Bootcamp 2022
Designing Projects for Grade 6-8 Science
By Beth Wilson
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 1:30 pm Eastern
Project-Based Learning in the middle school science classroom can help keep students engaged, develop laboratory or technical skills, and cover multiple curriculum objectives. Designing a successful project requires enough flexibility to allow students to have choices along with the space to make mistakes and learn from them, but there also needs to be enough structure to keep everyone safe and ensure that projects are completed in a timely manner. In this workshop we’ll look at examples of projects for different strands of the grade 6,7, and 8 Ontario curriculum and steps that teachers can take to plan for upcoming projects.
Learning Goals:
- I can design a science project that covers curriculum expectations and will keep students engaged and safe.
Presented By:
For the past 14 years Beth Wilson has taught grades 7 and 8 science at Oakville Christian School. A chemistry graduate of the BSc/BEd program at Brock University, Beth’s passion for tying the scientific method into God’s design has made science both challenging and fun for students.
Audience: Grade 6-8 educators
Session Materials:
- Link to slides and project examples (Google Drive)