


Do YOU have a Concussion?
Students will learn the signs and symptoms of a concussion. This activity will encourage further discussion about concussions with friends and family. Adapted from Scrambled Brains Activity by Parachute.ca
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Neuron Circuit
Students will make a circuit with playdough, and use it as a metaphor for how a concussion can affect our neurons and slow the transmission of nerve impulses. Adapted from Brainfacts.org – Squishy Neuron Activity
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Thumb Wrestling
Students learn about hydraulics and pneumatics, and how they can be used to lift loads in our school program “Devising Devices”. In this post activity, students will battle each other with syringes and see who will win a thumb wrestle war.
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Biodiversity French as a Second Language
In this lesson, students will play a game which demonstrates the balance of an ecosystem and how the changes in an ecosystem will affect all of its components. By introducing different scenarios in the game, students will also have the opportunity to learn about predator and prey relationships, native and non-native species and evasive species.
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Interactions in Ecosystems Part 1
This is the first lesson in a five-lesson unit on ecosystems. The whole unit is based on the concept of playing a board game to learn about the interactions that occur in an ecosystem. Each day the rules of the game change as the focus is on a different aspect. On the first day the focus will be on biotic and abiotic elements.
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Interactions in Ecosystems Part 2
This is the second lesson in a five-lesson unit on ecosystems. The whole unit is based on the concept of playing a board game to learn about the interactions that occur in an ecosystem. Each day the rules of the game change as the focus is on a different aspect. On this second day, the focus will be on the food web.
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Interactions in Ecosystems Part 3
This is the third lesson in a five lesson unit on ecosystems. The whole unit is based on the concept of playing a board game to learn about the interactions that occur in an ecosystem. Each day the rules of the game change as the focus is on a different aspect. On this third day the focus is on invasive species.
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Interactions in Ecosystems Part 4
This is the fourth lesson in a five lesson unit on ecosystems. The whole unit is based on the concept of playing a board game to learn about the interactions that occur in an ecosystem. Each day the rules of the game change as the focus is on a different aspect. On this fourth day the focus is on the impact of human activities.
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Interactions in Ecosystems Part 5
This is the fifth lesson in a five lesson unit on ecosystems. The whole unit is based on the concept of playing a board game to learn about the interactions that occur in an ecosystem. Each day the rules of the game change as the focus is on a different aspect. On the fifth day the focus is on survival in a modified ecosystem.
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Heat Transfer Part 1
This is the first lesson in a five lesson unit on heat. The framework for the unit is to look at the heat transfer from solar energy on Earth. This lesson focuses on what heat is.
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Heat Transfer Part 2
This is the second lesson in a five lesson unit on heat. The framework for the unit is to look at the heat transfer from solar energy on Earth. In this lesson we will look at the effect of heat on gas.
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Heat Transfer Part 3
This is the third lesson in a five lesson unit on heat. The framework for the unit is to look at the heat transfer from solar energy on Earth. In this lesson we focus on the effects of heat on water.
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Heat Transfer Part 4
This is the fourth lesson in a five lesson unit on heat. The framework for the unit is to look at the heat transfer from solar energy on Earth. In this lesson we look at insulation and one of the consequences of “insulation” in our atmosphere – the greenhouse effect.
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Heat Transfer Part 5
This is the fifth lesson in a five lesson unit on heat. The framework for the unit is to look at the heat transfer from solar energy on Earth. In this lesson we focus on heat conduction and also test the greenhouses the students built in lesson 4.
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Maker Spectacular – Gamepad Generation
This is a Post Activity for the Maker Spectacular School Program delivered by the Science en Route Outreach Team. Students will use their knowledge of how the Makey-Makey circuits functioned to develop a more ergonomic version of the gamepad for their use.
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A Cup of Tea
In this activity, students will make tea and learn about tannins. Students will make a poster outlining the important function of tannins.
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Separating Mixtures
Recycling plants are an industrial example for which separation of mechanical mixtures occur every day. They must find ways to separate tonnes of incoming material ranging from paper to steel, so that it can be re-used in an effective and cost effective way. In this lesson, students create a device or tool to sort recycling at their school, reducing the strain on their municipal recycling facility.
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Solubility and Saturation
In Part A of the lesson, students investigate the properties of solutes and solvents by testing solubility of sugar in water at different temperatures. In Part B, students use the properties of a super saturated solution to create rock candy.
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Solutions and Mixtures
In this lesson, students experiment with different substances to see how they interact with each other. They will use a table to create a hypothesis for each mixture and then conduct the experiment and compare their results. Students can create their own experiment to extend their learning.