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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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 |
You Be the Author
In this task, students will explore what three events they would write into a textbook on the First World War and create an outline to be sent to the publisher.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handouts, rubric
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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 |
Your Birthday in History
In this task, students will research BC history and discover events that coincide with their birthdays. This will culminate in a Fair presentation.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, activity, fair exhibit guide, rubric
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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 |
YouthCaN
In the YouthCaN task, students will share their interest in environmental topics and collaborate on projects year round through online forums, video conferencing and meeting at conferences. This project is co-sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, iEARN , Caretakers of the Earth/USA and a number of high school environmental organizations.
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