In this demo, two circuits are constructed to enable comparison of the brightness of a light bulb placed in a circuit with one cell and the brightness of the same light bulb in a circuit with three cells connected in parallel. In Next Steps the potential differences of the two circuits are also compared.
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In this inquiry, students will be shown how to make ice cream. They will, using scaffolded handouts from Smarter Science Canada, select one variable to modify to increase the amount of heat transfer... read more
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
In this lab, students will test two different soil samples, one from a natural environment and the other from a location impacted by humans, for their water-holding capacity, organic matter content,... read more
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
The students and teacher will go on a 'movement' hunt in their neighbourhood, and around their class and school during which they will record all the different things that move. Discussion will... read more