Upload
ellery
View
39
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario. STAO/APSO. Association des professeurs de sciences de l’Ontario. presents. STAO’s On-Line Virtual Library. The Virtual Library provides:. resources for junior teachers or for teachers preparing new courses. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario
presents
STAO’s On-Line Virtual Library
Association des professeurs de sciences de l’Ontario
STAO/APSO
The Virtual Library provides:
• resources for junior teachers or for teachers preparing new courses.
• a platform for experienced teachers to share expertise.
• an archive to preserve expertise of retired teachers.
STAO homepage: http://www.stao.ca
Please Don’t Sue Us:
The Welcome Page:
Grades 1-3 Strands:
11
22
List of Resources for this particular Grade and Strand
Details about the resource:
Safety Information: -selected by a reviewer from STAO’s booklet “Stay Safe”
List of Resources for this particular Grade and Strand
The Resource: (found on the internet by a contributor)
Small group Expt.Small group Expt.
Whole Class ActivityWhole Class Activity
Select another Grade 2 activity from the list:
“Ice Fishing” - a resource reprinted from our Elements magazine for Elementary Teachers
Grades 4-6 Strands:
Resources for Gr. 4 Matter & Energy:
Detail within resource list:
Select #82Select #82
Record 82: Optics activities website
Gr. 7-8 Strand Grid:
Gr 7: Structure and Materials Resource List
Gr. 7 Structure & Materials Resource list : detail
Three different Bridge-building ideas and a video
Gr. 9-10 Course & Strand Grid:
Gr. 9 Academic: Characteristics of Electricity
Resource Homepage:
The Video: (Why you should learn about static electricity. )
QuickTime™ and aSorenson Video decompressorare needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and aSorenson Video decompressorare needed to see this picture.
Gr. 9-10 Strand Grid: (Select Atoms & Elements.)
Gr. 9 Academic: Atoms & Elements Resource list
Resource Details page: Pop Can Crush Expt.
Stay Safe: heating thingsStay Safe: heating things
Instructions on how to do the experiment:
Sometimes it happens in real life !
Gr. 11-12 Course & Strand Chart
Detail of Gr. 11-12 Strand Grid
Select one of these:Select one of these:
Gr 11 Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
Gas Pump Fire VideoGas Pump Fire Video
LightningLightning
Lightning Bolt hits Plane
A simple video downloaded to the teacher’s computer
Science U/C/W detail
NIH: Household Products Database
Coming Soon: a new “course”
Safety MaterialsSafety Materials
STAO’s Virtual Library:
• A helping hand to beginning teachers
• A place where mid-career teachers can share their expertise
• An archive for the best-practices developed over full careers by newly-retired teachers
Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario
• Virtual Library• Crucible Magazine
• Elements Magazine
• Annual Conference
• ScienceWorks Curriculum Workshops
• Safety & Other Publications
STAO/APSO
What can you do to help?
• Ensure that all teachers of science are aware of the library, AND the organization… especially elementary teachers.
• Enable every school to have at least one membership account. ($50)
• Encourage your excellent teachers to share their classroom-tested ideas by contributing to the Library.
• Contact pre-retirement teachers about our project.– To volunteer as active participants– To contribute some of their best materials as a legacy to
the science teaching community
Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario
Doug De La Matter
Chair: Virtual Library Committee
www.stao.org
Association des professeurs de sciences de l’Ontario
STAO/APSO