by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
Students work in small groups to design, build, and test a speedboat powered by a hand-made propeller that pushes air. The boats are raced in a 20-foot length of eavestrough filled with water. A set of guided-inquiry worksheets has the students apply key physics...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
I have done this glider project with my students over a span of a few years and have found that my approach has changed from year to year. This year, students were encouraged to think divergently in the way in which they presented their final glider product and...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
Use a discrepant event to get students to think critically and use their inquiry skills to develop a step by step procudure and analysis to explain it. Communication, collaboration and cooperation between students creates a positive learning environment. This content...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
For Part 3 of my science AQ, I created (with a partner) a set of take home projects for grades 1-6 for each strand in the science curriculum. These are meant for students to do with their families. Here is the grade 1 set. I will load the other ones to the catalyst...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
In this activity, students will watch a video. This will be followed by a teacher-ed discussion on the genetic control of spine development in stickleback fish. Based on the discussion, students consider which alleles for spine development are likely dominant....
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