Prime Minister's Awards for teaching Excellence

Up to your elbows in science

Scientists in laboratories the world over do not spend their days doing problems out of textbooks. Nor should students in the classroom, according to many of the Prime Minister's Award recipients.

Reni Barlow from Ontario, Prince Edward Island's Jim Wicks and John Reily from British Columbia all get their students doing things in their science classes, from playing with toy submarines, to guessing which way forces act on things, to discovering the sound qualities of cymbals. These hands-on activities help students explore science in their own way and see its limitless possibilities.