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Sprouts Game

A neat pencil and paper math game, popularized by Martin Gardiner:Sprouts Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog

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Fold and Cut Challenge

Did you know that it has been mathematically proven that any shape with straight sides can be cut with one cut, if the paper is pre-folded in the appropriate way?The Fold and Cut Challenge Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog

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Egg Drop Challenge

Some inspirational videos:Mark Rober on the Egg Drop ChallengeTwo Basic Ideas – Science Adventures Egg Drop Project Incredible Science Top 10 Egg Drop Challenges Spangler Science TV Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Last week of school

This past week was the last week of school! We wrapped up the unit about Reproduction, and did some fun, end of year activities. One of the last activities that the students completed had to do with oviparous, viviparous and ovoviviparous animals. The students compared the three different types of

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SMILE Literacy Program – Writing Samples

Our SMILE students receive extra support to hone their reading and writing skills. Some students finish the foundations program but still require extra writing practice. For example, one student, who needed extra practice and support with their writing style, worked during 1:1 sessions with the teacher to read source passages

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The AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks Program

Our Grade 6, 8, and 10 students were tasked with developing a Ted style talk as part of the TED-Ed Student Talks Program. Despite some setbacks this semester, we persevered and even switched to a virtual meeting format during the stay-at-home period. By the end of the semester, students had

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Teachers' Blogs

Our biology students are passionate about climate change!

The Grade 12 biology class took a deep dive into a real-world application of their unit concepts. This concept map was the result of one student’s literature review of recent scientific research being done to understand the inter-relationships between climate change and biological systems, processes, and populations. Source:: PSSP &

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Oil floats on water

We Know that oil floats on water, but where do other liquids fit in? Students find out when they conduct this colorful density experiment that has them layer different substances, making a rainbow.#science #pssp #ibworldschool Source:: PSSP & OSSD

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Plant Reproduction

The last unit of the year was focusing on plant, insect, and animal reproduction. To begin the unit, the Grade 6s studied plant reproduction. As one of the starting activities, they chose one plant that reproduces sexually, and one plant that reproduces asexually. They then found the differences and similarities

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