2008-05-30

Edvantage Press and McGraw-Hill Ryerson are most pleased to announce that 27 school districts will be implementing BC Science 10 board-wide! For a complete list of of the adopting school districts, click here to visit the BC Science 10 support website.

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2008-05-26

Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Why Files explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner.

The site produces a new story each week, alternating longer features with shorter shorties. They also post a series of interactive science...
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2008-05-22

Ocean Academy is a non-profit community high school on the tiny island of Caye Caulker, Belize, Central America. It will be the first high school on the island and the entire community is very supportive and excited. Before Ocean Academy, the island kids had few good choices after primary school if they wanted to continue their education. They...
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2008-05-21

In this set of fascinating videos hosted by CanadaScience.com, Edvantage Press author and master chemistry teacher Don Lacy demonstrates how to perform chemistry demos to captivate and educate students. Each video contains a different demonstration with instructions on how to perform the experiment safely and effectively.

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2008-04-25

The B.C. Science Teacher's Convention in Kelowna hosted a very large group of enthusiastic teachers and the conference was an outstanding success!

The bcscience.com team has hosted several sessions - if you are looking for workshop downloads, please visit the Catalyst...
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2008-04-24

You may have heard the Earth and Sky 'spots' on a Vancouver radio station. Each spot describes a feature of science and nature in simple terms. The end of each spot directs listeners to the associated web site: earthsky.org. Here, you will find a treasure trove of interesting, short articles, a current sky chart and a large number of podcasts--some...
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2008-04-21

The Sustainable Resources 11 and 12 IRP is now available as a FINAL DRAFT – you can download on the CanadaScience.com British Columbia Curriculum News page. Evaluations of Learning Resources that support this curriculum will be conducted over the next few months.
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2008-04-15

NASA's Science Mission Directorate has launched a new Web site to provide in-depth coverage of past, present and future science missions.

Features include interactive searches for Earth, heliophysics, planetary and astrophysics missions; information on dark matter and dark energy, planets around other stars, climate change, Mars and...
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2008-04-07

Sign up, log in, and check out these great interactive puzzles! Complete with flash and pdf versions. Students can use hints and teachers can see where they've used them.

Just click the Free Stuff link to see our puzzles, or Register to gain access to all of our resources.
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2008-03-26

Designed from the ground up for 21st century science discovery, the SPARK Science Learning System is an all-in-one mobile device that seamlessly integrates the power of probeware with inquiry-based content and assessment. With its large, full-color display, finger-touch navigation and completely intuitive data collection and analysis capabilities, SPARK...
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