Pyrex vs. Bunsen Burner

Would have been a good demonstration of increasing temperature and volume but alas, the glassware could not handle it (either that or the rubber stopper melted to the glass). Students were nonetheless eager to see science in action.

Gas Test

Sometimes I think I let my students do too much science in science labs.

Asexual Reproduction part 5

Brings a whole new meaning to family tree.

Asexual Reproduction part 4

When the students find out spores are floating around all the time they get really freaked out.

Explosive Lesson

Being able to just randomly blow stuff up makes being a science teacher really great.

Asexual Reproduction part 3

The boys like this one. The girls think it would be a little gruesome if we reproduced this way.

Asexual Reproduction part 2

This one always freaks out the students. Not sure if it's because they don't like the idea of something growing out of them or if it's just that I draw badly.

Asexual Reproduction part 1

One of the illustrations I use to help explain binary fission to my Science 9 class.  Students always laugh at it, but boy do they remember it real well.

Teachable Moment

Chemistry labs are great for learning. Though sometimes the results are unexpected.

First Compressed Gas, then the World!

One of my grade 9 science students asked me this and she seemed quite worried someone might try it in the future.  Add another one to my plans of world domination.

Daily Physical Activity for Science Class

My school does this already for our junior science class. Sometimes we wish some students would meet up with some of the wildlife when they wander off by themselves after we tell them not to.

Equipment malfunction or just dangerous?

13 Amps is enough to stop the heart but not the physics lab!

Curling Lab

Sure glad curling was broadcast online during the olympics. Made my physics class a lot more interesting.

Problem solving & pop culture

Sometimes being close to today's generation has it's advantages, but would the administration approve of such pro-d activities?

Golf and Poker Pro-D

I wonder how the pro-d committee would react if they knew their funding was being used to play golf & poker in Vegas?

Science & Technology Pro-D

I always sign up for technology pro-d if there is nothing science related being offered that day and I am always disappointed, but there usually isn't anything else that is interesting to me.