Science Background: Light travels in straight lines, and this activity allows students …
Science Background: Light travels in straight lines, and this activity allows students to observe light and think critically about how they experience light in their lives. A common misconception for students is that the light comes from their eyes to light up the object, so drawing rays as arrowheads that show the direction of the light is a key concept. Materials: index cards, ruler, coloured markers or pencils, hole punch, sticky tack, drinking straw, flashlight or ray box, beaker or glass, water
Science Background: Sound waves behave in the same way as light and …
Science Background: Sound waves behave in the same way as light and water waves. This activity allows students to “see” sound. Materials: plastic wrap, small yogurt container, elastic band, 1mL salt, tuning fork, water
In this episode we looked at robots and the engineering principles of …
In this episode we looked at robots and the engineering principles of robots. We learned how robots use sensors to interpret their environment, how actuators and effectors allow a robot to manipulate the objects around it to accomplish a task, and how computers coordinate the efforts of the two.
Today we’re going to explain how exchangers...exchange heat. We’ll look at concentric …
Today we’re going to explain how exchangers...exchange heat. We’ll look at concentric tubes, finned tubes, plate heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. And we’ll look at some equations to help us sort through heat transfer and decide what heat exchangers are best suited for our designs.
In agriculture, it is important to have healthy soils. Learn how the …
In agriculture, it is important to have healthy soils. Learn how the laboratory at Dairy One analyzes soils and why the information they gather is vital to growers.
Join Proton the cat as he tests out the professor's newest invention …
Join Proton the cat as he tests out the professor's newest invention - goggles that allow a person to see sound in addition to hearing it. As you take a tour of the lab, you'll learn all about the science of sound, from how our ears allow us to hear sound, to the differences between louder and softer sounds.
Ever wonder why you can’t hear a dog’s whistle, yet when you use one, all the neighborhood dogs come running? Dogs are able to hear at higher ranges than that of humans. Sound is a type of energy created by a rapid back-and-forth movement or vibration. When an object vibrates in the air, the air particles move around and cause other particles to move and bump into other particles, which carry the vibration through the air. This sound wave will keep going until it runs out of energy. When your ear is in range of the sound wave (before it loses all its energy) you hear a sound. Sounds differ from one another because they vibrate at different speeds. This means, how often a sound wave will occur over time, or its frequency. When the vibrations are fast, you will hear a high note, and when the vibration frequency slows, the note will lower. Your ears collect and process the sounds, and then send signals to your brain in response
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how humans …
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how humans get the resources we need to survive, even though those resources may come from a long way away.
Scientists require interaction and teamwork to do their jobs, so it’s important …
Scientists require interaction and teamwork to do their jobs, so it’s important to build that kind of culture with every student in the science classroom. This can be done by: 1. Creating a safe, equitable space. 2. Connecting to humans in the real world. 3. Integrating other disciplines. 4. Supporting the development of interpersonal skills.
In this article, you will find access to "Science Connections: The Podcast" as well as an infographic that will help to inspire the next generation of scientific innovators.
Lessons describe key functions of the human body systems. (Sun West - …
Lessons describe key functions of the human body systems.
(Sun West - this site will work automatically if you are in a school. You will require a username and password if accessing this off site. Refer to the "Accessing Resources at Sun West" document for this information.)
If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it …
If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250,000 times more gold medals. Today Hank is here to tell us the specifics of why and how human population growth has happened over the past hundred and fifty years or so, and how those specifics relate to ecology.
Hank introduces us to biogeochemical cycles by describing his two favorites: carbon …
Hank introduces us to biogeochemical cycles by describing his two favorites: carbon and water. The hydrologic cycle describes how water moves on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, driven by energy supplied by the sun and wind. The carbon cycle does the same... for carbon!
Final projects can help students summarize and review content from the entire …
Final projects can help students summarize and review content from the entire semester. Plus, they can create fantastic products with what they've learned!
Projects let students take what they’ve learned, put it all together and show off a little of their own creativity and personality.
Options include: 1. Create a website 2. Create a screencast video 3. Make a single multimedia webpage 4. Connect with a cause 5. Create an infographic 6. Create a series of podcasts 7. Do a genius hour-style project 8. Create an annotated collection 9. Tell it as a story 10. Make an explainer video
Science Background: A food chain is a simplified way to show the …
Science Background:
A food chain is a simplified way to show the relationship of organisms that feed on each other. It’s helpful to classify animals in a simple food chain by what they eat, or where they get their energy.
Green plants, called producers, form the basis of the aquatic food chain. They get their energy from the sun and make their own food through photosynthesis. In the Great Lakes, producers can be microscopic phytoplankton (plant plankton), algae, aquatic plants like Elodea, or plants like cattails that emerge from the water’s surface.
Herbivores, such as ducks, small fish and many species of zooplankton (animal plankton) eat plants. Carnivores (meat eaters) eat other animals and can be small (e.g., frog) or large (e.g., lake trout). Omnivores are animals (including humans) that eat both plants and animals. Each is an important part of the food chain.
In reality, food chains overlap at many points — because animals often feed on multiple species — forming complex food webs. Food web diagrams depict all feeding interactions among species in real communities. These complex diagrams often appear as intricate spider webs connecting the species.
This lesson demonstrates that changes in one part of a food chain or web may affect other parts, resulting in impacts on carnivores, herbivores, and eventually on producers. An example of this might be the harmful effects of pollution. The point that should be made is that when something disrupts a food web, humans should try to understand and minimize the disturbance. Students should also come to recognize that humans, too, are part of this complex web of life.
My action plan is currently focusing on including questions for deeper understanding …
My action plan is currently focusing on including questions for deeper understanding (Blooms Taxonomy) in both Science and ELA 8. I wanted to also focus on using the 6 Thinking Hats of Debono alongside Blooms Taxonomy question in ELA to guide but not direct discussion on specific topics (Black Negative, Yellow Positive, Blue control, etc.) as well as integrating basic technology into PE games (Heart rate monitors, mileage/stepper counters during activity to measure distance covered, etc.) with a focus on eventually using more in depth tech in PE (QR codes, etc.)
You might have recognized the names of some of the Greek natural …
You might have recognized the names of some of the Greek natural philosophers. They were individuals with quirky theories, and we have records about them. But they weren’t the only people making knowledge back in the day. Today, Hank takes us to India to talk Vedas, Maurya Empires, and some really good doctoring.
This document helps support students and teachers wishing to engage with Indigenous …
This document helps support students and teachers wishing to engage with Indigenous perspectives in science. It also covers why it is important to connect to local Indigenous communities, provides suggestions on how to develop student understanding, and shares examples of how student science research can directly connect to the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.
Also check out the Indigenous Engagement Starting Points Checklist which provides a list of Indigenous groups and/or individuals you/your students can reach out to, to start this connection. A question checklist is also provided to help support those starting discussions.
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