CAP Award for
Excellence in Teaching High School Physics NEW!
The award is intended to
recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools and
to further encourage and promote physics at this level in Canada.
For more information, visit the CAP website: www.cap.ca
Deadline is January 15, 2010.
CRYSTAL Chemistry PD
for 2010 NEW!
The Centre for Research, Youth, Science Teaching and
Learning (CRYSTAL) will be again holding three professional
development days for teachers of chemistry in early 2010. These are
the final chemistry sessions to be hosted by CRYSTAL.
The dates and topics for the sessions are hosted by schools in the
following school divisions Brandon: January 11, February 15
&
March 8 (Acids & Bases, Atomic Structure, Investigative Chemistry,
Assessment); River East Transcona School Division: January 12,
February 16 & March 9 (Acids & Bases, Assessment); and St
James-Assiniboia at St James Academy: January 14, February 11 and
March 11 (Acids & Bases, Atomic Structure, Investigative
Chemistry, Assessment).
The sessions will focus on the teaching of some of the more difficult
conceptual areas of each of these grade level curricula in accordance
with the intentions of the new chemistry curricula. The professional
development will be facilitated by Dr. Brian Lewthwaite, a professor
in science education at the University of Manitoba and George Bush,
Senior Writer for the new Manitoba Chemistry Curriculum. Teachers are
encouraged to come to all three days of the professional development.
These professional development days are financially supported by
CRYSTAL which covers the registration and food costs, but substitute
costs are the responsibility of each attendee. Also be aware of the
chemistry resources have been developed by CRYSTAL participants and
facilitators and are posted at:
http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/crystal/chemistry.html
If you are interested in attending any of these days please
complete the following form and return to Brian Lewthwaite at fax
204-474-7550 as soon as possible. If you have questions, email: Brian_Lewthwaite@umanitoba.ca
National Microbiology Lab -
Resource NEW!
Information regarding Manitoba's National Microbiology Lab can
be found at either:
www.nml-lnm.gc.ca
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Weston Youth Innovation Award
NEW!
The award is available to teens (age 14-18) across Canada and
will recognize youth who have used science and/or technology as the
basis for developing and actioning creative and innovative ideas aimed
at solving real-world problems. It's a great opportunity for
individuals or teams to be recognized for work they've done.
I'd really appreciate it if you could encourage any teens you know
to consider applying before the deadline of January 31, 2010. The
direct link for this award is:
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/innovationaward
Perimeter Institute
for Theoretical Physics NEW!
Website now contains
short vignettes and full-length presentations of interest.
Alice & Bob in Wonderland - Sixty second chalk cartoons pose some
really big science questions that help spark discussion, imagination
and inquiry.
Quantum to Cosmos Festival Video on Demand - Full length talk and
panel discussions bring all of the Q2C events to your desktop.
Form more information, visit the Perimeter's website:
www.perimeterinstitute.ca
Discovery! Science
Library NEW!
Excellent Resource for All Science Courses Grades
6-10, plus Earth/Space for Grades 11-12 Complete 15-unit Science
Library Available Now for Online Preview
We are pleased to announce that Discover! Science Library is now
available online for preview! You and your members are welcome to
visit:
URL: http://discover.scienceschoolhouse.com/
UserID: ASTCA
Password: ASTCA
(Note: UserID and Password are case sensitive.)
RESOURCES available on the Home Page: descriptive flyer, curriculum
correlations, comprehensive 53-page Tables of Contents, navigation
instructions, pricing.
EOA Scientific/ScienceSchoolHouse has developed the Discover!
Science Library, a 15-unit software library that satisfies all
pan-Canadian curriculum outcomes for middle school science, all
outcomes for high school earth and space science, and most outcomes
for high school general science. Over 200,000 CDs of EOA software have
been sold throughout North America in the last 10 years as both
recommended and supplementary resources. Most recently, in 2008 the
Discover! Science Library was approved as a Recommended resource in
British Columbia.
The Library has 107 chapters (90 main chapters, 17 appendices) 1100
illustrated lessons most lessons in 2 text levels, with fully narrated
main chapter text 100 interactive exercises 350 video clips 15
approximately 30-minute video documentaries quizzes in each main
chapter for students taken from 1800-question Test Banks that are
available to teachers a unique 3D Virtual Lab for physical science
This resource is available in CD (15 CDs) or DVD (15 units on 1 DVD)
format; school single, lab pack of 5 or network/site license. Online
subscriptions available with network license. Discounts are available
for volume purchases.
Discover! Science Library's sister products, Astronomy Explorer,
Geology Explorer, Oceans Explorer and Weather Explorer, are listed
with the Manitoba Text Book Bureau. These titles are identical to the
Discover! Science Library Astronomy, Geology, Oceans and Weather units
(3 units in each topic), except that due to space restrictions on the
CDs themselves, the Astronomy, Geology, Oceans and Weather Explorer
CDs have one text level and the ~30 minute video documentaries are not
included.
MTBB listings: Search: Science / 6-12 / keywords EOA Scientific.
Also available in Lab Packs of 5 CDs and network/site license. http://www.mtbb.mb.ca/catalogue/en/
Manitoba Model
Forest Resource
Please visit the following website for
information regarding valuable science resources in your classroom.
Suitable from Early Years to Senior Years.
Manitoba
Model Forest Link
Triops Resource
Please visit the following website for
information regarding incorporating triops in your classroom.
Suitable from Early Years to Senior Years.
Triops
Website Link
Iron Science
Teacher Competition
The 3rd Annual Iron Science competition
is now open for entries. This exciting science teachers event
involves a team of four competing locally and than nationally to be
crowned Canada's Iron Science winners!
For details of the event, click Iron
Science.
Website: www.ironscience.ca
STAM Journal (V.50
n.1)
The December Issue of the Science Teachers Association Journal is now
available online.
Journal V.50 n.2:
click
here.
Journal V.50 n.1: click
here
Journal V.49 n.2: click
here.
All journals will be published electronically and not mailed out in
efforts to reduce paper waste.
Manitoba Science Academy
Manitoba Science Academy The Manitoba Science Academy (MSA) is a
non-profit charitable organization searching for 20 top high school
students planning a career in engineering and scientific research.
This year's projects include studies on: neuromuscular effects of
diabetes, Lake Sturgeon studies, wind power efficiency, bacteria in
clay deposits near nuclear waste, geophysics exploration, modeling of
finite electrical devices and Lake Winnipeg research. The summer
program runs from June 29 to August 8, 2009. We have 10 complete
sponsorships, 7 partial sponsorships and we offer very generous
bursaries to our new students. Please have students apply ASAP as
sponsorships are given out on a first come basis. Students will
benefit because they: work on real scientific research with real
scientists students, earn two Grade 12 credits, experience unique
recreation and activities, and make great friendships and important
contacts, and come back as tutors at $15/hr if they enter post
secondary education. We can send out our updated project lists and are
willing to come out and present "So you want to be a
Scientist"
Please contact Jerry Kozak @ jkozakmsa@mts.net
Website: msawhiteshell.com
Crocodile Clips News
In 2009, we're planning to replace our popular
simulators Crocodile Physics and Crocodile Chemistry with new titles
in our Yenka range.
Yenka is a new generation of educational tools,
based around a powerful modelling engine, which lets you use and edit
the rich, interactive content from our extensive online database - or
even create your own lessons from scratch.
Also, with Yenka we offer free upgrades until
2012 and free home-use.
We're running some special offers for schools,
open both to schools which already have our software, and to those
which don't. For more details, please visit: http://www.crocodile-clips.com/en/Science/
Engineers without
Boarders Outreach Program
Sarah Takaki, School Outreach program
coordinator at Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a Canadian charitable
organization dedicated to promoting human development through access
to appropriate technology, has contacted STAM with the following
information.
The School Outreach program offers science and development-themed
workshops for students in grades 6-12 across the country. We offer
three different workshops – one on water issues, one on agriculture
and food issues, and one on energy issues, each connecting to the
Manitoba curriculum. The workshops apply scientific principles to
real-world applications, such as friction to rice-husking. Each
workshop includes a hands-on activity in which students have the
opportunity to construct and use simple technology to address
challenges faced by people living in developing communities. To date,
we have reached over 75,000 students and have received positive
feedback from teachers and educators. One teacher said “I presented
the subject of the workshop and the impacts on the students to the
pedagogical director of the school. He was very impressed and he would
love to host more EWB on other subjects for other grades.”
Contact Information
Sarah Takaki, School Outreach Program Coordinator
Email: sarahtakaki@ewb.ca
Tel:
416-481-3696 ext. 227
Fax:
416-352-5360
www.ewb.ca
I.O.A.
and University of Manitoba Grant
The Imperial Oil Academy
for the Learning of Mathematics, Science and Technology (IOA) at the
University of Manitoba has just published its annual call for one-year
research project funding applications. Research projects may receive
of up to $15,000 of support. Details on the funding conditions and
application procedure can be found on the IOA website at:
www.umanitoba.ca/education/ioacademy
Science
& Technology for Canadians
Science.gc.ca
is dedicated to helping Canadians find valuable science and technology
information from the Government of Canada. With all its resources
hand-picked and individually evaluated, Science.gc.ca
is the one-stop portal for trusted, Canadian science and technology
information.
Last update: November
18,
2009
