by Michael Frankfort | Jul 10, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Inquiry, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Teaching Strategies
Submitted & Written by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Elementary Teacher, York Region District School Board, STAO Blog Contributor, Sci-Fi Geek This past spring, I had the opportunity to present a webinar for the Ontario Teachers’ Federation called...
by Milan Sanader | Aug 2, 2021 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Scientist Orit Peleg has long been fascinated by fireflies that appear to flash their lanterns in synchronicity — but she only just recently got to witness the phenomenon up close. Peleg and her colleague Raphael Sarfati travelled to the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
by Milan Sanader | Aug 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Rationale: As many high schools will begin September with a hybrid model, students will spend a significant amount of time online. This is an assignment idea that will be appropriate for that mode of learning, with an emphasis on literacy. An exemplar (Cecropia...
by Milan Sanader | Mar 23, 2020 | Gr 1-3 Science & Tech, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech
On the first day that my two grandchildren (5 and 10 yrs. old) arrived, we went for a nature walk. Equipped with a capture jar, we found a caterpillar egg case (forest tent caterpillars), many Woolly Bear caterpillars and several cocoons from unknown insect species....
by msander | Jul 10, 2019 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Susanne Åkesson, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded the prestigious Ig Nobel Prize. The prize, which she shares with six other researchers from Hungary and Spain, was presented to them for their discovery that white horses...
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