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This activity is a series of 10 circuits. The students are to build circuit one and move through each circuit challenge. Each circuit gets progessivly more difficult. This activity uses both series and parallel circuits. read more
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Lab/Student Activity
Students often have many hidden misconceptions about evolution that can be be difficult to identify and correct. This creates problems when asking students to apply their knowledge of evolution theory and terms to new examples. Using WordWriter to assess individual... read more
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Lab/Student Activity
Learning Goal: To make a simple motor and wind turbine that will produce an electric current when exposed to wind. read more
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General Interest
This activity begins with deep discussions on biodiversity and/or environmental factors. Students then continue exploring through readings from a variety of sources. The questions are then discussed in class to activate prior learning and stimulate deep thinking on... read more
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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 more
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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 more
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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 more
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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 more
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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 more
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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 more