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Telegraph key

  1. Grade 4 – Grade 8
  2. Elementary cycle 2 – Secondary cycle 2

Learn about the telegraph key, how it works and its importance in history using a 3D printed model and a series of fun, educational classroom activities. Put the telegraph key to work using Morse code and discover the importance of this revolutionary technology.

The Legacy Series

  1. Grade 10 – Grade 12
  2. Secondary cycle 2

This original documentary film series showcases powerful, personal accounts of the Second World War through the lens of aviation.

A close-up photograph taken from above of a black clinometer placed on a wooden table.

Clinometers

  1. Grade 5 – Grade 11
  2. Elementary cycle 3 – Secondary cycle 2

Find out how you can use a clinometer to determine how tall something is in your everyday life! Students can explore this 19th century tool through this educational resource from Ingenium, including downloadable 3D files and activity sheets.

Light paths

  1. Grade 10
  2. Secondary cycle 2

Explore the science of light with this interactive lesson plan! Students investigate how light behaves, interacts with mirrors and lenses, and applies to real-world optics. Engaging experiments and discussions make learning about reflection, refraction, and vision exciting and hands-on!

Pumpkins

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

Discover the fascinating growth, genetics, and farming techniques behind pumpkins, exploring their cultivation, history, and their role in science and agriculture.

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!

A young child looks over the railings of an enclosure to get close to a baby goat being held by a museum guide.

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.

Two lambs drink from baby bottles inside a green pasture.

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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