STEM4U

There are actually two poster projects in this bundle, which I designed for the same unit of Science 8, which was about the Earth's water. The first one is a project where students make a poster describing one of the major river systems of the world and its importance to plants, animals and human societies. In the second project, students make their own poster describing an aquatic food chain.

This is a ppt presentation that you can show students on pi day (march 14th). It explains many of the reasons why the number is important and goes through some history of the calculation of its digits.

This is a simple hands on lab-like activity with minimal writing that is designed to give students an introduction to different types of soil. The first page is qualitative where students will draw what they see under a magnifying glass and describe it and the second page is quantitative where students will calculate the porosity or water content of the soil. It's best to use three different types of soil samples: sand, clay and potting soil.

This is a ppt that presents quantitative data describing the state of the world in the year 2021. It focuses on the depletion of five key natural resources: fish, forests, fossil fuels, forests and minerals. Data is presented in tables and a brief analysis is given after each table. The main purpose of these slides is to allow students to think about world affairs while getting some practice with numeracy skills.

This is a PPT that I made while teaching ESL to students in China. It's designed to give ESL students a better understanding of what English is and where is came from. I would usually present the first few slides and then students would take turns presenting slides to the class, practicing their English while they read the text. Despite its original use for teaching ESL, I feel much of it can also be used in regular English and Social Studies classes.

This is a simple project that students can do individually or in a group. It allows students to have a little fun with numbers and help them remember what prime factorization is. The posters can make excellent decorations in your classroom, and they are really easy to mark.