by msander | Sep 18, 2018 | Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Teachers, Our Incredible World (www.incredibleworld.ca) offers multimedia curriculum resources for the Science & Technology strand suitable for grades 4 to 11. All video series, lesson plans, games, newsletters/factsheets, career profiles, and other resources are...
by msander | Jul 30, 2018 | All Science Teachers
Plastic cutlery is a major contributor to the growing plastic waste crisis. An estimated 40 billion plastic utensils are used and thrown away each year in the United States alone. But an Indian cutlery company has a possible solution — spoons and forks you can eat....
by msander | Apr 22, 2018 | All Science Teachers
This site describes an impressive large scale attempt to clean up the plastics accumulating in the Pacific. The process is a passive ocean cleanup system, utilizing the ocean currents to their advantage. Read more about our drifting systems here. Source: The Ocean...
by msander | Mar 29, 2018 | All Science Teachers
Do you read your news online? Enjoy takeout? Live in an apartment building? Canadians’ changing lifestyles have transformed what we put in the blue bin. And that’s led to big challenges — and ballooning costs — for municipal recycling programs. Source: Your lifestyle...
by msander | Mar 26, 2018 | All Science Teachers
A new study suggests that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area spanning 1.6 million square kilometres, contains more than 79,000 tonnes of floating plastic — 16 times more than previous estimates. Source: Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 16 times bigger than...
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