Mitchell Zuvela

CCSI is an inquiry-based activity that will teach students how to name and write chemical formulas. Students will become part of the CCSI team (chemistry crime scene investigators) to solve a murder using their chemistry skills. Students will have to use eyewitness accounts, suspect interrogations, chemical analysis, and reasoning/analyzing skills to put the facts together to determine which suspect committed the crime. The activity will teach students how to name and write the formula of both i

This thematic unit plan explores Brandon Stanton's famous picture blog and New York Times bestseller Humans of New York. This unit focuses on his second published work called Humans of New York: Stories. The book is highly recommended as a resource; however, the HONY website and Facebook page can be used as a substitute. This unit will help explore the topic of humanity in a fun and meaningful way. Students will enjoy looking at the captivating and meaningful photos found throughout Stanton's

In this inquiry-based project, students will learn how to use basic trigonometric functions such as cosine, tangent and sine to find the missing side distances and angles of a right-angle triangle.Students will explore how fireworks of varying heights will affect the viewing angle and line of sight for the viewing audience. Students will design their own fireworks show that will include 4 different colours of fireworks. Each firework choice has a differing explosion height, which will slightly c

This STEM project is great for high school physics classes. Students will use a variety of concepts from units such as kinematics, dynamics, and energy to learn more about the physics of roller coasters. The activity is an inquiry-based STEM project in which students will design their own roller coaster while learning more about the design process that engineers employ. The project requires students to explore background information about roller coaster design, design a roller coaster, calculate

This thematic unit plan explores Brandon Stanton's famous picture blog and New York Times bestseller Humans of New York. This unit focuses on his most recent published work called Humans, in which Stanton explores humanity from around the world. The book is highly recommended as a resource; however, the HONY website and Facebook page can be used as a substitute. This unit will help explore the topic of humanity in a fun and meaningful way. Students will enjoy looking at the captivating and mea

This guided inquiry project booklet can be used in association with your class building their own aquaponics system in the classroom. The booklet can be edited to fit your needs or to align with the textbook that you use in class. The unit fits with BC science 9 curriculum. The following topics below are discussed in the booklet in order of importance. Main Topic: 1.) Cycling of Matter and Energy Minor Topics 1.) Cell Cycle (mitosis/meiosis) 2.) Chemistry 3.) Electricity The workbook starts wit

Students will design and plan their own haunted house through the completion of a number of planning steps using the idea of project management. Students will complete a project proposal that will be presented to the teacher who is acting as the main investor in the haunted house. Students will have 10 minutes to pitch their proposal to the teacher and will be marked on a number of different leadership and presentation skills. Students will need to use budgeting, risk analysis, time management,

Do you want to spice up your cells unit? This inquiry based activity looks at how zombies can be used as a discussion point for learning about cells and cell theory! The discussion starts with asking the probing question "Are Zombies Living?". Students must explore their understanding of cell theory to analyze what type of cells make up zombies and whether the cells are living. Students must provide evidence from movies/video games that support their claims of living/not living. The content will

This thematic unit plan explores Brandon Stanton's famous picture blog and New York Times bestseller Humans of New York. This unit focuses on his first published work called Humans of New York which is a photo book of his original work found on his blog. In this book, Stanton explores a spectrum of human experiences found in one of the most diverse cities in the world. The book is highly recommended as a resource; however, the HONY website and Facebook page can be used as a substitute. This un

Looking for a fun activity to wrap up your unit on number patterns? Look no further! This escape room explores number patters from 1 to 9 where students will create 10 different 4-digit numbers to open each lock. Students will hypothesize each number that fits the criteria/riddle outlined at each station. Once the first section is complete, a final riddle will need to be solved to escape. The activity will take between 30-50 minutes depending on the class. Answer key is included. Students will s

This hands-on assignment could be completed as a cross-curricular activity with your school's P.E. department or done independently in your class. Students will spend between 1-3 classes exploring how math, specifically angles, plays an integral role in sports. Angles in hockey, basketball, and football are explored through various hands-on activities that require several mathematical calculations and a few reflection questions. Teachers will need the following resources for each section. Hocke

You and your classmates are owners of a catering company called “The Cater Co.”. You have been asked to cater an upcoming brunch for the local sports team (approximately 40 people). Your company has been asked to make a menu of 5 main dishes to provide for the guests. The class will be broken into groups of five. Each team member in your group will be assigned one of the five menu items so that each team member is contributing one dish. The following assignment is a great applied math activity

The future is now! The world is on the brink of disaster. Water and natural resources are running out, causing humanity to enter a period of extraordinary change and technological advancement. As a microbiologist and genetic engineer, you have the power to design a cell that could be the first extraterrestrial life in our solar system. This will be no easy feat. Designing a cell that has the correct organelles that can withstand the harsh conditions of a distant planet, will require hard work, a

Does your class love to do colour by number activities? This activity is a culmination project for converting decimals, percentages, and fractions. Students will first design their own template picture by using 3/4 inch graph paper. Each square will contain a fraction or percentage (decided by the designer) that matches a key for a specific colour. Students will collaborate to make their work come to life. A reflection will wrap-up the activity. Project Time: 3-4 classes

Welcome, comrade Aleksandr Akimov to your new position as the unit shift chief at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat. My name is Anatoly Dyatlov; I am the deputy chief engineer here at Chernobyl. I will be in charge of any significant decisions here at the power plant, including running safety tests and temporary shutdowns. I hope your family has settled down nicely in one of the newly built state apartments in this beautiful city we all have grown to love and enjoy. We will be conduc

Mayday, mayday! Control tower, do you copy? This inquiry activity takes you into the daily life of an air-traffic controller. Students start by learning the ins and outs of managing planes at the world's largest airport. Your students will fill the shoes of a person in this career by managing a fleet of planes landing at their airport. Just as their shift begins, an ice storm hits the area causing planes to malfunction. This causes havoc in your air space, putting lives in danger. With the pilo

The exam is a comprehensive test to be completed at the end of the novel. The exam includes the following sections: 30 MC5 Short Answer1 Long Answer10 VocabularyThe exam was design for middle school students.

In this activity, students will be given the name of a country and will be asked to determine what the average monthly pay is for a person living their. Students will be asked to analyze and compare the answer for their country with the average Canadian/American salary. The activity helps students looked at global disparity and comparing developing and developed countries.

Rollamania is a dice game that uses dice to create various fractions or decimals that students will need to convert. This game is a great practice activity for converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages for the mid grades. Each student will need a recording sheet and 1 die (two different colours works best). Try to match up students of similar abilities. A calculator for each group is a great tool for students to check their answers. Have Fun!