1. The Frilly Bits April 2012 Perimeter Institute

2. Curriculum Feeds on Itself (Recursive) Elementary science curriculum gives the foundation Secondary curriculum gives a route to a destination

3. The Observable Voice quality 55 % Body language 35 % Content 7 % Other 3 %

4. Topics in Physical Science, Grades 6-10 Grade 6: Electricity and Electrical Devices; Space; Flight Grade 7: Pure Substances and Mixtures; Heat in the Environment; Form and Function Grade 8Fluids; Water Systems; Systems in Action Grade 9 Academic: Atoms, Elements, and Compounds; The Study of the Universe; The Characteristics of Electricity Grade 9 Applied: Exploring Matter; Space Exploration; Electrical Applications Grade 10 Academic: Chemical Reactions; Light and Geometric; Optics Grade 10 Applied: Chemical Reactions and Their Practical Applications; Earth's Dynamic Climate; Light and Applications of Optics

5. Observe A top or gyroscope bicycle wheel and a turntable or rotating chair Aluminum bar and resin Tuning fork and violin bow Chladni plates, salt and violin bow Bubble solution: 3 cups of water, 1 cup of joy dishwashing detergent, and 1 cup of glycerin (or glycerol) drinking straws one transparency Elastic band launch Vacuum tube Magnet and aluminum tube Teaching students how to fly Tray and string Moebius Tuning fork and violin bow Rusty balls and aluminium foil Gravitational dynamics frame and balloon

6. Time to Get to Work

7. Make and Take o TriHexaFlexaGon o Balloon hovercraft o Australian whizzers o Air Cannon o Wire Hanger Chime o In-Class Kite

8. Balloon Hovercraft

9. In Class Kite Y T

10. Chladni Plates

11. Soap Bubbles 1 part dish soap 1 part glycerol 3 parts water

12. John Caranci 34 Years Physics and Mathematics Teacher and Department Head; Physics B. Ed. Lecturer OISE; Awarded Life Membership for Outstanding Service; Ontario Physics Teachers Association; Published Poet – White Wall Review Literary Journal: Winner of the Raymond Chang Literary Award 2007 – Poetry; Senior Science Fellow - York Seneca Institute of Science, Technology, and Education, York University; Honours Specialist Physics Additional Qualification Instructor OISE; McGraw-Hill Ryerson Senior Editorial Consultant; Scientists in School Elementary School Presenter; Editor: GTK Press Grade 1 to 8 Star Science Series