students, delivered through a partnership between Ecologos and Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) (1). read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
I wanted an activity for students that would get them thinking about the shapes of molecules – and how they could connect this to their prior knowledge of Lewis diagrams and chemical bonding. I use a CPGS model in my classroom where students work in group with... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Our project involved a collaboration between four RDSB schools (using G-Suite Apps). The attached PDF file provides a detailed description of our efforts. The general purpose of the project was to promote innovation, sustainable water use, and the recycling of... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In this TEL, students will utilize the StikBot App (Stikbot Studio), an application easily downloadable on Apple and Android products (e.g. iPads, iphones, Tablets, etc.) to produce short films using stop motion animation as a form of storytelling in the Grade 7... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers is a story about a boy who gets his kite stuck in a tree. He throws other objects up into the tree to try and get his kite down. This book can be used to inspire the design process to help solve the problem of a student climbing up into a tree... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
The students will learn about the needs of plants by using a data collection tool (Makeblock Neurons). This tool will allow students to measure the temperature and humidity around a plant as well as its soil moisture level. This data will be graphed using a... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
Students use an app called Goosechase and do a photo and/or video scavenger hunt where they obtain short clips on a topic (in this case – about careers). They can later use this footage to make a video or presentation about a famous scientist and their chosen... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
In this Classroom Catalyst, you will be learning how to utilize Google Forms to create helpful assessment forms that can be used in any Junior, Intermediate and Senior Science classroom. Students will also be able to use these assessment forms to self-regulate their... read more