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Chinese Lanterns - Technology
Fifth graders investigate the type and use of lanterns in Chinese history, their cultural significance and their role in today's society. They watch a lantern maker and describe the process. Students compare and discuss a range of...
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From the Four Corners 1
Students view a film looking at government propaganda during WWII. They look at the portrayal of Commonwealth tropps in "From the Four Corners." Students are asked to evaluate the utility of the film as evidence of why Commonwealth...
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Seasons in 3D: Student Exploration
In this seasons exploration worksheet, students review vocabulary and answer prior knowledge questions, then use the Seasons in 3D Gizmo to complete exploration activities.
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Nations and Nationalities
In this ESL nation and nationalities worksheet, middle schoolers review a list of country names, nationalities and flags, then complete fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Animals and People: Who's Behaving Badly?
Students explore the relationship between human beings and animals. They participate in a variety of activities to examine animal behavior. Students create a class book and stage a mock news broadcast.
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Refugees' Experiences in Countries of Asylum: "What's in a name"?
Ninth graders examine the term stereotype. In this Current Events lesson, 9th graders analyze posters on racism. Students watch news reports on racism and stereotyping.
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Breaking News English: Map Shows the Chinese Discovered America
In this English worksheet, learners read "Map Shows the Chinese Discovered America," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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I Was Going to Sell My Car...
In this ESL conversation instructional activity, students work in collaboration with classmates to put halves of sentences together. Students cut apart the strips and circulate through the class and find complete sentences by orally...
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"Be the Kiwi" - Bible
Learners compare and contrast the English version to the Maori version of the Treaty of Waitangi. In this diversity lesson, students discuss similarities and differences in the two versions of the treaty. Learners discuss the effects...
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The Dynamics of the Leadership Process
Students explain the dynamics surrounding the selection of a leader for a country. They explain the involvement of individual citizens in the selection process.
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Electoral Systems
Students examine electoral systems and reach conclusions and judgements about the extent to which these requirements are met. The Canadian electoral system be examined as one other electoral system.
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Arsenic Contamination: Water Filtration
Students work in groups to design a filtration process that will separate clean water from polluted water. They organize data in tables or graphs and present their findings to the class. Students identify further safety protocols that...
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What Happens on Average
Fifth graders are introduced to convergence of sequences based on averaging previous terms in the sequence. The power of the "fill-down" function in spreadsheets is exploited. By using various starting numbers, and inferring the limit,...
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Second graders develop an awareness of the power of their minds to work with visual images. All the activities in this unit help strengthen visualization that is an important tool or process in Geometry.
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Robots
Second graders examine the concepts of direction and movement as they attempt to program a robot to move. They design a set of instructions using right, left, forward, backwards, and quarter turn so that the robot can accomplish tasks.
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Squirt
Fourth graders using the idea of "how many more squirts" fill a container to develop multiplicative thinking. They also investigate the idea of conservation of volume when working with oddly shaped containers. They attempt to use...
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Squirt Level 3
Students use the lesson, "Squirt", to support students' development of multiplicative thinking. Squirt encourages students to anticipate multiplicative measurement relationships, e.g. three measures of A fit in B, by partially filling a...
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Marshmallows
Third graders estimate the volume and mass of one marshmallow using appropriate standard units. They design and carry out an investigation to find the average of volume/mass of one marshmallow.
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Coin Exchange
Second graders explore the concept of money and simple arithmetic. They represent a sum of money using various combinations of coins and devise and use problem solving strategies to explore mathematical situations.
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Pocket Money
Students discover that the mathematics behind this question is a comparison of the rate at which adding a fixed number increases the total compared to continual doubling of a number. In fact no matter what whole numbers you start with,...
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How Far!
Fourth graders perform basic calculations using time. They read and construct a variety of scales, timetables, and charts. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to explore the situation mathematically.
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Robots
Fourth graders devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (guess and check, make a drawing, use equipment). The use of logical reasoning is a focus of this lesson.
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Lake Crossing II
Pupils complete the following problem by using logic: Three couples, the Smiths, the Jones and the Browns wanted to go to the Brown's yacht that was moored a little way out in the lake. There was a dinghy to take them to the yacht but it...
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Our Family, Our Culture
Students understand that different cultures express themselves through music, dance, stories, and clothing. The class is divided into groups to research a country. They will gain a better understanding of how practices of groups are...
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