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First Nations: Analysing Sources

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the lifestyle and culture of First Nations people. They investigate and analyze primary and secondary source documents.
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Class of 2000 - Student Loans

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students determine how they will finance their postsecondary education. In this student loan lesson, students create spreadsheets that help them budget their first year of college. Students identify methods to fund the budgets and...
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Gender and Income

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate Income and gender preference. In this statistic lesson, students collect data of Income to see if one gender makes more than the other. Students examine the data and draw conclusions.    
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Appreciating Diversity: A Multicultural Lesson Based on the Traditional Clothing of the Maya

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners compare the traditional Mayan clothing to their everyday clothing. In this multicultural appreciation instructional activity, students look at images of traditional Mayan clothing and discuss its importance.
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Impressive prints!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore Inuit artworks and legends, and create prints of a fictional animal. They familiarize themselves with the concepts of positive and negative spaces through printmaking techniques.
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What Was Apartheid?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research and discuss the former system of Apartheid in South Africa and focus on worldwide anti-Apartheid movements. They identify anti-Apartheid songs and present the lyrics to the class.
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What Is Cloning?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils differentiate between reproductive and therapeutic cloning and then use research, discussion, and writing in journals to examine their own personal opinions on these subjects.
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Totem Poles -- Storytellers of Long Ago

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the main purpose for totem poles was to communicate with others. In groups, they compare and contrast the four types of totem poles and the various symbols used. They write their own stories based off of pictures...
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Norval Morrisseau

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils investigate the art of Norval Morrisseau and create "x-ray paintings" using styles and symbols related to his work in this one or two day art instructional activity for third grade through twelfth grade. Emphasis is placed upon...
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Edward Burtynsky's Ship Breaking

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders view Edward Burtynsky's artwork that represents ship breaking. They view images of recycling, the water cycle, rusted metal, and ships to determine factors that threaten the existence of a particular habitat of an...
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Scrapbook of Freedom

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a scrapbook using personal narratives and samples of artifacts to connect to maps of geographical locations of the Underground Rail Road. they describe at least one of the feelings a child slave might have had...
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Give Me Some Latitude

For Students 7th - 9th
In this latitude worksheet, students use an atlas or other reference to respond to 4 multiple choice questions about the equator and the poles.
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The Underground Railroad

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this American history worksheet, students read a selection about the Underground Railroad and answer 3 multiple choice, 3 true / false and 2 fill in the blank questions.
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Bears

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read the passage titled Bears. They then answer the 10 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Effects of chemical use in Agriculture

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research environmental data to create a bar graph. In this agricultural ecology lesson, students research the pros and cons of chemical use in farming. Students debate on passing a law to reduce chemical use.
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Childfree by Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the social stigma of childless couples. In this sociology lesson, students discuss the pros and cons of having children and the decision of some couples to remain childless.
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Chinese Immigrants in British Columbia, 1870

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this British Columbia history lesson, students read and analyze data regarding 1870 Canadian census data. Students...
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How does Your Province Stack Up?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate data about age, and sex of a population. In this statistics lesson plan, students are given data on a population to analyze and compare to other provinces. This assignment is part of a geography lesson plan and...
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Introduction to Population Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine population statistics. In this population lesson, students navigate the Internet to locate Canadian statistics regarding population.
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Role-Playing Jean Talon

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore New France. In this New France lesson plan, students examine census data compiled by Jean Talon in 1665 and 1666. Students take on the role of Talon trying to convince the King of France to increase his investment in...
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Hoboes on Harvest

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover details about the involvement of labor unions in organizing hoboes. For this Great Wheat Harvest Migration lesson, students read the Hoboes on Harvest handout and respond to the provided discussion questions based on...
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KNUD RASMUSSEN – "THE OLD AND THE NEW"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers consider Inuit culture and point of view. In this Native land encroachment lesson, students read "The Old and the New" to examine the position of the Inuit tribe on the establishing of trading posts in the Arctic.
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The Cold War

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Cold War worksheet, learners read 3 brief selections about the conflict and then respond to 13 short answer and multiple choice questions based on the selections.
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Grade 9 - Personal Development (Healthy Living)

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze lifestyle factors that affect health and demonstrate an awareness of key lifestyle practices associated with prevention of disease.