Sciences
Bringing QM to Life
Problem-Based Learning for Quantitative Methods
Bringing QM to Life aims to actively engage social science students in their own learning process with a multidisciplinary, problem-based approach to research methods using quantitative data. The website offers activities with real-life scientific scenarios and various accessible, customizable levels of complexity that can be done individually or in teams,…
Conservation of Energy
Work smarter – Conserve your energy!
The Conservation of Energy video series begins with an introduction to the laws of conservation, then elaborates on their multiple applications. The series is tailored to the context of the Pure and Applied Science programs at the CEGEP level but should also be helpful to other science programs or enable…
Sketches of the History of Science
Ever wondered how science came about, but were intimidated by voluminous tomes that tell but don’t show how it was all done? With its hundreds of illustrations and accessible writing style, Sketches of the History of Science helps you navigate the philosophical underpinnings of science, shows you its roots in…
Problem-Based Learning for College Physics
A Website of Life-Like Activities
The Problem-Based Learning for College Physics website provides high-quality, context-rich problem-based learning (PBL) activities for physics teachers in the college network. PBL is a pedagogical approach that enables students to learn from meaningful, real-life situations. In PBL, students can understand the realistic context presented to them and work in small…
WeBWorK
Open-source math homework system
WeBWorK is an open-source online homework system used to create online questionnaires. This interactive platform gives access to a library of 450 English-language math problems (English Problem Library). This library was added to the existing 3,046 French-language problems. The problems are generally diversified in content and format and deal with…
Hands-on Science
The Hands-On Science website provides teachers with a series of short videos on how to use and handle instruments commonly found in chemistry and biology laboratories. Each video demonstrates basic techniques so as to familiarize students with these instruments before their use in the laboratory and make them aware of…