FUND ME!

The students will be researching the costs and benefits of space exploration in order to determine whether the Canadian Space Agency should receive increased funding for their programs or if another program needs it more urgently. In order to prepare the students for...

SPLISH, SPLASH, KERPLUNK!

The students and teacher will go on a walk around the schoolyard/community to collect a variety of natural objects. A further collection of items from the classroom will augment this. The sorting activity and discussion that follow this shared experience will begin an...

MY ENVIRONMENT, MY SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

In these inquiry activities, students will first experience a local ecosystem to practice observations and generate their own questions which may become a focus of inquiry. Students will then be challenged to design and build a model ecosystem using a variety of tools...

TIME FOR A CHANGE

The students will re-enact the water cycle and the changes of state both inside and outside the classroom. They will view video, conduct hands-on experiments, and use direct observations from different locations inside and outside the classroom. This content is only...

SHAPING STRUCTURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

In this inquiry activity, students will explore structures around their environment and pose questions related to form and function. They will use the technological problem-solving process to design and build a workable structure to investigate form and function...
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