To support and nurture high school students' love for science discovery, the University of Waterloo Science Outreach team offers in-class workshops and on-campus activities to complement the Ontario Science Curriculum.
You can learn more about what we offer through either the subject-specific table shown here or the expandable categories below the table.
High school teacher resources: Curriculum connections and outreach programs
IP: in person; VO: virtual/online; OC: on-campus only
Grade | Biology | Physics | Chemistry | Environmental Science, Earth and Space Science |
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9 | Sustainable ecosystems: Endangered Earth IP |
The Characteristics of electricity: Canadian Energy Resources with the ESM IP |
Atoms, elements and compounds: Timeline of the Elements project or Chemistry of the Cosmic Calendar IP |
Geography: Mitigating Microplastics with the ESM, IP The study of the universe: |
10 | Tissues, organs and systems of living things: The Ins and Outs of Digestion IP |
Light and geometric optics: Enlightened Optics IP |
Chemical reactions | Climate change: Energize: Sustainable City Challenge IP |
11 |
Diversity of living things: Evolution and the Tree of Life IP Evolution: Evolution and the Tree of Life IP Genetic processes: Animal structure and function Plant anatomy, growth and function |
Physics Lab Day OC involves most of the topics below: Kinematics Forces Energy and society Waves and sound Electricity and magnetism: Geophysics with the ESM OC |
Chem Lab Day Acetaminophen Synthesis Lab OC involves most of the topics below Online Interactive Chemistry Labs involve most of the topics below Matter, chemical trends and chemical bonding Chemical reactions Quantities in chemical reactions:Geochemistry in Water Resources with the ESM OC Solutions and solubility: Gases and atmospheric chemistry: Geochemistry in Water Resources with the ESM OC |
Scientific solutions to contemporary environmental challenges: Mitigating Microplastics with the ESM IP or Human health and the environment Sustainable agriculture and forestry Reducing and managing waste: Mitigating Microplastics with ESM IP Conservation of energy |
12 |
Biochemistry: Metabolic processes Molecular genetics: Homeostasis Population dynamics: Viral Vaccines IP |
Physics Lab Day OC involves most of the topics below Dynamics Revolutions in modern physics; quantum mechanics and special relativity: |
Open Science Online Interactive Chemistry Lessons involve most of the topics below Chem Lab Day: Acetaminophen or C17H14O Synthesis LabOC covers Organic Chemistry, Structure and properties of matter, Energy changes and rates of reaction, and Chemical systems and equilibrium Electrochemistry |
Astronomy: Planetary science Recording the Earth's geological history Earth materials: Geological processes |
For general inquiries please contact:
Heather
Neufeld
Manager,
Science
Outreach
Email:
hneufeld@uwaterloo.ca
Phone:
519-888-4567 x31083
Location: EIT 2010