In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish characteristics of animals within the Animal Kingdom, how to classify chordates into different
Classes of Animalia, how to use and apply a dichotomous key properly, and specific vocabulary relating to animal morphology for classification into phyla.
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(DE) CONSTRUCT MY TECHNOLOGIES, GRADE 8
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Students will learn to describe mechanisms and how to reverse engineer (deconstruct or dissect) a technology of their choice and present it as a poster. I would not suggest other forms at this point... read more
Student Activity: Counting Atoms and Molecules
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Teacher Demonstration
Chemists are constantly faced with the daunting task of counting large numbers of items, specifically atoms, ions, molecules and compounds. This task is made even more difficult by the fact that not... read more
Energy and Matter Unit – Newton’s Colour Wheel Experiment
Categories: Lesson Plan
Written by Tayyabah Naeem, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2023, Wilfrid Laurier University. This lesson uses Newton’s colour wheel to further extend student understanding of the properties of... read more