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Categories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
This was a year long, ongoing, student led inquiry that my students engaged in. I covered the Daily and Seasonal strand and the Needs and Characteristics of Living Things strand, as well as several Literacy and Math expectations through the different activities that... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
This project uses the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to engage students in different stages of the technological problem solving process in the Kindergarten Program document. Students can design structures that Goldilocks can build to replace items that she... 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 Christian Cepeda. This resource was made possible through funding provided by OSSTF. To understand efficiency and consumption, students need to have an understanding of the cost and price of electricity. Once this topic is reviewed, and relevant examples... read moreCategories: General Interest
This document is an example of an administrative procedure for science departments for use by boards in Ontario. The purpose of this document is to help boards compare their current procedures and documentation, where they exist, and create one for those where they... read moreCategories: General Interest, Lesson Plan
Written By Alexander Swistun, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Laurentian University In this lesson, students are expected to build, predict, simulate, discuss and reflect on watersheds. Students work in mixed-ability groups to explore how water flows within a... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Zaynab Karimjee, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Queens University A teacher shares a shift toward hands-on, experiential learning to empower students as changemakers and global citizens. This was realized during a Grade 4/5 class by linking the Ontario... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Risha Raythatha, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, OISE University of Toronto Students will learn about various forms of energy, conservation resources, sustainability, Indigenous practices and incorporating technology to protect energy consumption... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Nicholas McGregor, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University This lesson provides students with the opportunity to engage with various small experiments that will introduce the concept of sound waves and how they travel and interact... read moreCategories: Lesson Plan
Written by Neha Nadeem, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2025, OISE University of Toronto In this lesson plan, students investigate plant propagation techniques involving cutting with a guest speaker “Maria Monstera”, an established Monstera deliciosa plant. Students... read more