Resources from Blackgold School District to use with your students in grade 10 Science. If you click the links, there is a sign-in prompt -- but you can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image instead and will be able to access all the Google slides associated with that image
Biology is the study of life—a four-letter word that connects you to 4 billion years worth of family tree. The word “life” can be tricky to define, but a shared set of characteristics helps biologists identify living things.
Why does wearing a jacket in the cold keep you warmer? What is happening to all the heat inside your body? In this episode, Shini talks about the physics of heat!
A unit is a frequently arbitrary designation we have given to something to convey a definite magnitude of a physical quantity and every quantity can be expressed in terms of the seven base units that are contained in the international system of units. Hank thinks this is a thrilling subject!
Today's Crash Course Chemistry takes a historical perspective on the creation of the science, which didn't really exist until a super-smart, super-wealthy Frenchman put the puzzle pieces together
Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever! Created by Dmitri Mendeleev, the periodic table of elements is a concise, information-dense catalog of all of the atoms in the universe, and it has a wealth of information to tell us if we can learn to read it.
Hank brings us the story of the electron and describes how reality is a kind of music, discussing electron shells and orbitals, electron configurations, ionization and electron affinities, and how all these things can be understood via the periodic table.
You'll learn what to wear in the lab, how to dispose of chemicals safely, how to avoid the most common accidents, how to pour solutions properly, what the HazMat diamond means, what an MSDS is, and how to use a fume hood.
Here is a great interactive periodic table - Each element has a link to show what the element looks like, with the history of discovery, and other useful information about the element.
There are many ways to explore this activity. Use the periodic table and click on elements that interest you, or use the menu at the top to learn more about atomic basics, isotopes, and how the periodic table is organized.
This is an entire periodic table, with videos about each element. These videos are chemistry adventures in the laboratory, as well as journeys into the world, to learn more about the unique qualities of each element.
Sitting around a campfire, you can feel its heat, smell the woody smoke, and hear it crackle. If you get too close, it burns your eyes and stings your nostrils. You could stare at the bright flames forever as they twist and flicker in endless incarnations… But what exactly are you looking at?
This video explains the law of conservation of mass. Everything in our universe has mass, from the smallest atom to the largest star. How has the amount of mass remained constant throughout existence even during the birth and death of stars and planets?
Did you know that snowflakes are all six-sided and that none of them are exactly the same? Learn about the science of covalent bonds and the making of a snowflake.
This TED video lesson examines the two forces that drive both endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions: enthalpy and entropy. There is a short quiz in the Think section and further links in Dig Deeper.
The video was created as part of an International climate workshop to provide a youth perspective on Indigenous knowledge, practices, and multi-generational approaches to addressing the climate crisis.
Accurate education about climate and energy topics has never been more important, and it can be challenging to locate reliable, vetted educational materials to use in your classroom. CLEAN is here to help you find the resources that you need, without wondering about their scientific credibility or educational value.
Accurate education about climate and energy topics has never been more important, and it can be challenging to locate reliable, vetted educational materials to use in your classroom. CLEAN is here to help you find the resources that you need, without wondering about their scientific credibility or educational value.
Click on the globe to spin it. When you click on a location, you will see the latitude and longitude, as well as a visualization of global weather conditions. The weather is forecast by supercomputers and updated every three hours. The ocean surface current estimates are updated every five days.
Fly along with one of the many NASA satellites that are currently monitoring the Earth's lands, oceans and atmosphere. Choose a mission or satellite to learn more details. This requires a one-time download of an app.
This NASA page is filled with great information about climate change. Get quick stats about carbon levels, Earth's temperature and melting ice. Explore the data, articles and incredible images showing the changes that Earth is undergoing.
Indigenous peoples have wide-ranging knowledge of the land and its ecology. Through collaboration with Indigenous partners, Parks Canada and Canadians are benefitting from traditional knowledge systems that have been handed down over many thousands of year
A 1600 word article from the Climate Atlas of Canada that explains how Indigenous peoples were amongst the first to notice climate change and argues that they have critical knowledges for navigating and adapting to it.
With this series of visualizations from NASA, students can see how some of the key indicators of climate change, such as temperature and sea ice extent, have changed in the past few years. You can also see the possible effects of rising sea levels.
Explore the world's national parks, wilderness areas and world heritage sites. Use the interactive map to explore different areas of the world. This was created through a UN partnership with the International Union of Conservation of Nature, as well as other organizations.
In this video, the creator "examines the many ways in which energy cycles through our planet, from the sun to our food chain to electricity and beyond." (site)
For humans, addressing climate change may mean using technology to find solutions. But for some plants and animals, adapting to these changes involves the most ancient solution of all: evolution. Learn how animals are adapting to climate change.
In this animated video, the game board is Earth and all the Tetris blocks represent CO2, a greenhouse gas that is piling up as we burn fossil fuels. The video explains how this overload of CO2 leads to climate change and reminds us that, unlike Tetris, we won't get an opportunity to start over.
This animated TED video uses billiards to illustrate tipping points, chaotic motion and their implications on climate change. Learn about how rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase Earth’s temperature and lead to huge, unpredictable changes elsewhere.
Clearing forests for agriculture and development can have severe consequences for our environment. "Learn the value of large-scale forest landscapes and their role in the carbon cycle. Discover how reforestation can impact climate change by decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere."
This video explains why scientists often describe the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to climate change. The Arctic is a unique and remote region that can be both an early indicator of the climate of the rest of the Earth and a driver for weather patterns across the globe.
This is an interactive map of Canada’s extensive clean-energy resources and projects. Clean energy includes renewable energy, electric vehicles, nuclear energy, biofuels, and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Try this amazing tool for learning the concepts of motion, forces, electricity, magnetism, light, and so much more. You can bounce and slide your way through the developed levels or get creative and make your own level.
This 3 minute video reviews how we harness solar energy and the benefits of this renewable source. The video also describes the challenges that we need to overcome to make this source even more viable.
"Play with one or two pendulums and discover how the period of a simple pendulum depends on the length of the string, the mass of the pendulum bob, and the amplitude of the swing." (site)
The concepts of work and power help us unlock and understand many of the physical laws that govern our universe. Watch this video to learn more about these concepts when applied to two common objects: a lightbulb and a grandfather clock.
Is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? This animated TED video examines how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy.
Watch this animated video to learn how solar towers and panels work and why cloud cover is an important factor in the future of solar energy production.
