Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Timber: History of BC's Logging Industry
In this task, students will use pictures and timelines to determine changes in the logging industry throughout the last couple centuries.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, handout, rubric, photo
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Environmental Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Together With Birds
In the Together With Birds task, students will research information about the birds of their community through birdwatching, organizing activities, and sharing information with each other. They will share information with each other through pictures they have taken and essays.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Two Accounts of the Fall of New France
In this task, students will interpret two accounts of how the fall of New France in order to learn about competing narratives.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handout, student responses
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Art, Technology, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
In the UNESCO World Heritage Sites task, students will explore and research the heritage of their country. In the forum, they will present their country and Unesco heritage sites, it's history, the tales about the place, and its meaning in their country's and the world's history.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Unit Wrap-Up: Community and Change and the War of 1812
In this task, students will explore the continuities and changes in the interpretations of the War of 1812 throughout the last two centuries.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, appendix 1
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject social studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Voyage (Volunteer of Youth Age)
The Voyage (Volunteer of Youth Age) task aims to arouse the awareness of the Youth to care for people and things all round us, such as our living environment, the orphans, the disabled students, the paralytics, and the victims of natural calamities at home and abroad. Its goal is to urge the Youth to take action and work out some ways to help the needy as volunteers. Students will create a diary report on volunteering, a photo collections on their youth service, make art work, write essays, and present a report.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Art, Geography, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Wall of Names
The Wall of Names task is designed to support student self-expression using various artistic devices and to teach them to cherish intercultural exchanges. This task includes discussion, research, writing, and creating art. The task includes a description of a possible classroom activity.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
What Should We Remember?
In this task, students will investigate what events are historically significant from the War of 1812 and should be remembered.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Whose Land Is This?
In this task, students will explore the pressure and its consequences on the First Nations territory between 1763 and 1814.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Write On
The Write On task is focused on developing students' writing skills in four domains of writing: Persuasive, Expository, Narrative and Descriptive. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clear and thoughtful writing. Students are encouraged to share their reflections or reviews on any shared article or book they have read, and invite others to discuss these writings. In addition, students can use a news article or heading/caption of the news article as a debate prompt, and can invite others to add comic writing by adding dialogues in blank speech bubble.
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