Professional Learning Resources

Explore a diverse collection of videos, lesson plans and other resources

Enhance your approach to play- and inquiry-based learning, diversity and inclusion, Indigenous perspectives and more with resources for K–12 teachers. Explore playful, inclusive, evidence-based classroom strategies to science learning that can be tailored to fit the needs of your students.

Check out these professional learning resources, produced with the support of the Ministry of Education. Together, we can make science more accessible, inclusive and fun!

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A teacher signs a flashlight into a bowl that a student peers into through a magnifying glass.
Play-based Learning

Get your students learning in a play-based classroom featuring indoor and outdoor activities centred on the Earth and Space curriculum strand.

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A teacher shows students a ramp made of cardboard.
Inquiry-based Learning

Incorporate inquiry-based learning into your classroom and get your students investigating like scientists and building like engineers.

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  • Kindergarten
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Several young students work together and build with popsicle sticks.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Education

Examine the science of bias and explore evidence-based classroom strategies to promote positive STEM identity development.

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  • Kindergarten
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A young Black child works on a motorized vehicle with a screwdriver.
Black Youth Thriving in STEM

Explore how to create optimal conditions for Black youth to thrive in STEM through inclusive, inquiry-based learning.

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  • Kindergarten
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Two young women work together at a computer.
Gender Inclusion in STEM Classrooms

Discover ways to create gender equity in your classroom.

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Presenter Joseph Pitawanakwat walks in a snow-covered forest, and puts his hand on a tree labelled "Azhaawemish (Beech, Fagus grandifolia).
The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in STEM

Learn how meaningful relationships between educators, students and the natural world can facilitate understanding of Indigenous perspectives.

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  • Kindergarten
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Two students work at a desk, with one peering into a microscope and the other writing in a binder.
De-streamed Grade 9 Science

Explore ways to plan, assess and instruct using the new de-streamed grade 9 science course.

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  • Grade 9