Grade Ten Science 10
Students will develop an understanding of four general units: Energy and Matter in Chemical Change, Energy Flow in Technological Systems, Cycling of Matter in Living systems, and Energy Flow in Global Systems.
Children’s early experiences shape what they imagine to be possible. Study after study has shown the value of exposing children with positive role models. Representation, including in the hours spent consuming media within the classroom, shape what they imagine to be possible for people who look like them, live where they live, or come from where they came from. Simply put, kids determine what they can be based on the examples around them. Therefore, we highly recommend you take 2-5 minutes everyday in your science class to introduce scientists of colour. We've made this easy for you by creating a presentation that you can use with a slide a day to showcase a new scientist of diverse background. You could do this on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly or during a certain month. You could also make your own presentation and encourage this representation.
7 - 12 Scientists of Colour by Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation
Energy and Matter in Chemical Change
James A. Harris
James Harris was the first African-American chemist to contribute to the discovery of elements on the period table. Harris discovered elements 104 and 105 at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1970 and later worked as the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production Group in the Nuclear Chemistry Division at the Department of Energy in California.
James A. Harris
James Harris was the first African-American chemist to contribute to the discovery of elements on the period table. Harris discovered elements 104 and 105 at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1970 and later worked as the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production Group in the Nuclear Chemistry Division at the Department of Energy in California.
- Curriculum connection:
- 1: How chemical substances meet human needs
- 1: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safe practices - Suggested use:
- Use as introduction into elements and element discovery
- Have students learn and be able to identify key factors of heavy elements of the periodic table - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Walter Hawkins is best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Walter Hawkins is best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
- Curriculum connection:
- 1.3: Identify and classify chemical changes, and write word and balanced chemical equations for significant chemical reactions, as applications of Lavoisier’s law of conservation of mass - Suggested use:
- Use as introduction to how innovations in chemistry have lead to changes in our everyday lives - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Top 10 African Countries with the Most Natural Resources
For many centuries now, Africa has been ranked first in the world in terms of mineral extraction from a variety of ores both non-ferrous to ferrous metals, diamonds, bauxite and gold. In this video we're taken around Africa to witness the African countries with the most natural resources
For many centuries now, Africa has been ranked first in the world in terms of mineral extraction from a variety of ores both non-ferrous to ferrous metals, diamonds, bauxite and gold. In this video we're taken around Africa to witness the African countries with the most natural resources
- Curriculum connection:
- 1: How chemical substances meet human needs
- 1: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safe practices - Suggested use:
- Introduction to natural resources and how they vary around the globe
- Have students do a research project on natural resources: chemical composition it is found, extraction methods, chemistry involved to obtain final form, and uses for the natural resources - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Luis Federico Leloir
Before Argentine physician and biochemist Luis Federico Leloir did his groundbreaking research into the transformation of one sugar into another, combustion was well-understood, but synthesis remained a mysterious, largely guessed-at phenomenon. By isolating a new class of substances called sugar nucleotides, Leloir found the key to deciphering this voluminous backlog of unsolved metabolic reactions. A new field of biochemistry opened up virtually overnight, and Leloir received the 1970 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Before Argentine physician and biochemist Luis Federico Leloir did his groundbreaking research into the transformation of one sugar into another, combustion was well-understood, but synthesis remained a mysterious, largely guessed-at phenomenon. By isolating a new class of substances called sugar nucleotides, Leloir found the key to deciphering this voluminous backlog of unsolved metabolic reactions. A new field of biochemistry opened up virtually overnight, and Leloir received the 1970 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
- Curriculum connection:
- 1.3: Identify and classify chemical changes, and write word and balanced chemical equations for significant chemical reactions, as applications of Lavoisier’s law of conservation of mass - Suggested use:
- Introduction to chemical change, combustion and synthesis
- Hispanic representation in STEM
- Discussion on sugar and its different forms/chemical states - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Alice Ball
Alice Ball was a chemist from the University of Hawaii who realized the significance of the chaulmoogra tree oil. The oil had been used topically in the past for a range of conditions, but she figured it would be more effective injected. Hearing of her work, Dr. Harry T. Hollmann asked for her help in extracting the active ingredient in the chaulmoogra oil since the oil alone burned when injected and was difficult to ingest. Using this oil she created the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy) which was used up until the 1940s.
Alice Ball was a chemist from the University of Hawaii who realized the significance of the chaulmoogra tree oil. The oil had been used topically in the past for a range of conditions, but she figured it would be more effective injected. Hearing of her work, Dr. Harry T. Hollmann asked for her help in extracting the active ingredient in the chaulmoogra oil since the oil alone burned when injected and was difficult to ingest. Using this oil she created the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy) which was used up until the 1940s.
- Curriculum connection:
- 1: How chemical substances meet human needs
- 1: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safe practices - Suggested use:
- Have students complete research on natural chemical compounds and their uses in society - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Energy Flow in Technological Systems
Luiz Alvarez
Alvarez identified orbital-electron capture, radioactive decay in which a nucleus absorbs an orbital electron. The following year, he and Felix Bloch pioneered measuring a neutron's magnetic moment, that is, its tendency to align with an applied magnetic field (an important clue that the neutrally charged particle is made of electrically charged fundamental particles). During World War II, he invented several radar applications, worked on the Manhattan Project and rode in a chase plane during the Enola Gay's Hiroshima bombing. After the war, he worked on the first proton linear accelerator and was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize in physics for his work with elementary particles.
Luiz Alvarez
Alvarez identified orbital-electron capture, radioactive decay in which a nucleus absorbs an orbital electron. The following year, he and Felix Bloch pioneered measuring a neutron's magnetic moment, that is, its tendency to align with an applied magnetic field (an important clue that the neutrally charged particle is made of electrically charged fundamental particles). During World War II, he invented several radar applications, worked on the Manhattan Project and rode in a chase plane during the Enola Gay's Hiroshima bombing. After the war, he worked on the first proton linear accelerator and was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize in physics for his work with elementary particles.
- Curriculum connection:
- 2.1: Analyze and illustrate how technologies based on thermodynamic principles were developed before the laws of thermodynamics were formulated: describe, qualitatively, current and past technologies used to transform energy from one form to another, and that energy transfer technologies produce measurable changes in motion, shape or temperature - Suggested use:
- Introduction to radioactive decay, and magnetic fields
- Discussion on atomic bombs and the science behind the reaction - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Lloyd Albert Quarterman
Lloyd Albert Quarterman, a chemist, was one of the few African American scientists and technicians to work on the Manhattan Project, the top secret effort to design and build the atomic bomb during World War II.
Lloyd Albert Quarterman, a chemist, was one of the few African American scientists and technicians to work on the Manhattan Project, the top secret effort to design and build the atomic bomb during World War II.
- Curriculum connection:
- 2.3: Apply the principles of energy conservation and thermodynamics to investigate, describe and predict efficiency of energy transformation in technological systems - Suggested use:
- Relate his accomplishments to the chemistry behind the atomic bomb - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Elham Mirzaei
Elham Mirzaei, 29, works in Berlin as robotics engineer.
Elham Mirzaei, 29, works in Berlin as robotics engineer.
- Curriculum connection:
- 2.3: Apply the principles of energy conservation and thermodynamics to investigate, describe and predict efficiency of energy transformation in technological systems - Suggested use:
- Have students complete a research project on the mechanics and energy used in robotic functions
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Matthew Rantanen
Matthew R. Rantanen is the Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA) and Director of the Tribal Digital Village (TDVNet) Network/Initiative that was started in 2001 designing and deploying wireless networking to support the tribal communities of Southern California.
Matthew R. Rantanen is the Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA) and Director of the Tribal Digital Village (TDVNet) Network/Initiative that was started in 2001 designing and deploying wireless networking to support the tribal communities of Southern California.
- Curriculum connection:
- 2.3: Apply the principles of energy conservation and thermodynamics to investigate, describe and predict efficiency of energy transformation in technological systems - Suggested use:
- Have students do a research project on the different forms of energy used throughout the world, particularly in remote areas - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Cycling of Matter in Living Systems
The Immortal cells of Henriette Lacks
A Ted-Ed video lesson on Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were stolen, leading to her DNA providing countless cures, patents and discoveries. These HeLa cells are still being used in 2020.
The Immortal cells of Henriette Lacks
A Ted-Ed video lesson on Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were stolen, leading to her DNA providing countless cures, patents and discoveries. These HeLa cells are still being used in 2020.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.1: Explain the relationship between developments in imaging technology and the current understanding of the cell - Suggested use:
- Review cell division
- Discuss the ethical issues that arise from taking cells from Henrietta Lacks, without proper recognition from the scientific community
- How do the actions of these scientists reinforce racism in Science? - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
How an African Slave in Boston Helped Save Generation from Smallpox
Article on the history of the spread of smallpox through the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It describes how the slave trade spread diseases, and the role it played in the development of vaccines.
Article on the history of the spread of smallpox through the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It describes how the slave trade spread diseases, and the role it played in the development of vaccines.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Have students read independently or read as a class
- Summarize the article as a class and have the students discuss how epidemics can affect Black communities at an alarmingly high rate
- Provide a written reflection about the scientific connections observed in the article and the impacts small pox hand on enslaved peoples - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay received the Infosys Prize 2017 in Engineering and Computer Science for her research in algorithmic optimization, which has led to the discovery of a genetic marker for breast cancer and the role of white blood cells in Alzheimer’s disease.
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay received the Infosys Prize 2017 in Engineering and Computer Science for her research in algorithmic optimization, which has led to the discovery of a genetic marker for breast cancer and the role of white blood cells in Alzheimer’s disease.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Discussion on genes, introduction to DNA sequencing, technology involved in gene-mapping - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Shubha Tole
Shubha Tole is an Indian neuroscientist, Professor and Principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India. Her research involves investigating the development and evolution of the mammalian brain, and she has won many accolades for her work.
Shubha Tole is an Indian neuroscientist, Professor and Principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India. Her research involves investigating the development and evolution of the mammalian brain, and she has won many accolades for her work.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.1: Explain the relationship between developments in imaging technology and the current understanding of the cell - Suggested use:
- Use to highlight Shubha's achievements in neuroscience - Accessibility:
- Additional accommodations will be needed, no captions available
Flossie Wong-Staal
With a BS in Bacteriology and PhD in Molecular Biology, Flossie Wong-Staal is a Chinese-American Virologist, who became the first scientist to clone HIV and determine how it’s genes work, marking a huge step in proving that HIV causes AIDS. In 2007, Dr. Wong-Staal was ranked 32 on The Daily Telegraph’s “Top 100 Living Geniuses”.
With a BS in Bacteriology and PhD in Molecular Biology, Flossie Wong-Staal is a Chinese-American Virologist, who became the first scientist to clone HIV and determine how it’s genes work, marking a huge step in proving that HIV causes AIDS. In 2007, Dr. Wong-Staal was ranked 32 on The Daily Telegraph’s “Top 100 Living Geniuses”.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Representation of a female BIPOC scientist and her work in gene therapy
- Discussion on importance of genetic mapping and cloning - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Ernest Everett Just
Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist and educator who pioneered many areas on the physiology of development, including fertilization, experimental parthenogenesis, hydration, cell division, dehydration in living cells and ultraviolet carcinogenic radiation effects on cells.
Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist and educator who pioneered many areas on the physiology of development, including fertilization, experimental parthenogenesis, hydration, cell division, dehydration in living cells and ultraviolet carcinogenic radiation effects on cells.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.1: Explain the relationship between developments in imaging technology and the current understanding of the cell - Suggested use:
- Introduction and representation of a pioneering Black scientist and his multiple contributions, most notably the role of the cell surface in the development of organisms - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Mitali Mukerji
Mitali Mukerji is a Chief Scientist at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology with notable achievement in the field of human genomics and personalized medicine.
Mitali Mukerji is a Chief Scientist at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology with notable achievement in the field of human genomics and personalized medicine.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Representation of a female BIPOC scientist and her work - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
15 Black Scientists
This article discusses the famous black scientists, physicians, inventors throughout history and their wonderful achievements.
This article discusses the famous black scientists, physicians, inventors throughout history and their wonderful achievements.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.3: Analyze plants as an example of a multicellular organism with specialized structures at the cellular, tissue and system levels - Suggested use:
- Hook for introducing Black representation in STEM - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Emmett Chappelle
Emmett Chappelle is a scientist and inventor who received over a dozen patents while working for NASA; he devised ways for scientists to measure plant health and detect bacteria in outer space.
Emmett Chappelle is a scientist and inventor who received over a dozen patents while working for NASA; he devised ways for scientists to measure plant health and detect bacteria in outer space.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.3: Analyze plants as an example of a multicellular organism with specialized structures at the cellular, tissue and system levels - Suggested use:
- Representation of BIPOC in STEM
- Introductory lesson in bioluminescence
- Research project/discussion on plant stress: causes and signs - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Energy Flow in Global Systems
Mario Molina
In the mid-1970s, Mario Molina helped to predict that global emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could deplete stratospheric ozone. A decade later, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey reported that a vast hole had appeared in the ozone layer over the South Pole. Molina’s tireless advocacy and scientific diplomacy helped to bring about the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, an international agreement to phase out CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals. Molina shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his former adviser F. Sherwood Rowland and the Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen for their work on stratospheric chemistry.
Mario Molina
In the mid-1970s, Mario Molina helped to predict that global emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could deplete stratospheric ozone. A decade later, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey reported that a vast hole had appeared in the ozone layer over the South Pole. Molina’s tireless advocacy and scientific diplomacy helped to bring about the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, an international agreement to phase out CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals. Molina shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his former adviser F. Sherwood Rowland and the Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen for their work on stratospheric chemistry.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.4: Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate change - Suggested use:
- Introductory to the ozone and greenhouse gas effects: how does the ozone project us, what does this mean for the future
- Research into different greenhouse gases and their effects - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Paola Tello Guerrero
Paola Tello Guerrero, is a physicist, passionate about initiatives related to the energy transition, sustainability, and education. She was a 2018 participant of the largest Antarctic expedition of women scientists led by Homeward Bound, a global initiative that seeks to create a network of 1000 women scientists over 10 years working around climate change. She also is the founder and strategy leader of “Antarctica for the Brave,” #AntartidaParaValientes, an educational project for children that combines climate change and equality and promotes the passion, curiosity, and love of children for science, penguins, and Antarctica.
Paola Tello Guerrero, is a physicist, passionate about initiatives related to the energy transition, sustainability, and education. She was a 2018 participant of the largest Antarctic expedition of women scientists led by Homeward Bound, a global initiative that seeks to create a network of 1000 women scientists over 10 years working around climate change. She also is the founder and strategy leader of “Antarctica for the Brave,” #AntartidaParaValientes, an educational project for children that combines climate change and equality and promotes the passion, curiosity, and love of children for science, penguins, and Antarctica.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.4: Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate change - Suggested use:
- Representation of women in STEM
- Discussion on technology to observe climate change
- Have students research climate change overtime and how its been tracked - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Miscellaneous - More scientists to introduce
Susan La Flesche Picotte
Video about the first Native American woman to obtain a medical school degree. La Flesche Picotte was also known for setting up a hospital on a reservation in Nebraska.
Susan La Flesche Picotte
Video about the first Native American woman to obtain a medical school degree. La Flesche Picotte was also known for setting up a hospital on a reservation in Nebraska.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight Indigenous women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Black Scientists and Inventors
Video detailing the lives of various African-American scientists and inventors that made major strides in the fields. The scientists mentioned are: George Washington Carver, Madam CJ Walker, Mae Jemison, Garrett Morgan and more.
Video detailing the lives of various African-American scientists and inventors that made major strides in the fields. The scientists mentioned are: George Washington Carver, Madam CJ Walker, Mae Jemison, Garrett Morgan and more.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight Black notable figures in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
First Hispanic Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello Looks Back
Video about the first Hispanic Surgeon General appointed to the US government. Dr. Novello discusses the weight that being the first Hispanic woman in this position holds, and what she hopes to achieve through this.
Video about the first Hispanic Surgeon General appointed to the US government. Dr. Novello discusses the weight that being the first Hispanic woman in this position holds, and what she hopes to achieve through this.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Vidita Vaidya
Vidita Vaidya is an Indian neuroscientist and Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. She was a former Senior Research Fellow of the Wellcome Trust and a former associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Her primary areas of research are neuroscience and molecular psychiatry.
Vidita Vaidya is an Indian neuroscientist and Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. She was a former Senior Research Fellow of the Wellcome Trust and a former associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Her primary areas of research are neuroscience and molecular psychiatry.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Rama Govindarajan
Rama Govindarajan is an Indian scientist specialized in the field of Fluid Dynamics. She was formerly working at the Engineering Mechanics Unit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research[1] from 1998-2012 and as a professor at the TIFR Hyderabad[2] from 2012-2016 Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences and presently she is working as professor at International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bengaluru. Prof. Govindarajan is a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2007.
Rama Govindarajan is an Indian scientist specialized in the field of Fluid Dynamics. She was formerly working at the Engineering Mechanics Unit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research[1] from 1998-2012 and as a professor at the TIFR Hyderabad[2] from 2012-2016 Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences and presently she is working as professor at International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bengaluru. Prof. Govindarajan is a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2007.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required, no captions available
Gaiti Hasan
Gaiti Hasan is an Indian scientist who researches in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience and cell signalling. Hasan is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the apex body of Indian scientists and technologists.
Gaiti Hasan is an Indian scientist who researches in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience and cell signalling. Hasan is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the apex body of Indian scientists and technologists.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required, no captions available
Alexis Peña
Alexis is as passionate about her college experience as she is about her future in bioengineering. Hear about her experiences at Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Alexis is as passionate about her college experience as she is about her future in bioengineering. Hear about her experiences at Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Janeen T Uzzell
Janeen Uzzell is a Global Technology Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation. She previously served as Director of Healthcare Programs in Africa and Head of Women in Technology for General Electric.
Janeen Uzzell is a Global Technology Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation. She previously served as Director of Healthcare Programs in Africa and Head of Women in Technology for General Electric.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Merit Ptah
Merit Ptah is the earliest woman recorded in stem history. She was a physician, and may have even worked with the ruler at the time.
Merit Ptah is the earliest woman recorded in stem history. She was a physician, and may have even worked with the ruler at the time.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Sarah Echohawk
Sarah Echohawk, CEO of AISES, talks about the importance of STEM education in regard to self determination of American Indian tribes.
Sarah Echohawk, CEO of AISES, talks about the importance of STEM education in regard to self determination of American Indian tribes.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Ibn Haitham (Alhazen)
al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was born in Iraq in the year 965 AD, and is regarded as the father of the modern scientific method. He is often referred to as the worlds first "true scientist." His contributions to modern optics, light, planetary motions and other sciences have enriched our modern world in many ways.
al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was born in Iraq in the year 965 AD, and is regarded as the father of the modern scientific method. He is often referred to as the worlds first "true scientist." His contributions to modern optics, light, planetary motions and other sciences have enriched our modern world in many ways.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight BIPOC in STEM - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Myunghyun Paik Suh
A website about the chemist/scientist Myunghyun Paik Suh, reflecting on her career and the many challenges she had to overcome in order to become a world‐leading scientist in South Korea.
A website about the chemist/scientist Myunghyun Paik Suh, reflecting on her career and the many challenges she had to overcome in order to become a world‐leading scientist in South Korea.
- Suggested use:
- Use to highlight women in STEM - Accessibility:
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- Additional accommodations required for visually impaired students
Energy Flow in Technological Systems
An unexpected way to inflate a balloon
How is it you can inflate a paper ball by hitting it? This 5-minute video of mathematician Tadashi Tokieda explains force transfer using a Japanese paper ball toy.
An unexpected way to inflate a balloon
How is it you can inflate a paper ball by hitting it? This 5-minute video of mathematician Tadashi Tokieda explains force transfer using a Japanese paper ball toy.
- Curriculum connection:
- 2.3: Apply the principles of energy conservation and thermodynamics to investigate, describe and predict efficiency of energy transformation in technological systems - Suggested use:
- Introduction of force and momentum
- BIPOC representation - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations may be required for visually impaired students
Cycling of Matter in Living Systems
The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks
Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells called HeLa. But where did we get these cells? Robin Bulleri tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose DNA led to countless cures, patents, and discoveries.
The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks
Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells called HeLa. But where did we get these cells? Robin Bulleri tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose DNA led to countless cures, patents, and discoveries.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Includes video, discussion questions, and further information on Henrietta Lacks
- Introduction of cells of their importance of treating a wide variety of diseases then and now
- Discussion of ethics of patient rights and medical ethics - Accessibility:
- Accessible for nonverbal and hard of hearing
- Additional accommodations may be required for visually impaired students
This Crab's Blood May Have Saved Your Life: Jeak Ling Ding
We have relied on the prehistoric horseshoe crab's blood to make sure our medical supplies are free from contaminants. But, this takes a big toll on crabs' population as we must harvest their blood. Singaporean professor Jeak Ling Ding has a new synthetic solution that could change all of that, but there is pushback from pharmaceutical companies to embrace it as an alternative.
We have relied on the prehistoric horseshoe crab's blood to make sure our medical supplies are free from contaminants. But, this takes a big toll on crabs' population as we must harvest their blood. Singaporean professor Jeak Ling Ding has a new synthetic solution that could change all of that, but there is pushback from pharmaceutical companies to embrace it as an alternative.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.3: Analyze plants as an example of a multicellular organism with specialized structures at the cellular, tissue and system levels - Suggested use:
- After viewing resource have a class discussion/research project on biological science innovations and creating biological matter in a lab - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
How we conquered smallpox
Video lesson on the spread of smallpox and the development of a vaccine for it. Fits in with the living systems units study about cells. Leads into a lesson on how vaccines work in cells, and helps to eradicate disease.
Video lesson on the spread of smallpox and the development of a vaccine for it. Fits in with the living systems units study about cells. Leads into a lesson on how vaccines work in cells, and helps to eradicate disease.
- Curriculum connection:
- 3.2: Describe the function of cell organelles and structures in a cell, in terms of life processes, and use models to explain these processes and their applications - Suggested use:
- Pre-assess what students know about smallpox
- Can be used to introduce section on cells
- Use to discuss how the Buddhist method slowly led to the discovery of vaccinations - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Energy Flow in Global Systems
Aboriginal Science Education
The following resources were developed by student teachers in the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP). This was part of an EDEL 330 assignment to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives. They represent sample student lesson plans which utilise an Aboriginal science point of view.
Aboriginal Science Education
The following resources were developed by student teachers in the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP). This was part of an EDEL 330 assignment to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives. They represent sample student lesson plans which utilise an Aboriginal science point of view.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.1: Describe how the relationships among input solar energy, output terrestrial energy and energy flow within the biosphere affect the lives of humans and other species - Suggested use:
- Lesson plans found under Lesson Resources
- Use the lessons as laid out or make adjustments based on your class needs - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required dependent on activity
David Suzuki wants Canada to embrace renewable energy before it's too late
Renowned environmentalist David Suzuki discusses how the average Canadian has grown increasingly disconnected from nature, and the steps Canada must take to get off fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy.
Renowned environmentalist David Suzuki discusses how the average Canadian has grown increasingly disconnected from nature, and the steps Canada must take to get off fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.4: Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate change - Suggested use:
- Introduction to renewable resources, and thinking sustainably
- Class discussion of long term and short term consequences of fossil fuels vs. renewable resources - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Introduction to Climate Justice
The Climate Justice Project (CJP) asks how we can tackle global warming with fairness and equity. Our challenge is to build a zero-carbon society that also enhances our quality of life. This module explores the concept of climate justice, linking global climate change to local actions, and looking at who benefits and who pays the costs from burning fossil fuels. This section also asks students to reflect on their feelings about climate change, which may be dismissive, despairing, angry or hopeful. Climate change is a heavy topic – being able to discuss emotional responses openly and honestly is important.
The Climate Justice Project (CJP) asks how we can tackle global warming with fairness and equity. Our challenge is to build a zero-carbon society that also enhances our quality of life. This module explores the concept of climate justice, linking global climate change to local actions, and looking at who benefits and who pays the costs from burning fossil fuels. This section also asks students to reflect on their feelings about climate change, which may be dismissive, despairing, angry or hopeful. Climate change is a heavy topic – being able to discuss emotional responses openly and honestly is important.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.4: Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate change - Suggested use:
- Introduction and discussion of climate change and its varying effects from a global perspective; first world vs. second and third world countries - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required
Lesson plan: Indigenous knowledge and cultural weather perspectives
This series of lessons incorporates four of the foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. These lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions, and are designed to be an introduction to the topic of weather.
This series of lessons incorporates four of the foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. These lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions, and are designed to be an introduction to the topic of weather.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.3: Relate climate to the characteristics of the world’s major biomes, and compare biomes in different regions of the world - Suggested use:
- Show students how Indigenous Peoples interpret the weather through oral histories
- Students can use this to relate to the content and see the applications of weather in Indigenous culture
- Includes a weather forecasting journal in which students can complete right after the activity or as an assessment to connect what they've learned throughout the unit to Indigenous ways of knowing - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required
Lesson plan: the six seasons of the woodland cree
This lesson incorporates foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. Students will examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and, specifically, the seasons of the year. The focus here is on a six-season model used by the Woodland Cree. This lesson could be presented as an introduction to the topic of weather.
This lesson incorporates foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. Students will examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and, specifically, the seasons of the year. The focus here is on a six-season model used by the Woodland Cree. This lesson could be presented as an introduction to the topic of weather.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.3: Relate climate to the characteristics of the world’s major biomes, and compare biomes in different regions of the world - Suggested use:
- Show students the Woodland Cree's weather model
- This is a good activity for students to apply what they have learned, learn about Indigenous perspectives, and understand how different groups of people prepare and enjoy the weather (refer to the Family research portion) - Accessibility:
- Accommodations required dependent on activity
Why don't people conserve energy and water?: Shahzeen Attari
How do we improve people's perceptions of how much energy we are using? 10-minute TED talk from Dr. Shahzeen Attari goes through the psychology of resource consumption, and how you can effectively take steps to reduce energy consumption.
How do we improve people's perceptions of how much energy we are using? 10-minute TED talk from Dr. Shahzeen Attari goes through the psychology of resource consumption, and how you can effectively take steps to reduce energy consumption.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.4: Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate change - Suggested use:
- Introduction on personal impacts on climate change and personal conservation actions
- Class discussion on personal habits and how to improve them environmentally for long term sustainability - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
You have no idea where camels really come from
Latif Nasser researches the history of science. He explains paleobiologist Natalia Rybczynski's discoveries about camel fossils, and how camels might have evolved and adapted to a different climate than the deserts that we typically think.
Latif Nasser researches the history of science. He explains paleobiologist Natalia Rybczynski's discoveries about camel fossils, and how camels might have evolved and adapted to a different climate than the deserts that we typically think.
- Curriculum connection:
- 4.1: Describe how the relationships among input solar energy, output terrestrial energy and energy flow within the biosphere affect the lives of humans and other species - Suggested use:
- Discussion on climates effect on evolution and how these observations can be made using fossils - Accessibility:
- Closed captioning available on video
- Accessible for hard of hearing and nonverbal
- No descriptive captioning available for visually impaired students
Environmental Justice in the Context of Sustainability
This article describes the pedagogy of environmental justice, and how it can be taught in classrooms in a respectful and impactful way.
This article describes the pedagogy of environmental justice, and how it can be taught in classrooms in a respectful and impactful way.
- Suggested use:
- Use this document along with the Alberta Science Program of Study to create meaningful lessons on sustainability
The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 Minutes
Vox video on how race developed in scientific evolutionary theory and how definitions of race have changed throughout time. Video contains a significant amount of social history, and also discusses the lack of genetic basis behind race. Examples of certain genetic illnesses are given, with the basis of race as a factor of health discussed as well.
Vox video on how race developed in scientific evolutionary theory and how definitions of race have changed throughout time. Video contains a significant amount of social history, and also discusses the lack of genetic basis behind race. Examples of certain genetic illnesses are given, with the basis of race as a factor of health discussed as well.
- Suggested use:
- Use video to inform anti-racism practices and create meaningful lessons
Bridging Cultures: Indigenous and Scientific Ways of Knowing Nature
This book supports science teachers, teacher candidates, and science educators preparing to implement science curricula that recognize Indigenous knowledge as a foundational way to understand the physical world. By exploring these in detail based on academic scholarship, the book guides the reader in building their own cultural bridges between their scientific world and the world of an Indigenous community; bridges that lead to a culturally responsive science classroom.
This book supports science teachers, teacher candidates, and science educators preparing to implement science curricula that recognize Indigenous knowledge as a foundational way to understand the physical world. By exploring these in detail based on academic scholarship, the book guides the reader in building their own cultural bridges between their scientific world and the world of an Indigenous community; bridges that lead to a culturally responsive science classroom.
- Suggested use:
- Use to reflect on own teaching and to learn more about Indigenous ways of knowing in relation to science
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
What is sweetgrass – Hierochloe odorata – wiingaashk? eloquently and beautifully uses the indigenous cultures’ sacred plant, sweetgrass, as a poetic metaphor to explain the origins of plant, animal, and human life on Mother Earth, their intertwined respectful and reciprocal relationships with each other, the loss of this reciprocity, and the hope of ecological restoration to return the gifts of Mother Earth and the balance that once was.
What is sweetgrass – Hierochloe odorata – wiingaashk? eloquently and beautifully uses the indigenous cultures’ sacred plant, sweetgrass, as a poetic metaphor to explain the origins of plant, animal, and human life on Mother Earth, their intertwined respectful and reciprocal relationships with each other, the loss of this reciprocity, and the hope of ecological restoration to return the gifts of Mother Earth and the balance that once was.
- Suggested use:
- Use to reflect on own teaching and to learn more about Indigenous ways of knowing in relation to science
Ottoman Contributions to Science and Technology
Different contributions made by the Ottoman Empire to the world of science and technology.
Different contributions made by the Ottoman Empire to the world of science and technology.
- Suggested use:
- Highlight the importance of representation in STEM
