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Lesson 2 Speed of Light Questions
Lesson 3 Web Quest
Lesson 7 Converging & Diverging Mirror Ray Diagrams

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Erlen needs your help to unlock his buried treasure! Using your knowledge of magnetism, help Erlen recover three keys buried in the ground to open his treasure chest.

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Did you know that magnets aren’t just found on your fridge? One natural mineral that acts as a magnet is magnetite, which is also known as lodestone. When suspended and dangled from a string, pieces of lodestone created the first magnetic compass. The stone would turn on the string and point to magnetic north.
Magnetic objects can not resist the pull of a magnet because they have metals that contain iron, nickel or cobalt. These objects are pulled or rejected by magnets because of an invisible magnetic force produced by a magnet, which causes magnetic materials to either be attracted or repelled.
The magnetic field that surrounds magnets is created by the North and South poles on magnets. Like the North and South poles on Earth, these are the opposite ends on a magnet, which will either attract opposite poles (i.e. North and South) or repel like poles (e.g. North and North).
A compass is not the only use for a magnet in everyday life. Your refrigerator door uses a magnet to make sure the door closes and they are uses for recycling drink bottles to separate out the caps from the containers.
On a larger scale, they are used in Japan on the Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains on the tracks where the train floats. These super conductive magnets are working on the repulsion of the magnets to keep the trains up from the rails, free of friction.

This free, online article, developed for elementary teachers, describes a Kindergarten polar science, standards aligned, unit centered on The Polar Express developing literacy, math, and science skills.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
The world's energy supplies are in crisis, and it's up to you to save the world! This game will teach you all about different power sources, alternative energy, and how we generate electricity to power our lives.

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
So far, most of the world’s energy comes from non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, oil and natural gas, but alternatives that can be replenished are constantly being developed and harnessed. These alternative energies use renewable resources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides and heat from the Earth to produce energy.
Developing alternative energy sources is critical for sustaining the world’s energy consumption in the future. Wind, tidal, geothermal and hydropower are used to run turbines converting mechanical energy into electrical energy through a generator.
Wind is the bulk air movement created by the variable heating of the Earth’s surface by the Sun. A wind turbine has three very large blades that are shaped like airplane wings to capture the mechanical energy from the movement of the air and convert it into a rotational force. A generator then takes the rotational force and transforms it into electrical energy.
Tidal turbines function under the same principles as a wind turbine, but instead of capturing air movement, it captures water currents. Water currents are produced by a number of factors that include tides, variable temperature, winds across the ocean’s surface, and the Earth’s rotational movement.
Geothermal energy uses energy in the Earth’s crust to heat water and produce steam that then drives a turbine. With the current consumption of energy the non-renewable resources like coal, oil and natural gas will eventually be depleted and alternative energy is needed in order to take their place and ensure lights can still turn on and houses are still heated.
Hydroelectric generators convert the kinetic energy of moving water into electrical energy.
Solar energy uses the Sun and material capable of absorbing light to create electricity from light in solar cells (photovoltaic cells), which can be connected in a series to create solar panels. The energy harnessed is then converted directly to electricity

The Science First Peoples 5-9 Teacher Resource Guide provides educators with resources to support increased integration of the rich body of First Peoples knowledge and perspectives into classrooms and schools. Developed in British Columbia.

The resource guide includes 8 engaging multi-grade thematic units:
Unit 1 – Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Unit 2 – Plants and Connection to Place
Unit 3 – Power from the Land
Unit 4 – Bear and Body Systems
Unit 5 – Climate Change
Unit 6 – Shaking and Flooding
Unit 7 – Interconnectedness of the Spheres
Unit 8 – Ocean Connections

Each unit contains a brief intro, essential questions, enduring understandings, curriculum connections, cross-curricular links, suggested activities, resources, assessment activities, and suggested additional resources.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
Use what you learn about solar energy to save the school dance from vampires in this super cool solar energy game. Collect energy during the day using solar panels to ward off the vampires at night. Consider sun angle, tilt, shadows and time of year to maximize your energy collection - good luck!

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Did you know only absorbed light can be converted to electricity? What ways can you use the electricity that is converted from solar panels?
Using solar energy in your home or business has a lot of benefits: it is free, clean, and infinitely renewable. It also reduces utility costs, increases energy self-reliance, and is extremely reliable. So, how does it work?
Solar energy uses the direct conversion of light into electricity at the atomic level (photovoltaic cells) to generate electricity from solar energy and this process is called the photoelectric effect. Materials absorb photons of light and release electrons. When electrons are captured, an electric current results that can be used as electricity in our homes.
Before we get the electricity in our homes, there are a variety of factors that need to be considered with solar energy: solar altitude or height of the sun and the angle throughout the day, and keeping solar panels shadow free are just a few.

Teachers and students at Loreburn have been developing and implementing a Guided Math course in the Elementary and Middle years. This was to address the issues of students’ gaps in knowledge and skill as they progressed. In addressing this issue, teachers have used the same philosophy of student responsibility and mastery to guide students to show their higher level thinking by creating outlines and creating lessons on Smartnotebook, Educreations and Explain Everything. Students have a specific guideline and template to follow but have total control of what outcomes they wish to create lessons for and how they want to show and demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

This Curriculum-based Educational Bundle includes:
- Walking With Miskwaades
- Walking With A’nó:wara
- TURTLE ISLAND CONSERVATION Miskwaadesi and A’nó:wara CURRICULUM-BASED ACTIVITIES GUIDE

Toronto Zoo's Turtle Island Conservation programme (TIC) respectfully shares the hopes and goals of First Nation partners in our committment to the preservation of biodiversity. TIC partners with First Nation communities to preserve community knowledge and significant natural and cultural landscapes.

For students and teachers grades 1 to 6.

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
Do you have what it takes to be a Waste Avenger? This game will teach you how organic, plastic and paper waste can be recycled or composted as you try your hand at being an environmental superhero.

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Reuse. Reduce. Recycle. These are now everyday household words for us all and every little bit we do, helps our environment. Every year, countries around the world are increasing the amount they recycle and even one person can decrease the waste footprint by reusing, reducing and recycling.
Nature, unlike humans, produces waste that is biodegradable. That is, the waste product has the ability to naturally break down. Biodegradation is nature’s way of recycling waste, and is often carried out by bacteria and microorganisms. Compost is a good example.
Unfortunately, humans produce waste at a much faster rate than what natural biodegradation can keep up with. As a result, landfills fill up quickly, and pollution of the air, water and soil can occur. On top of that, humans produce a significant amount of non biodegradable waste that continues to add to the waste problem.
Reduce, reuse and recycle are three great ways you can protect your environment and help control waste. The whole idea is to reduce the production of non-biodegradable materials, reuse the existing products and recycle products once they have served their purpose.
If your school does not yet recycle, set up a school program to recycle everyday items that would otherwise go into the trash. Paper, cardboard and even plastics are simple to sort out and a great place to start. Every little bit helps, so do your part in waste management because it is important for the health of the ecosystem.

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
The challenge is simple: turn a type of waste into something useful. That's where biochar comes in! In this video, join Nicole as she learns all about the history of biochar, how to make it, and the many uses of biochar.

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Soils throughout the world contain biochar: a charcoal produced from plant matter deposited and stored in the soil through natural events, such as forest and grassland fires. Biochar dates back at least 2000 years in the Amazon basin! Its purpose? To remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
For better plant growth, plants need better soil fertility – this is where biochar comes in! Biochar can improve almost any soil with its fertilizer qualities, due to the mineral content it contains. It increases water, fertilizer and nutrient retention. It also increases soil carbon, and improves soil fertility and soil tilth or health, as well as reducing the nutrient runoff or leaching.
As well, biochar creates niches for microbes to thrive, which leads to healthy crops! Microbes and plants work together and help keep away harmful bacteria. Did you know that biochar works great for water filters, growing plants in water without soil (like in hydroponics), and storing carbon, too?

The Sacred Relationship brings Aboriginal worldview right into your classroom and community. Download easy-to-teach lesson plans based on series of fifteen educational videos. The videos feature perspectives on water from Aboriginal Elders, leaders and Western Scientists.
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Teachers across Canada can log in free of charge and get access to:
Grade 5 Science – Wetland Eco-Systems
Eleven Lesson Plans
Six Online Videos
Grade 5 Social Studies – Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Four Lesson Plans
Four Online Videos
Grade 6 Science – Evidence and Investigation
Three Lesson Plans
Three Online Videos
Grade 6 Social Studies – Citizens Participating in Decision Making
One Lesson Plan
One Online Video

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
This short animated video is the first part of a two part series on carbon dioxide and carbon capture and storage. Part one explores where carbon dioxide comes from, the role it plays in the atmosphere, and the efforts that humans are making to control, reduce and mange carbon dioxide emissions. For Part 2, check out "Do you know what carbon capture and storage is?".

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
There are many ways that plants benefit both humans and animals. Humans and animals breathe in the oxygen that is created by plants and in return they exhale, or breathe out, carbon dioxide. Plants then take in the carbon dioxide and release more oxygen.
Carbon dioxide, also known as CO2, is a naturally occurring substance that is made up of carbon (C) and oxygen (O2). Both humans and animals exhale carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but it can also come from decomposing bio-matter.
Carbon dioxide is considered a greenhouse gas, which is to say it helps to control the Earth’s temperature by keeping thermal energy from the Sun in the atmosphere. Many of the things we do every day produce greenhouse gasses and it is important for us to control, manage and reduce the amount we put into the atmosphere. Too much or too little cause an imbalance in the Earth's temperature. Some things you can do to help reduce the greenhouse effect are practical and easy to put into use:
• Reduce, reuse, recycle can help reduce the CO2 .
• Take up walking and biking instead of using the car.
• Use less hot water in the shower or the laundry.
• Save on electricity. Use that “Off” switch.
• Plant a tree every year you are in school or celebrate a special annual event by planting a new tree! Earth Day is April 22nd!

Even though determining a text’s theme is an expectation from grades 1-12, many educators wrestle with how to teach this ELA standard—and plenty more students wrestle with how to figure it out.

To help students master inferring a text’s theme, teachers must make this abstract concept concrete and explicit. Here are three facets to an introductory lesson series.

"Workbench is an innovative one-stop shop for teachers to find and share lessons and projects that support both core and STEAM curricula. Forge real-world connections by creating a meteorologist's report about local weather, bring the maker movement to life by creating earthquake-proof Lego buildings, or encourage students to learn JavaScript through scaffolding lessons that increase in difficulty. Flip your classroom by assigning videos and independent learning tasks, and then have students collaborate in class to perform experiments or create media.

Struggling with differentiation? Individually assign projects by area of interest or level of complexity, adding in supports as needed via videos, guiding questions, and progress monitoring. Build higher-order thinking skills by asking open-ended questions, tracking student progress, and viewing responses in real time. Create classes and assignments on Workbench, in Google Classroom, or by using Clever to sync with your school's learning management system (LMS)." (Common Sense Media Review)

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Courte active numérique faite pour vos élèves et basée sur des capsules des films de l’ONF