Grade 8 Science Scientific Innovations

Learning Activity 1

Medical X-ray Imaging, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, United States Government, URL: https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/medical-imaging/medical-x-ray-imaging, Published 2020/09/28, Accessed 2022/08/09.

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, United States Government, URL: https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/medical-imaging/mri-magnetic-resonance-imaging, Published 2018/08/29, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Ultrasound Imaging, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, United States Government, URL: https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/medical-imaging/ultrasound-imaging#uses, Published 2020/09/28, Accessed 2022/08/09.

CT Scan (Computed Tomography): What is It, Preparation & Test Details, Cleveland Clinic, URL: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/4808-ct-computed-tomography-scan, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 2

Top 7 Most Famous Microbiologists of All Times, P. Ashwathi, Biologydiscussion.com, URL: https://www.biologydiscussion.com/trending/top-7-most-famous-microbiologists-of-all-times/49611, Published 2016/08/30, Accessed 2022/08/09.

What Microbiologists Do, Microbiology Society, URL: https://microbiologysociety.org/careers/what-microbiologists-do.html, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Easy Homemade Microscope for Kids, B. Priddy, Raising Lifelong Learners, URL: https://raisinglifelonglearners.com/easy-homemade-microscope/, Published 2017/04/14, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Manu Prakash (Stanford): Foldscope: Origami Based Paper Microscopes, iBiology Science Stories, iBiology, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUzZ_01N0eE&ab_channel=iBiologyScienceStories, Published 2014/04/02, Accessed 2022/06/23.

Learning Activity 3

Electron Microscope, What is it? Advantages and Disadvantages, MicroscopeMaster, URL: https://www.microscopemaster.com/electron-microscope.html, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Dye and Let Live: Scientists Developing Early-Detection Tool for Cancer and Other Diseases, Michigan Technological University, URL: https://www.newswise.com/articles/dye-and-let-live-scientists-developing-early-detection-tool-for-cancer-and-other-diseases, Published 2013/05/07, Accessed 2022/08/09.

How Do Microscopes Improve Our Lives Today?, S. Taylor, Sciencing, URL: https://sciencing.com/do-microscopes-improve-lives-today-5761872.html, Published 2019/03/02, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Newborn Screening for CF, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, URL: https://www.cff.org/intro-cf/newborn-screening-cf, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Machine-learning system used to diagnose genetic diseases: Automation yields faster test results to inform personalized medical care, ScienceDaily, URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190424153613.htm, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 4

Water in super slow motion frontal with drops, Andrea Labate/Moment Video RR/Getty Images

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-XIN'AN RIVER RESERVOIR (CN), Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images

Learning Activity 5

Inflate a balloon on pink background, the_burtons, Getty Images, URL: https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/video/inflate-a-balloon-on-pink-background-stock-footage/1311965676?adppopup=true, Accessed 2022/08/22.

Krumbuster, ECO Krumbuster, Eco Green Equipment, URL: https://ecogreenequipment.com/equipment/eco-krumbuster/, Accessed 2022/06/27.

Eco Krumbuster, ECO Green Equipment, URL: https://ecogreenequipment.com/equipment/eco-krumbuster/, Published 2020, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 6

Understanding Fluid Power In Automation, P. Black, Process Industry Informer, URL: https://www.processindustryinformer.com/understanding-fluid-power-in-automation, Published 2019/12/11, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Hydraulic Engineering of Dams, Willi H. Hager, Anton J. Schleiss, Robert M. Boes, Michael Pfister, Routledge, CRC Press, URL: https://www.routledge.com/Hydraulic-Engineering-of-Dams/Hager-Schleiss-Boes-Pfister/p/book/9780415621533, Published 2020/11/06, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Pneumatic Systems and Fluid Dynamics, from SPH4C, Ministry of Education, Queen's Printer for Ontario, URL: https://lah.elearningontario.ca/CMS/public/exported_courses/SPH4C/exported/SPH4CU05/SPH4CU05/SPH4CU05A03/_content.html, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Pneumatics Integral to Medical Advances, Power & Motion, URL: https://www.powermotiontech.com/pneumatics/vacuum-technology/article/21883576/pneumatics-integral-to-medical-advances, Published 2016/12/28, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 7

MS SLO MO Water jumping / vieux pont en auge, Normandy, France, Gerard Lacz Images/Image Bank Film/Getty Images

Researchers test coastal protection of tomorrow.., picture alliance/picture alliance/Getty Images

Learning Activity 8

Governance, from the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, Canadian Geographic, Created by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Indspire, URL: https://indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca/article/governance/, Published 2018/06/08, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Ojibwe Clan System, D. StandingCloud, Minneapolis Public Schools Indian Education, URL: https://indianed.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/clan_system.pdf, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Insecticidal Plants: The Tech and Safety of GM Bt Crops, M. Niederhuber, Science in the News, URL: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/insecticidal-plants/, Published 2015/08/11, Accessed 2022/08/09.

15 Innovative Solutions To Our Garbage Problems, L. Day, Citizen Sustainable, URL: https://citizensustainable.com/15-creative-waste-solutions/, Published 2022/06/18, Accessed 2022/08/09.

4 Innovative Solutions to Urban Waste Management Issues, Sensa Networks, URL: https://sensanetworks.com/blog/4-innovative-solutions-to-urban-waste-management-issues/, Published 2019/04/02, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Your Guide to Smart Waste Technology, S. Cifani, Dumpsters.com, URL: https://www.dumpsters.com/blog/smart-waste-management-technology, Published 2018/05/07, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 9

Short Doc Contest - Field to Fashion, Katia Trudeau, TVO/OECA, URL: https://www.tvo.org/video/field-to-fashion, Published 2017/09/16, Accessed 2022/07/06.

Riley Kucheran, Assistant Professor, Design Leadership, Toronto Metropolitan University, Image: Riley Kucheran, Toronto Metropolitan University, URL: https://www.ryerson.ca/fashion/about/full-time-faculty/Riley-Kucheran/, Published 2022, Accessed 2022/06/29.

Why Indigenous Designers Want to Bring Mindfulness to Mainstream Fashion, Katherine Singh, TVO, OECA, URL: https://www.tvo.org/article/why-indigenous-designers-want-to-bring-mindfulness-to-mainstream-fashion, Published 2018/07/18, Accessed 2022/08/09.

Learning Activity 10

Hydropower in Brazil, picture alliance/picture alliance/Getty Images

The Ancient Roman Pont du Gard aqueduct and viaduct bridge over the River Gardon, Prisma by Dukas/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

New Orleans Prepares To Mark 10 Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina, Mario Tama/Getty Images News/Getty Images

Storm Barrier, Holland, Tim Graham/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Exploring Boulder City & Lake Mead, George Rose/Getty Images News/Getty Images

18th-century aqueduct of Queretaro, UNESCO World Heritage Site in the historic city centre of Queretaro, North-Central Mexico, Arterra/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Flood protection on the Elbe, picture alliance/picture alliance/Getty Images

Travel Destination: Bali, Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images News/Getty Images

Green Flag, from Automated Dam Project Page, lalalark, Created with Scratch, URL: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/689637023/, Published 2022/05/12, Accessed 2022/07/06. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.