Even an empty lunch sack is useful to science. You can examine …
Even an empty lunch sack is useful to science. You can examine it and come up with some traits. In this episode, Sabrina chats about things like malleability, hardness, conductivity, and magnetism.
Science of Soil modules are fun animations and hands-on interactives to foster …
Science of Soil modules are fun animations and hands-on interactives to foster learning on key concepts that can hinder understanding of soils topics -- such as logarithms, graph reading, and multidimensional thinking. They were created to fill the gaps in Soil and Environmental Science undergraduates' knowledge of key concepts in the classroom.
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There’s more than one …
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There’s more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode we're going to look at a few of those ways and how they became more of the "norm."
So, what exactly is a scientific revolution? And are they more than …
So, what exactly is a scientific revolution? And are they more than just moments in time Historians use to mark the beginning and ending of things through time? In this episode we'll look into some ideas and people named Nick and how they fit into science and the search to understand ourselves and our place in the universe.
What makes a scientist? Curiosity, a passion for learning, a desire to …
What makes a scientist? Curiosity, a passion for learning, a desire to know how the world works! Meet Melissa Arcand, a scientist at the University of Saskatchewan who grew up on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. Melissa loves science and soil - and she rides a bike all winter in Saskatchewan! This short video is an interview of Melissa Arcand about her job as a soil scientist. This video fits well when looking at agriculture-related career opportunities.
Although the vast majority of our children will not grow up to …
Although the vast majority of our children will not grow up to become science professionals, they are growing up in a world that requires scientific literacy and critical thinking skills. Technology will play a role in their lives that is unprecedented for previous generations. They will have to find solutions to climate change, unfamiliar diseases, animal extinction, overpopulation and possibly food shortages. It is crucial that we work together to help them be successful in this world.
Being a scientist is about asking questions and being curious, exploring and experimenting, figuring out how things work in the world – all things that children are naturally good at.
This site offers activities that will encourage children to follow their own natural curiosity, investigate, explore and discover. In science, there are no mistakes, only discoveries!
Welcome to Secondary Science Implementation Support. This site from the Ministry of …
Welcome to Secondary Science Implementation Support. This site from the Ministry of Education in SK has a huge collection of excellent supports for High School Science.
There are currently over 500 supports available.
Select "Support Materials" from the menu on the left.
This site houses materials developed to support teachers' implementation of secondary science courses. The Support Materials section contains materials that have been developed and refined by each of the course-specific Secondary Implementation Support teams. Teachers are free to use these materials as they wish. Any teacher may post questions in the Discussion Board and/or share their materials. Note that copyright must be respected in all cases.
Support materials for Science 10, Health Science 20, Environmental Science 20, Physical Science 20, Chemistry 30, Physics 30, Biology 30, Earth Science 30, Computer Science 20 and Computer Science 30 have been posted.
You must be logged into Blackboard to see the supports.
This resource can help you access Blackboard as a SK Teacher if you are having difficulty: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sws.oercommons.org/media/editor/30/Accessing_Blackboard.pdf (Copy and paste this url into a browser).
Please note: You will need to click "Open this in a new window" to view the resource when the message appears.
The video series goes through the seven sacred teachings in kid-friendly language. …
The video series goes through the seven sacred teachings in kid-friendly language. There are seven videos, one for each teaching, as well as an overview video. The videos are short and can stand alone without the resource. The resource goes along with each of the videos. Could be paired with Leader in Me or character education.
So, what's the difference between "weather" and "severe weather"? Is it just …
So, what's the difference between "weather" and "severe weather"? Is it just how hard the wind is blowing? Is it just thunder and lighting? Well, it can be some or all of those things. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about what makes Severe Weather and how it interacts with the Geosphere and Biosphere.
Hank introduces us to nonvascular plants - liverworts, hornworts & mosses - …
Hank introduces us to nonvascular plants - liverworts, hornworts & mosses - which have bizarre features, kooky habits, and strange sex lives. Nonvascular plants inherited their reproductive cycle from algae, but have perfected it to the point where it is now used by all plants in one way or another, and has even left traces in our own reproductive systems.
Today we’re looking at silicon, and how introducing small amounts of other …
Today we’re looking at silicon, and how introducing small amounts of other elements allow silicon layers to conduct currents, turning them into semiconductors. We’ll explore how putting two different types – N and P semiconductors – together gives us electrical components like diodes, transistors, and solar cells.
Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with …
Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex molluscs, octopuses and squid. We differentiate them by the number of tissue layers they have, and by the complexity of those layers.
Summary – Students embark on a scavenger hunt at their school and …
Summary – Students embark on a scavenger hunt at their school and in their community, searching for real world examples of the 6 simple machines and how they exert force on an object to put it in motion.
Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which …
Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which apart from being the support and protection for all our fleshy parts, is involved in many other vital processes that help our bodies to function properly.
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