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STEM education toolkit

  1. Grade 6 – Grade 8
  2. Elementary cycle 3 – Secondary cycle 2

Teach your students about the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals using this fully-equipped collection of STEM lesson plans that use modern teaching techniques to encourage co-creation, 21st-century learning, innovation and design thinking in your students.

A trip around the sun

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 1
  2. Preschool – Elementary cycle 1

Students will learn about day and night and seasonal changes in this educational activity from Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation.

Une tortue de mer nage près du fond de l'océan. Le soleil brille à travers l'eau au-dessus.

Aquatic sciences

  1. Grade 6 – Grade 10
  2. Elementary cycle 3 – Secondary cycle 2

Make a splash in the world of aquatic science using our interactive lesson plan to learn about the importance of preserving and protecting our aquatic habitats.

A brown horse stands next to a pile of hay in an outdoor setting.

Meet the farm animals

  1. Grade 1 – Grade 2
  2. Elementary cycle 1

Bring the farm to your Grades 1 and 2 classrooms with this engaging lesson plan! Through pictures, games, and hands-on activities, young learners will explore the characteristics of farm animals, compare mammals, birds, and bees, and discover how to care for them. Perfect for curious little minds!

Meet the farm animals

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Preschool – Kindergarten

Introduce your kindergarten students to farm animals with this engaging lesson plan! Through games, pictures, and interactive activities, young learners explore animal names, sounds, and how to care for them. This lesson plan includes suggestions for inquiry-based stations and group activities, making it perfect for fostering exploration and learning in the classroom.

From sheep to sweater

  1. Grade 1 – Grade 2
  2. Elementary cycle 1

Engage your elementary students in a hands-on exploration of fibres! Through sensory activities and experiments, they’ll learn to identify natural and synthetic fibres while discovering the life cycles and needs of animals raised for their wool.

Two teachers conduct a hands-on experiment

Teacher professional development

Ingenium’s STEM Institute for Elementary Teachers offers a series of free, award-winning, professional workshops for primary and junior teachers. Educators will discover how to connect science to students’ everyday lives, how students can apply their knowledge in new ways, and will be equipped with take-home resources.

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