Embedded Files
Resources created by teachers across the province, many endorsed by STAO (Science Teachers Association of Ontario), OCTE (Ontario Council of Technology Education), and the Association for Computer Science Educators (ACSE).
Investigation and Design Thinking Sample Lessons
Investigation and Design Thinking Sample Lessons
Recognizing the need for a smoother transition for intermediate students as they move from elementary to secondary school, these resources were developed by a team of teachers in the summer of 2022. Common strategies, skills, and assessment opportunities were considered to support the social-emotional transition of students using familiar processes of exploration across grades 7-10. These sample programs can be followed as-is by inserting your tried-and-true lessons throughout the unit of study, and also as a "springboard" for how you can re-think your approach to other strands/units/curriculum spirals.
The sample resources below have been created using a similar sequencing with different teacher entry-points:
Mild: more structured and teacher directed exploration
Medium: student centered, and teacher directed
Spicy: student centered and directed, and teacher supported
Each lesson/package assumes that students are familiar with the skills developed in the "First Ten Days of STEM" lesson suggestions.
"Loopbacks"
"Loopbacks"
Loopbacks are included for each lesson. The suggestions show how you could integrate expectations from other strands or re-assess expectations from strands that have been previously completed. Simply put, a loopback is simply the addition of an expectation from one strand, when you are focusing on another strand. (e.g. Re-evaluating understanding of elements and chemical formulas when focusing on the cycling of matter in sustainable ecosystems).
Resources By Teachers, For Teachers
Resources By Teachers, For Teachers
The Resources below are "fluid" in nature and our aim is to update them on an ongoing basis based on feedback. The main Slide deck (or Doc and Slide deck) for each topic contains a general sequence and links to applicable activities and documents. Click on the arrow to access the the materials for each resource.
Grade 7
Grade 7
Charlotte Bell, Anthony Di Amico, Ashley Knopflook
First Ten Days of STEM (Primary, Junior and Intermediate Options)
Overview Slide Deck (Contains access to both themes shown below)
Climate Change
Ecosystems
Ecosystems Slide Deck (Includes Performance Based Task)
Grade 8
Grade 8
Charlotte Bell, Anthony Di Amico, Ashley Knopflook
First Ten Days of STEM (Primary, Junior and Intermediate Options)
Clean Water
Clean Water Slide Deck (Includes all themes listed below)
Performance Based Task (PBT) (Rubrics included below)
Single Point Rubric
Other Resources (Google Drive Folder)
Grade 9
Grade 9
Cheryl MacLachlan, Julie Montes
Properties of Matter
Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change
Grade 10 (2008 Curriculum)
Grade 10 (2008 Curriculum)
Crystal Eberhardt-Gwynne, Heather Smith-Hudson
First Ten Days of STEM (coming soon, will be similar to the Grade 9 version)
Cells and Tissues
Chemistry
Climate Change
Climate Change SWOT Analysis PBT (coming soon!)
Collecting Evidence of Student Learning
Collecting Evidence of Student Learning
Offline - Binder/Folder
Offline - Binder/Folder
Requires a folder or binder for each strand or problem-based activity
Students place all original work (exit/entrance tickets, research, lab work/reports) in the folder throughout the time period.
Overall rubric (e.g. single point rubric) included in the folder.
Regularly review folders (a few each day per class) to provide written feedback and identify concerns that apply to the whole class.
Use different coloured sticky notes for different overall expectations for both your and your student's reference. (Consider using a page protector inside the folder. Students read the feedback and place the sticky note in the page protector for safe keeping).
Can track ongoing progress in your records, and/or wait until the final project submission and re-review all evidence before recording marks of most recent/most consistent.
Online - Google Slide Deck Portfolio
Online - Google Slide Deck Portfolio
Prototyping Portfolio (when students are investigating creating a working model)
Online - Brightspace Portfolio
Online - Brightspace Portfolio
When your class is activated in Brightspace, all students have access to their student portfolio.
Students can upload images, documents, videos, and add text or record voiceover audio to explain how their evidence demonstrates their achievement of the required expectations.
The same material is available on our TVDSB Science Sharepoint. You will be directed to the sharepoint site which will require you to log in using your outlook account.
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