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It is Leff-tenant, Not Loo-tenant

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders describe the role of the Lieutenant Governor. They create an employment advertisement for this position. Students research prominent British Columbians who may become nominees for the position of the next Lieutenant...
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Parliamentary 101 or "How to Get Things Done!" (Unless You're in Opposition)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary used in a Legislature setting. As a class, they are divided into a Government group and an Opposition group and present their issues to the other side. They rank the issues and change roles to...
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Exploring "The Fishes"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish activity, students access a website to review basic fish anatomy and compare different fish characteristics. This activity has 1 short answer and 7 fill in the blank questions.
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United States Capital Cities

For Students 4th - 6th
In this identifying the United States Capital cities worksheet, students use a United States map and a list of state abbreviations to write each state' s and the District of Columbia's capital city. Students write 51 answers.
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Social Studies: Migration and Immigration to the Columbia River Basin

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the history of immigration in the Pacific Northwest. They make oral and written presentation about the historic effects of immigration in the Northwest.
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Musician Extraordinaire Based on the DC Quarter Reverse

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students develop an understanding of the role of a musician, composer, and conductor. In this musician lesson, students examine the District of Columbia quarter and see that Duke Ellington is on the reverse side. They define performer,...
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Mini Totems

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a totem pole in the vain of those made by tribes of British Columbia and Alaska.
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The Relationships and Cultural Exchanges Between Native Americans and the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners are introduced to the geography of the Columbia River basin and its history. Using the internet, they research the relationships between the Native Americans and the Hudson Bay Company. They also discuss the effects on the...
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Mixing Up the Melting Pot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the cultures of indigenous peoples and how they have or have not assimilated into modern society. They create reports with recommendations on how the Nukak of Columbia could be assimilated into society.
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Forest Ecology

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the different plants and animals in British Columbia.  In this forest ecology lesson students explore how ecosystems work, classify animals and investigate food webs and chains. 
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Context for Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students examine watershed maps from the Columbia River. They practice using maps and create their own watershed map. They share their map with the class.
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Building a Federal Town: Washington, DC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a timeline of the history of Washington, D.C. from 1787 to 1879. Using the internet, they read specified articles about the design of the capital and city of Washington DC. Middle schoolers write a newspaper article...
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Trading In The New World

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the Columbian exchange, Northwest Passage, and identify the French and North American trading. After students read from their text, they create their own worksheets with answers, and graphically organize material. ...
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Nasa's Return To Flight: Testing In

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explain basic components of the space shuttle stack and the chemical fuel makeup and storage used on the external tank of space shuttle. They discuss findings of Columbia mission accident. and the safety improvements that have...
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Discovering Dinosaurs: Planning your Summer Vacation

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students utilize the features of the Atlas of Canada website to plan an imaginary vacation from Victoria, British Columbia to Drumheller, Alberta.
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"LEG"eopardy: Legislative Jeopardy

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students practice debating skills by playing "LEG"eopardy, a legislative version of Jeopardy. They research topics about British Columbia's parliamentary democracy,generating lists of questions and answers for the debating game.
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Fraser River Watershed Weather

For Students 6th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, students access a website to complete a graphic organizer comparing the temperature, pressure, and humidity of 10 locations in British Columbia.
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Exploring BC Through Mapping

For Students 5th - 12th
In this mapping learning exercise, students use an atlas or map to locate and label the rivers, mountains, lakes, and cities in British Columbia.
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Lesson #2 ~ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You might love this lesson, or you might not. Basically, high school scientists read through a script in which someone interviews a physicist, a biologist, and a chemist in regard to their use of nanotechnology. The names of the involved...
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Lesson #3 ~ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a six-page script for your biology, chemistry, or physics class to read out loud as a way of investigating nanoscience. This particular lesson plan is actually a continuation of "Lesson #2 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,"...
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Exploring Racial and Ethnic Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and examine racial and ethinic diversity in the metropolitan areas of the United States. They examine data from the US Census Description of Race and Ethnic Categories. Students explore the population by race and...
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USC Bingo: Getting to Know Campus

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read an assignment detailing the location and purpose of several buildings on the University of Carolina campus and in the city of Columbia. They play a game of Bingo that asks them to recall information from the assigned reading.
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Exploring the "Our Rivers" Section

For Students 5th - 12th
In this rivers worksheet, students access a website to answer questions about the Fraser River watershed in British Columbia. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.
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The Land of Macondo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in pairs during two classes to conduct research online. Students write note cards with URL's. Students complete scavenger hunt worksheets. Students develop a travel brochure on the Colombian Caribbean coast with PowerPoint....

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