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 msander | Sep 17, 2019 | All Science Teachers
Visualising the world’s addiction to plastic bottles. Around the world, almost 1 million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. Click on the source below to see the visualization. Source: Drowning in plastic Thanks for sharing...
by msander | Aug 27, 2019 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Statistics Canada tested wastewater samples from five urban centres for illicit drugs and cannabis, and the results are a snapshot of what substances are more common in those Canadian cities. Source: Cannabis use highest in Halifax, while Edmonton had highest use of...
by msander | Apr 5, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Each day, the animal kingdom produces roughly enough poop to match the volume of water pouring over Victoria Falls. So why isn’t the planet covered in the stuff? You can thank the humble dung beetle for eating up the excess. Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning explain how...
by msander | Mar 4, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
There’s a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It’s your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. Emma Bryce gives a crash course on the...
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