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:

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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. )

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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

doug_delamatter@stao.org

www.stao.org

Association des professeurs de sciences de l’Ontario

STAO/APSO