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2020-2021 COVID-19 SCIENCE CLASSROOM Safety Guidelines by Flinn Scientific
Categories: General Interest
The unique challenges facing educators this fall are many. Flinn Scientific, as a trusted source for science supplies and lab safety resources, has provided a short, easy to read guide to assist in science department practices for the new teaching environment. Flinn... read moreARDUINO AS A CHEAP VARIABLE POWER SUPPLY
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
What is this? This tool shows teachers how to use an arduino as a cheap safe 0-5V power supply for electricity experiments. How do I use this? Link to tech tool how to OR STAO connection to the tech tool Why use this? There are two problems using variable power... read moreIntegration of Robotics (Arduino) and Coding into Grade 9 Science (Applied and Academic)
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
by ERIN KEYZERS The purpose of these lessons is to integrate robotics (micro-controllers such as Arduino boards) and computational thinking/coding within the Grade 9 Science curriculum. This provides all students with an opportunity to connect automation, coding and... read moreCREATING VIDEO GAMES USING SCRATCH
Technology Focus: Google Docs & Scratch. Video Games are an important industry that employ thousands of people. These games are created with creativity, ingenuity and problem solving, these are all aspects of STEM. We should endeavour to have our students create... read moreFacebook Science Multimedia Presentation
Categories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
Inquiry activity that is directed towards the interests of the students. Students will pick a topic (link to facebook page with ideas included). They will present a multi media presentation to the class. Rubrics, checklists and evaluation pdfs included. Other... read moreBRINGING CODING INTO YOUR CLASSROOM
Categories: General Interest
by Moe Perrera “Coding is a fundamental computational thinking skill of the modern world. As technology continues to be integrated into our everyday lives, it is important as educators to provide opportunities for students to be innovative and create, and not... read moreScience & Technology and French as a Second Language Inquiries
Categories: Lesson Plan
The Science & Technology curriculum was paired with the French as a Second Language Curriculum by incorporating Specific Expectations from both curriculums. In the inquiries you will find the learning goals, tasks, and authentic situations for language... read moreUnraveling the Earth
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
This unit focuses on students’ approach to earth elements (sand, soil, rocks, minerals, and fossils) with various materials. Teachers can observe students with earth elements and manipulatives to scaffold their knowledge. Students will be able to explore earth... read moreWater Wonder
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
This unit focuses on students’ approach to water and how it is a part of people’s lives. Teachers can observe students’ construction with manipulatives and scaffold their knowledge by posing problem-based learning opportunities. Students will be able... read more