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The STAO Science Encounters Project includes a series of inquiry-based STEM activities to support teachers and students with resources to create engaging classroom experiences that cultivate 21st century skills. Activities for the project include Indigenous ways of... read more
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Written by Adam Malloy, Don Galbraith Award Winner 2020-21, Wilfrid Laurier University Digital choice boards offer students differentiated learning opportunities on a given topic. They are dynamic pedagogical tools which have become increasingly popular in the... read more
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Written by Stephanie Chimenti, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2022, York University. To access this content, you must purchase School Membership (Small), Regular One Year Membership, Regular Two Year Membership, Retired Membership, Pre-Service Membership, Elementary... read more
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Written by Alexandra Santos, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2022, OISE, University of Toronto. Science helps us discover explanations for some of our most fascinating wonderings, and if we stop inquiring, the rich and exciting joy of science is forgotten. The... read more
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Written by Andrew Cain, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2022, Wilfrid Laurier University. Students having a learning experience that is both fun and engaging is the overarching goal of this activity. Using gamification in this activity, the aim is to target their... read more
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General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
Written by Ben Cardin, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2022, Wilfrid Laurier University. As a pre-service teacher, my experience of education in Ontario is vastly different to what I experienced during my own education in rural England in the early 2000s – what a... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Written by Leah Grimes, Don Galbraith Award Winner 2020-21, Trent University The goal of this resource is to help teach the grade 1 science curriculum strand Needs and Characteristics of Living Things through outdoor experiential learning and by using the values of... read more
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Note: This resource is part of the STAO Grade Six Space Unit User Guide. Click here to access the parent resource. Expectations/Big Ideas: Earth is part of a large interrelated system. Investigate characteristics of the systems that Earth is a part. Demonstrate an... read more
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By: Arooj Arslan and Salma Nakhuda Arooj Arslan is a Teacher and a Digital Lead Learner Mentor in the Toronto District School Board. She has completed a Master of Education program with a focus on leadership in technology and 21st century learning. Salma Nakhuda is a... read more
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General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
It is our goal to create a library of videos showcasing the diversity of careers in STEM and the diversity of the people who do them. We want to be able to provide students with Career ideas, add more relevant Applications to the curriculum, and humanize STEM, showing... read more