By examining the properties of plumberÕs tape (also known as Teflon Tape) in a fun and engaging secret message context, students will draw conclusions about the structure of Teflon (PTFE Ð polytetrafluoroethylene).
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SEEDS OF LEARNING
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
My grade 1-2 class was out in our school's courtyard putting out some bird seeds we had collected to set outside our classroom window. In our Science unit we had been working on expectations dealing... read more
DESIGNING A HUMAN COLONY ON ANOTHER PLANET OR MOON (SNC1P)
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
This activity can be used as a culminating activity, as it will bring aspects of all of the major strands of the grade 9 science curriculum together. Students are to design and build a space station... read more
I WONDER.... YEARLONG SCIENCE INQUIRIES IN GRADE 1
Categories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
This was a year long, ongoing, student led inquiry that my students engaged in. I covered the Daily and Seasonal strand and the Needs and Characteristics of Living Things strand, as well as several... read more