by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
This student-centered inquiry consists of 2 parts to help make the concepts in climate change relevant and applicable to the student’s lives. The first part is an inquiry using the scientific method into one aspect of climate change. The students are tasked with...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
Students are introduced to the concepts of speed and acceleration for linear motion, as well as being introduced to battery-powered transportation. They will be placed into groups of two to four students and asked to do basic research for performance data taken from a...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
This lesson plan is separated based on the 4- level model of inquiry, as outlined in “Simplifying Inquiry Instruction” by Randy L. Bell, Lara Smetana, and Ian Binns (link in resources). This lesson plan will introduce students to inquiry at the same time...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 14, 2019
I wanted to allow students to follow a more real life type of inquiry in chemistry labs that would allow them to experiment, make mistakes, revise their approach and retest. I would hope that this would allow them to build a deeper understanding of the concepts being...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
The purpose of this activity was to increase my grade 9 students’ scientific literacy and research skills. I was finding that an increasing number of my students weren’t able to apply critical thinking skills to things like astrology and make an informed,...
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