Category Archives: Featured activity kit

Featured Activity Kit: Magnets The Magnets: Magnetic Wand Activity Kit (call # CR 538.07 M1962) will help guide students to discover facts about magnetism through a series of experiments and games.  The kit contains activity guides, an assortment of magnets, … Continue reading →

The Energy Step-by-Step Science Exploration Kit  (call # CR 531.6 E56) is designed for students to experiment with static electricity, current electricity, solar energy, magnetic energy, and stored energy using the Scientific Method.  In addition to components such as a … Continue reading →

To find a list of resources available in the OISE Library which will help you teach your students to tell time, try searching the library catalogue for “clocks and watches”, and select “subject” from the drop-down menu to the right.  You’ll … Continue reading →

Teaching about the human body? Check out our models of the human heart and an occluded artery, on the coffee table near the Circulation Desk on the Ground Floor of the Library. Additional information about both models is available in … Continue reading →

Looking for a hands-on activity that will help your students explore and learn about 2 and 3-D shapes?  We recommend our Polydron Kit:  a set of 46 multi-coloured geometric plastic shapes that snap together, approved for use in Ontario schools in … Continue reading →