Make Math and Science Interactive

This activity has students measuring similar triangles to help them understand the meaning of the tangent, sine and cosine ratios. They measure the triangles and find the ratios, then compare to others in the class. Works well with groups of three, with students assigned one trig ratio each. Uses degrees, not radians. Good for basic trigonometry, junior high. I use it in grade 10 as I find they get there and still don't understand what "tan" means or does. Includes a handout for students to

Slides about how chemical reactions are like dating and a lab that has simple stations / demos for the main reaction types. (Formation, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, combustion.)

This is a reflective assignment for students to go through. It is meant to be done at the beginning of the school year to set up a classroom of mutual respect. I would do one reflection per day throughout the first week of school. This is based on the Tipi Teachings of the Cree people in Northern Alberta. In Alberta, it aligns with the 3 credit locally developed course, Elder's Chronicles, 7 Grandfather Teachings.

Created for Alberta Chemistry 30, but works for any introductory organic naming unit. Students use posters of molecules and their correct names to discover IUPAC naming conventions. There is also an accompanying assignment after. This will generally take 2 classes to get throught the posters and accompanying worksheet and then one more class to get through the assignment. I have had some bright classes finish everything in two periods. Split the class into small groups of 3-5 students. Hand o

Includes an activity with 5 tasks to learn about ionic and covalent compounds. I have also thrown in three extra worksheets I use for learning naming of compounds that work great for kids who missed class as there are links to you tube videos that teach the concepts. “You guys are so smart you don’t even need me to teach you this!  You could figure it all out yourselves… so that is what we are going to do today!” Divide the class into small groups (2-4 people). Each group is given one task at a

This assignment was created as a way to determine a grade for students learning to smudge with the 3 credit locally developed course Elder's Chronicles: Smudging, LDC1015. It ensures students have met the outcomes.

In this activity students go from station to station (6 stations) solving a puzzle from the periodic table that describes a classroom expectation. Each station also has a periodic table scavenger hunt question and a discussion / get to know you question. Students then create their own puzzle with another expectation they think should be added. Also includes printouts of the elements that make up the expectations in Google Slides. Print them off on coloured paper to post class expectations in

Take your students outside near the end of the year to do some review while getting fresh air! Each group gets a camera (or phone) and takes pictures of things from the 4 Science 9 units. There is a compact checklist they can take with them while outside and a larger digital worksheet to insert the photos onto when they get back to the classroom.

2 Activities 1. Tasks that have students discovering the exponent rules by looking at solved problems and trying questions. Includes negative exponent, zero exponent, product, quotient, power of a power, power of a product, power of a quotient, and fractional exponent rules. Can be set up as stations or can just be given one task, then when they complete it and have it checked for accuracy they are given the next. 2. Exponents Challenge Questions - Error recognition - Some challenging exponents

In this activity students go from station to station (6 stations) decoding a message that describes a classroom expectation. Each station also has a question about the expectation and a discussion / get to know you question. Students then create their own puzzle with another expectation they think should be added. Includes basic algebra, powers, roots, multiplication and division. Created for review beginning the Grade 10 Alberta math curriculum. Expectations include Be Kind, Participate, Be

Aligned with the Alberta Dance 15 LDC curriculum. Has 8 weekly logs with reflection questions and three assignments.

Has students recognize patterns when multiplying binomials to determine how we could factor them.

This is an assignment that teaches students how to make a proper scientific drawing. It is made for viewing specimens through a microscope.