North American Association for Outdoor Education: Resources, Tips, and Support

North American Association for Outdoor Education offers a rich bank of resources to get students to interact with nature through art and science exploration. There are many cross-curricular activities that can be done in students’ backyards. Some resources include printable material, while others have links to videos and detailed activity guides. While this resource is North American, rather than specific to Canada or Saskatchewan, many of the activities align with Saskatchewan Curriculum. Each age level find: - Resource Guides, Lesson Plans, and Teaching Activities - Interactive Websites - Apps - Podcasts & Videos

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Podcast

Authors: NAAEE, North American Association for Outdoor Education

The Agri-environment: Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land

An inquiry-based resource for Environmental Sciences 20 that contains two learning modules that help students explore the science of plants and soil as a means to investigate larger themes of production, technology, and sustainability in Saskatchewan.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Module

Author: Christina Krysa

ES 20 Problem Based Learning

You and your team are a group of scientists hired by the Government of Saskatchewan. Your team is made up of specialists hired by the Government of Saskatchewan to review a new feedlot proposed  to be opened in 3 years’ time. 

Author: Sun West School Division

NOVA Labs

This site offers online science, mastered: exceptional content within meaningful tasks. Labs include: Exoplanet, Polar, Evolution, Cyber Security, RNA, Cloud, Energy, Sun Free. For grades 6-12

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Simulation

Author: PBS

Cellular Respiration and Population Growth

Two lessons and their associated activities explore cellular respiration and population growth in yeasts. Yeast cells are readily obtained and behave predictably, so they are very appropriate to use in middle school classrooms. In the first lesson, students are introduced to yeast respiration through its role in the production of bread and alcoholic beverages. A discussion of the effects of alcohol on the human body is used both as an attention-getting device, and as a means to convey important information at an impressionable age. In the associated activity, students set up a simple way to indirectly observe and quantify the amount of respiration occurring in yeast-molasses cultures. Based on questions that arise from this activity, in the second lesson students work in small groups as they design and execute their own experiments to determine how environmental factors affect yeast population growth.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Author: Mary R. Hebrank

Earth Observatory Glossary

The Earth Observatory Glossary defines words from space science, ecology and Earth science. It is part of the NASA Earth Observatory site, which provides new satellite imagery and scientific information about Earth with a focus on climate and environmental change. The new glossary mode allows users to browse the Earth Observatory site with special terms highlighted that, when selected, will take you to the appropriate entry in the glossary.

Material Type: Lesson

Learn about Agriculture SnapAG

SnapAG is a series of resources that invite students to explore the hot topics affecting the agriculture industry today. Topics range from organics, biotechnology, GMOs, livestock, careers and more.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading

Author: AITC

Saskatchewan Mining Association - Educational Resources and Outreach

This site offers a great number of supports to teachers for teaching earth science related outcomes. The following are available: *lesson plans *potash kits (free to order in SK) *Goventure (PD opportunity) *reference materials *career information & more Lessons are available for all grades with a strong representation for Chemistry 30, Grade 4 Science, Career Education, Grade 7 Science & Social, Earth Science 30, Energy & Mines 10-30. Reference materials include videos, links and industry reference materials.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Author: Saskatchewan Mining

Morphology to Support Reading

This short recorded webinar explains what morphology is and how we can infuse these strategies into our classrooms to support reading, specifically word solving.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy, GAP 4, GAP 5, GAP 6

Authors: Brenda Anderson, Sandra Lutz

Teaching Morphology

An overview of how our brains learn to read and the connection to morphology. This resource contains a short webinar outlining the background of morphology and strategies for the classroom.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Arlene Low

Word Solving Strategies

Using morphology as the framework to teach students how to learn the meaning of words that are new or unfamiliar to them.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, GAP 4, GAP 5, GAP 6

Author: Arlene Low

The Outsiders

Resources for a novel study on the "The Outsiders". Resources include literature circles, rubrics and extension activities.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Assessment

Author: Melissa Lander

Writing Prompts for Chapters of Novels (Generic & Specific) Grades 5-12

Various writing prompts for any novel including: themes, characters, events; author's craft & reflection Options include (select the novel on the left side of the screen): *Generic for any novel *The Giver *The Outsiders *The Hate U Give *Hatchet *Wonder *Lord of the Flies *Romeo & Juliet *To Kill a Mockingbird *Bud, Not Buddy *Fahrenheit 451 *The Great Gatsby *The House on Mango Street *Night

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: NoRedInk

Family Literacy & the PeBL Connection Presentation

The following presentation can be used to explain literacy at home and the PeBL connection.

Material Type: Primary Source

Authors: Kelli Boklaschuk, Melissa Lander

Grade 2 Playlists for Math

Grade 2 Addition Playlists for Math. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Melissa Lander, Nicole Francoeur

Grade 1 Playlists for Math

Grade 1 Playlists for Math. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Melissa Lander

Grade 5 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan

Grade 5 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Authors: Melissa Lander, Nicole Francoeur

Grade 3 Math Playlists / Outcome Plans

Grade 3 Playlists / Outcome Plans. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Melissa Lander, Nicole Francoeur

Grade 6 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan

Grade 6 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Authors: Melissa Lander, Nicole Francoeur

Grade 7 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan

Grade 7 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan. The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Authors: Melissa Lander, Nicole Francoeur