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Science

Dandelion seeds floating in the wind

Design & Build a Travelling Seed

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build models of seeds that can travel as far as possible.

Water falling on plants

Design & Build an Irrigation System

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a simple irrigation system that transports water to at least two plants from one source without leaking.

Mother bird feeding a baby bird an insect

Exploring Food Chains

Lessons

Students develop and apply the skills of questioning, sorting & classifying and making connections as they explore food chains in different habitats.

Measuring Slope Of Soil

Careers: Soil Scientist

Picture Collections

5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil

Sunset over the ocean

Cycle of Day and Night

Lessons

Students explore the cycle of day and night by sorting and classifying pictures, creating images and reading books.

Bee exiting a bee house

Design & Build a Bee House

Lessons

Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.

La Grande-1 dam in Quebec

Design & Build a Dam

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a dam that holds back a given volume of water for a certain time.

Sunken boat

Design & Build a Floating Device

Lessons

Students work collaboratively to design and build a floating device.

Marble run prototype

Design & Build a Marble Run

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a marble run that meets specific criteria.

Rattle drum

Design & Build a Musical Instrument

Lessons

Students will learn about the properties of sound as they design, test and build a musical instrument.

Shoe tread (aligraham, Pixabay)

Design & Build a Non-Slip Boot Tread

Lessons

Students work collaboratively to design and build a boot tread that will use friction to prevent slipping on an incline.

Measuring Changes To A Glacier

Careers: Climatologist

Picture Collections

5 images of some work related to the scientific study of climate such as using instruments to measure changes in climates

Measuring Flooring

Careers: Construction Worker

Picture Collections

6 images of different types of work that someone involved in construction might do

Dietitian Sorting Out Food Groups

Careers: Dietitian

Picture Collections

5 images of some work that a dietitian might do such as educating patients about how food affects their health

Forest Service Engineer

Careers: Engineer

Picture Collections

5 images of some different engineers and their work places such as engineers at a hydroelectric plant, in a forest and at NASA