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Categories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
In a grade 9 academic classroom setting I made a few assumptions based on prior experience – 1) students generally are well adept at information retrieval and have had some exposure to science through the grade 7/8 curriculum and 2) all students are curious by... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
In grade 11 University Chemistry we will be focusing on the course’s BIG IDEA about how to protect the integrity of our Earth’s water resource. This Deep Learning Task will be introduced by a PowToon Video to ignite the task. Other Resources:... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Harvard University’s LabXchange (click here for more information) is a free online platform for science education that lets educators remix and share high-quality content to support differentiated, personalized learning. Click here to view a video designed for... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Do you feel like you are teaching to a wall? Is your chat filling up with comments from 3-4 students and the rest are silent? Pear Deck is the answer to that problem. There are pre-made prompts for exit cards, openers, and consolidation checks. Also, you can make your... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In this lesson the kindergarten students will be reading the story called Magnetic Max written by Monica Lozano Hughes. This story is about a boy named Magnetic Max and his friend Nick1. Both children have a fun time exploring magnetism by testing out which objects... read moreCategories: General Interest
The National Inventors Hall of Fame™ (Canada) (NIHF Canada) and The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario/ L’Association des professeurs de science de l’Ontario (STAO/APSO) offered a unique professional development opportunity on the power of innovator role models... read moreCategories: General Interest
Hands-on activities are integral to science education. Continuing to provide these valuable learning experiences in these uncertain times poses several unique challenges and obstacles that the safety-minded science teacher must overcome. This document outlines... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
In December 2020, STAO hosted a one hour workshop where participants worked together to make their own Digital Escape Rooms. To create your own digital escape room, you will need a topic you want to test, a google account, and a thinglink.com free educator account.... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Now more than ever, teachers must create opportunities for students to develop awareness, build community, and seek solutions for a greener earth. One way to achieve this is to connect scientific innovation with community engagement. This website provides teachers... read moreCategories: Unit Plan
Teaching sustainability in a general science classroom can be intimidating with limited experience or lack of guidance. This unit plan was created to assist educators in providing both academic and hands-on ecological lessons. I have been fortunate enough to have... read more