Start a chain reaction, or introduce non-radioactive isotopes to prevent one. Control …
Start a chain reaction, or introduce non-radioactive isotopes to prevent one. Control energy production in a nuclear reactor! (Previously part of the Nuclear Physics simulation - now there are separate Alpha Decay and Nuclear Fission sims.)
This is a set of two, one-page problems about the sizes of …
This is a set of two, one-page problems about the sizes of moons in the solar system. Learners will use fractions to compare the sizes and distances of Jupiter's moons. Options are presented so that students may learn about the Juno mission through a NASA press release or by viewing a NASA eClips video [6 min.] about the creation of graphic of the 88 largest objects in our solar system. This activity is part of the Space Math multi-media modules that integrate NASA press releases, NASA archival video, and mathematics problems targeted at specific math standards commonly encountered in middle school.
The purpose of this video tutorial is to review a couple ways …
The purpose of this video tutorial is to review a couple ways in which we think about numbers. Thinking in terms of street numbers, money in bank accounts, and quantum particles (e.g. Bose-Einstein condensate) is contrasted with focusing on associating numbers with distinguishable manipulatives, as is more familiar in K-8 courses. This video concludes with a reminder that the symbol "infinity" is not, itself, a number.
Following are a series of activities in which students apply various math …
Following are a series of activities in which students apply various math skills to better understand the problems of world hunger and what steps are being taken to reduce the number of people without enough to eat. This activity makes use of basic math skills to learn more about the energy value of food. A link to the US Dept. of Agriculture National Nutrient Database is listed here. Teachers may want to browse through the database first and determine the best way to present it to students: let them explore the entire database or make a condensed chart for students to reference. This activity is #5 of 5 in this lesson.
This activity introduces the primary colors of light. Satellites transmit images to …
This activity introduces the primary colors of light. Satellites transmit images to us as a series of numbers, and this activity is designed to show how numbers are combined to create images using the primary colors of light. Students work in groups to create different colors using flashlights with red, blue, and green theatrical gels. Students create a numerical code to represent colors of light, experiment with building colors using the code, and complete a color mixing table.
Numeracy is having the confidence and habits of mind to use mathematics …
Numeracy is having the confidence and habits of mind to use mathematics to meet the general demands of everyday life. Being a numerate person means using mathematics to make sense of something new and know what mathematics can and cannot do.
Numeracy provides First Nations, Métis and Inuit students the opportunity to discover connections on their own and apply strategies to solve real life problems. Throughout history, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have used real life traditional learning contexts to connect to their world.
In the Empowering the Spirit video series, students explore numeracy through Traditional Games, an elementary math class on probability and a high school physics class examining the structure of a tee pee and rocket nozzle.
This is an activity about the requirements of life. Learners will explore …
This is an activity about the requirements of life. Learners will explore what living things need to survive and thrive by creating and caring for a garden plot (outdoors where appropriate) or a container garden (indoors) at the program facility. The garden will be used to beautify the facility with plant life with many planting and landscaping options provided. Children will consider the requirements of living things, compare the surface conditions on Mars to those found on Earth, view images/video of a NASA Astrobiology Institute "garden" where astrobiologists are studying life under extreme conditions, and consider the similarities and differences in the type of life that would be possible on Mars as compared to their garden on Earth. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 3 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries.
Formerly the Children's Discovery Museum - The Nutrien Wonderhub brings children and …
Formerly the Children's Discovery Museum - The Nutrien Wonderhub brings children and families together to create, learn, play, and explore without boundaries.
Nutrien Wonderhub is a not-for-profit organization that fosters creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning in children and their grown-ups through hands-on exhibits, programming, and outreach. We support intergenerational play and independent discovery. The museum is a safe space for children of all backgrounds and abilities to explore, experiment, and interact with the natural and built world. The Museum includes a large variety of exhibits for children to explore.
Science Background: Substances like Silly Putty are part of a class of …
Science Background: Substances like Silly Putty are part of a class of materials called polymers. Like other molecules, polymers are compounds, but they are large and may contain tens of thousands of atoms. Compare this, for example, to water, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen that contains three atoms. A good way to visual the difference between small molecules (like water) and polymers (also called macromolecules) is to think of the size difference between a crystal of salt (small) and a strand of spaghetti (larger and longer). Like the strand of spaghetti, polymers are long chains of molecules strung together. These strands can also be tangled up to create a giant mess of polymer chains.
Our project involves students learning about the values of a natural area …
Our project involves students learning about the values of a natural area in their community and producing a public service announcement and map to show its value and how it could be developed.
Students in our grade one class find this culminating project a lot …
Students in our grade one class find this culminating project a lot of fun as we talk about all the different ways that many recycled materials can be used to create other things that are useful or just plain fun to build! Many of the students create things with the help of the parents, but we ask that the ideas for what to build are supplied by the students themselves, of course parents do like to help with the construction phase in most cases. We have the students come up with the ideas for what they would like to build at school, often using the construction sheet as a guideline to take home for the building process.
Le développement durable fait partie des priorités institutionnelles de l’UCLouvain. L’empreinte écologique …
Le développement durable fait partie des priorités institutionnelles de l’UCLouvain. L’empreinte écologique du numérique est aujourd’hui colossale. Le numérique responsable, aussi appelée green IT (Information Technology), vise à réduire l’empreinte écologique, économique et sociale du numérique. Au travers de cinq thématiques IT liées à l’université (poste de travail, zéro papier, cloud et data center, communication, logiciel), les enjeux du numérique responsable sont mis en avant afin de favoriser une prise de conscience des utilisateurs et de proposer des pistes d’amélioration.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de biochimie. Celle-ci propose des informations pratiques pour l'enseignant ainsi qu'une explication pédagogique de l'expérience. La ressource contient également une vidéo de l'expérience.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de biochimie. Celle-ci propose des informations pratiques pour l'enseignant ainsi qu'une explication pédagogique de l'expérience. La ressource contient également une vidéo de l'expérience.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de biologie. Celle-ci propose des informations pratiques pour l'enseignant ainsi qu'une explication pédagogique de l'expérience. La ressource contient également une vidéo de l'expérience.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de biochimie. Celle-ci propose des informations pratiques pour l'enseignant ainsi qu'une explication pédagogique de l'expérience. La ressource contient également une vidéo de l'expérience.
Deux ballons de baudruche sont gonflés et l'un contient un peu d'eau. …
Deux ballons de baudruche sont gonflés et l'un contient un peu d'eau. Lorsque l'on présente le premier ballon (uniquement de l'air) au-dessus d'une flamme de bougie, celui-ci explose quasi instantanément. Lorsque le second qui contient un peu d'eau est placé au dessus de la flamme... L'explosion ne se produit pas. La fiche pédagogique est accompagnée d'une capsule vidéo de l'expérience qui est ici contre-intuitive.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique pourtant sur une expérience d'électricité …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique pourtant sur une expérience d'électricité pour laquelle un court-circuit n'a pas (paradoxalement) pas d'incidence sur le circuit, ici sur la luminosité des lampes. La ressource contient également une capsule vidéo de l'expérience.
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de …
La ressource consiste en une fiche pédagogique portant sur une expérience de biochimie. Celle-ci propose des informations pratiques pour l'enseignant ainsi qu'une explication pédagogique de l'expérience. La ressource contient également une vidéo de l'expérience.
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