by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
This resource discusses how to combine grade 7, Interactions in the Environment with grade 8, Water Systems. The big idea for the inquiry was that human activities have the potential to alter the environment. The goal of the project was to have students investigate...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
The inquiry began by the grade 5 students’ wonderings about two students in the community class after an assembly. They noticed that the students were communicating via Proloquo2go. This is a computer picture communication exchange system software that allowed the...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
Providing an opportunity for students to create a classroom resource that can be shared amongst students can be a helpful tool for students to use. Screencasting has allowed students and teachers to create individual videos to share on the web. Other Resources:...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
As a class we watched a TED Talk by Willie Smits on the deforestation of Boreo for the palm oil industry. The science described in the video can be challenging for grade 10 students, however it engaged them thoroughly in the topic. During the video, students...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 12, 2019
By allowing students the opportunity to collect raw data, make observations, question, reason and critically analyse, I feel we are bringing real science into the class. To begin, students’ prior knowledge regarding the topics that will be the focus of the...
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