The inspiration for this site came from John Allen Paulos' book Innumeracy. …
The inspiration for this site came from John Allen Paulos' book Innumeracy. From it Fawn Nguyen took the mathematical fun facts, etc. and created middle school mathematics critical thinking problems that relate to ratios and proportional reasoning and require students to compare stuff and really get them thinking.
Here's an example: Tortoises have the longest lifespan among vertebrates, about 200 years.
A fruit fly's lifespan is about 45 days. If we scaled both lifespans down so that a tortoise's 200 years is now 1 day, then what is the fruit fly's lifespan, in seconds?
Cet outil de sensibilisation vise à faire mieux comprendre les expériences que …
Cet outil de sensibilisation vise à faire mieux comprendre les expériences que vivent les jeunes nouvellement arrivés au Canada ainsi que les activités du Programme des TÉÉ offertes dans plusieurs collectivités francophones de l'Ontario.
Les thèmes de diversité et inclusion sont démontrés.
La vidéo 'J'ai quelque chose à dire' traite de l'impact des inégalités …
La vidéo 'J'ai quelque chose à dire' traite de l'impact des inégalités sociales (et plus particulièrement du racisme, de l'homophobie et du sexisme) à court et à long terme en milieu scolaire.
Les thèmes démontrés sont la diversité et l'inclusion.
The Atlanta 1996 Olympic men’s 4x100m relay captured the eyes of the …
The Atlanta 1996 Olympic men’s 4x100m relay captured the eyes of the world. It was a showdown between the USA host team and the Canadian underdogs. Few people noticed that the team’s starting runner, Carlton Chambers, was not racing at his best. He had sustained a slight injury and hoped that it would be better for the final. After a discussion with the team, the truth was evident and he knew he had to step down for the good of the team. Fortunately, Robert Esmie was waiting in the wings and ready to fulfill his role as team reserve. The race was an epic moment in Canadian sport history. The gold medal likely would not have been won, except for Carlton’s teamwork.
This resource shows students that teamwork requires that you put the good of the team first. Sometimes that means making personal sacrifices like letting someone else take your spot or play a role you would have liked to play yourself.
Download the complete lesson, featuring the following outcomes: - Identify characteristics of successful teams and team members; - Understand how to practice effective teamwork; - Learn how to take teamwork experiences in the classroom and apply them to everyday challenges.
Leading museums share their collections through virtual, augmented and mix reality. Bringing …
Leading museums share their collections through virtual, augmented and mix reality.
Bringing the arts to life through virtual, augmented and mixed reality, Boulevard is reshaping the landscape of storytelling and revolutionizing the way the world looks at art and culture.
The "Educate" and "Experiences" tabs are a great place to start.
This lesson will be turning heads and pages as students learn how …
This lesson will be turning heads and pages as students learn how to choose appropriate books for independent reading exercises and later evaluate their choices.
This historical fiction story takes place in 1932 in the midst of …
This historical fiction story takes place in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression in New York City. Baseball was king and Babe Ruth was at the top of his game. In this story, a young boy and his father become a team as they both work to support their family.
"Programme offert par le Baccaulauréat en éducation française (le Bac) à la …
"Programme offert par le Baccaulauréat en éducation française (le Bac) à la Faculté d'éducation.
Si vous souhaitez enseigner dans une école francophone, dans une école d'immersion française ou dans une école offrant un programme de français de base, le Baccalauréat en éducation française (le Bac) est la formation qu'il vous faut.
Le Bac vous prépare à contribuer à la diversité des connaissances, des langues et des cultures de la Saskatchewan.
Aimeriez-vous faire partie des changements sociaux dans le monde? L'état de notre société vous préoccupe? L'enseignement est peut-être pour vous. La justice sociale est au coeur du programme en éducation et Le Bac vous permet de vous engager pleinement dans votre communauté."
"‘Tis the season of gratitude and reflection, of homecomings and joyous tidings... …
"‘Tis the season of gratitude and reflection, of homecomings and joyous tidings... At least, that’s what the end-of-year holiday time usually brings. While we acknowledge that this year has been anything but usual, simply saying “2020 is different” feels like too obvious an understatement.
Many of us simply aren’t ready or even willing to reflect on a year of thwarted plans, grave safety concerns, and extraordinary challenges to our core values and identities. Even so, we realize that some kind of closure, however small or personal, is essential to moving forward with courage and wholeheartedness.
With this toolkit, we share our favorite practices for heart-centered breathwork, movement and mindful presence. The journey of returning to joy can carry us through sorrow, anger or exhaustion, and we provide tools here to support you with release, relief and rest.
September is a great time for data collection activities as students are …
September is a great time for data collection activities as students are naturally curious about their new classmates. Ask questions that require students to analyze data and support their conclusions.
Students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and …
Students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and predict what it might do next. After gaining a basic understanding of weather patterns, students act as state park engineers and design/build "backyard weather stations" to gather data to make actual weather forecasts.
This art history video discussion examines Francis Bacon's "Triptych - August 1972", …
This art history video discussion examines Francis Bacon's "Triptych - August 1972", 1972, oil on canvas, 72 x 61 x 22 in. (183 x 155 x 64 cm), (Tate Modern, London).
Students are introduced to the concept of engineering biological organisms and studying …
Students are introduced to the concept of engineering biological organisms and studying their growth to be able to identify periods of fast and slow growth. They learn that bacteria are found everywhere, including on the surfaces of our hands. Student groups study three different conditions under which bacteria are found and compare the growth of the individual bacteria from each source. In addition to monitoring the quantity of bacteria from differ conditions, they record the growth of bacteria over time, which is an excellent tool to study binary fission and the reproduction of unicellular organisms.
In this new video we look at the basics of bacteria. We …
In this new video we look at the basics of bacteria. We look at their classifications, sizes, shapes and how they reproduce. This video is intended to be a primer on bacteria. We will go into more details as we progress in this series. -------------- Visit Us On The Internet: -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mrfordsclass -Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfordsclass -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrfordsclasslearning -Google+: https://plus.google.com/+mrfordsclass/posts -Instagram: http://instagram.com/mrfordsclasslearning
This task provides a real world context for interpreting and solving exponential …
This task provides a real world context for interpreting and solving exponential equations. There are two solutions provided for part (a). The first solution demonstrates how to deduce the conclusion by thinking in terms of the functions and their rates of change. The second approach illustrates a rigorous algebraic demonstration that the two populations can never be equal.
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