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Student making structure with pasta and marshmallows

It's All in the Shape

Lessons

Students look for shapes in structures and then build and test different frame structures for strength and stability.

Is a green apple always green?

Is a green apple always green?

Hands-on Activities

What does light have to do with colour? Observe some colourful fruit under different conditions to learn why we see the colours we see!

KWL: Know/Want to Know/Learned

KWL: Know/Want to Know/Learned

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students reflect on prior knowledge, wonderings and new knowledge.

Assortment of souvenir magnets on the fridge

Magnificent Magnets

Lessons

Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.

young man smoking hookah

Is Hookah Smoking Dangerous?

STEM Explained

Many people believe that hookah smoking is safer than cigarette smoking. But in fact, hookah smoking can be even more harmful to your health!

Is feeling always believing?

Is feeling always believing?

Hands-on Activities

Get your hands cold for science and explore the topic of sensory adaptation.

Making Comparisons

Making Comparisons

Teaching STEM

Making Comparisons is a way of thinking about two or more objects, ideas and/or events to find out how they are the same and how they are different. Knowing this information allows students to sort, classify and organize objects, ideas and/or events, to connect prior knowledge about them to new knowledge, and to develop appropriate comparative vocabulary.

Students looking bored in class

Is There Too Much Carbon Dioxide in Your Classroom?

STEM Explained

Did you know that too much carbon dioxide in the classroom can affect your body, and even your grades?

Is it a liquid or a solid?

Is it a liquid or a solid?

Hands-on Activities

Make some goop that has the properties of a liquid and a solid.

Electronic cigarette and traditional cigarettes

Is Vaping Safer Than Smoking?

STEM Explained

Learn how e-cigarettes and other vaping products work, and why scientists and health professionals have concerns about their safety.

is-it-possible-to-change-water-into-cola

Is it possible to change water into cola?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the concept of displacement of fluids in this hands on activity.

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... a Drone!

STEM Explained

Drones are very cool and very useful aircraft! This resource explains how drones stay in flight, and outlines some of their uses.

Is there a difference between baking powder and baking soda?

Is there a difference between baking powder and baking soda?

Hands-on Activities

Explore acid-base chemical reactions that really get things bubbling in the kitchen!

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Keeping the Rink on Ice

STEM Explained

Learn about the chemistry of ice skating rinks, and the technology & engineering that lets us enjoy them indoors as well as outside.

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Issues & Stakeholders

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students develop critical thinking skills by identifying issues and stakeholders