by STAO ADMIN | Jan 2, 2020
In a grade 9 academic classroom setting I made a few assumptions based on prior experience – 1) students generally are well adept at information retrieval and have had some exposure to science through the grade 7/8 curriculum and 2) all students are curious by...
by STAO ADMIN | Jan 2, 2020
The objective for this project was to help students understand that classroom learning has to be linked to real-life problems in order to become meaningful. Students are learning the basic concepts related to science, technology, environment, and work collaboratively...
by STAO ADMIN | Jan 2, 2020
Students choose a topic of interest that relates science they are studying to innovative or practical applications, recently published research, or potential future applications. They then prepare a multimedia presentation to present to the class of 3 to 5 minute...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 27, 2019
This unit plan asks the overarching question: how does our increasing understanding of genetics impact our personal decisions and choices? The unit is divided into the following subsections: 1. Introducing the Genetic Process Unit: Surveying the Class and Articulating...
by STAO ADMIN | Dec 27, 2019
In this inquiry, students will complete a four-part inquiry about biodegradable plastics. They will research and plan they type of plastic they would like to make, make and test the plastic, and report back on the results of their inquiry. Other Resources:...
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