by STAO ADMIN | Dec 11, 2019
Students are guided through a case study used to introduce the IOU inquiry process (making Inferences from Observations based on Understanding) used in Problem Based Learning (PBL). Opportunity for formative assessment of both process skills and content knowledge is...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 11, 2019
In this inquiry-based unit, the students will learn that conserving and protecting our water supply is crucial after they research the biodiversity of a specific ecosystem and discover that water is necessary for biodiversity and biodiversity is necessary for the...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 11, 2019
It is important that as human beings we reduce our ecological footprint. Human beings have impacted local ecosystems in a variety of ways, which can lead to endangerment or extinction of species and pollution. In areas that have been negatively impacted by human...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 11, 2019
This activity can be used as a culminating activity, as it will bring aspects of all of the major strands of the grade 9 science curriculum together. Students are to design and build a space station to support a human colony on another planet or moon. Along with...
by STAO ADMIN | Nov 14, 2019
Food labels often contain the word “fortified”. This means that one or more ingredients have been added that are not normally found in that food item. The purpose is to increase the amount of that mineral or nutrient to serve a dietary purpose. Table salt...
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