Students will dive into the SBI 4U course using the scenario of Maria’s Travels as a way for students to make self generated connections to curriculum ideas through inquiry using the 3-Pocket method. The 3-Pocket method is used to initiate learning, sustain learning and allow for reflections to occur of future unit topics. A mind map of possible unit connections is available in the catalyst. Possible later course activities include an inquiry-based pulse oximeter lab, a bioinformatics comparative amino acid sequence analysis, and a bioinformatics comparative nucleotide sequence analysis.
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Indigenous Knowledge and Science - Junior/Intermediate Curriculum Resource Package
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
This unit plan, Wild Rice Integration, introduces a multi-grade (4-8) cross-curricular approach to teaching students about Wild Rice-Manoomin - a cultural symbol and essential staple in a sacred way... read more
ROCK OUT HERE OR ROLL ON SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
The students will be researching and discussing the costs and benefits of being the only source of the mineral tin left in the world. In order to prepare for this inquiry, the teacher needs to lay... read more
Teacher Demo/Student Activity: Potato Osmosis
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Teacher Demonstration
Osmosis is the process by which the concentrations of two solutions, separated by a selectively permeable membrane, equalize by the movement of a solvent such as water. This demonstration shows that... read more