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Miners vs. Dunsmuirs: Working People: A History of Labor in BC - Labour History Project Lesson Materials 4

Resource Type
Activity
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Worksheet
Grade Level
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Labour History Project - 6 years ago
Description
Lesson activities to accompany the vignette "Mine…
Resource Type
Activity
Lesson plan/Unit plan
Worksheet
Grade Level
10
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Submitted By
Labour History Project - 6 years ago
Description
Lesson activities to accompany the vignette "Miners vs. Dunsmuirs" from the acclaimed Knowledge Network series; Working People: A History of Labour in British Columbia produced by Landrock Entertainment. The vignette explores the stormy relationship of the Dunsmuir family run coal mines of 19th century British Columbia and their employees. This is a unit created by the Labour History Project, a group of retired and current British Columbia teachers collaborating to develop a series of lesson plans, activities, and workshops focused on labour studies and labour history. See: https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/educate/
Subject
Social Studies
History
Labour History
Keywords
Coal mining
Craigdarroch
Vancouver Island
Nanaimo
Primary Documents
Secondary Documents
URLs
https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/educate/
https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca
Learning Standards
The materials address aspects of the key learning standards of the current social studies 10 curriculum. Critical thinking skills are applied throughout as well as research and writing skills as described in the “skills and processes of social studies”. Aspects of “Identity, Society and Culture” are addressed in the materials including gender roles, ethnicity and daily life. Elements of the “Economy and Technology” learning outcomes are discussed in the examination of resource development and technological innovations. Additionally, aspects of the environmental impact and attitudes towards resource extraction are developed as they relate to the “Environment” learning outcome of the IRP.
Duration
15 minutes up to 120 minutes
Language
English
Date Created
Nov 6, 2014
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Student Leadership for Change (SLC)

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Submitted By
Be The Change Earth Alliance - one year ago
Description
The SLC eco-social education resources have been …
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Submitted By
Be The Change Earth Alliance - one year ago
Description
The SLC eco-social education resources have been designed to empower youth through solution-oriented approaches to the environmental and social issues facing society today. SLC is comprised of five independent, interchangeable modules that focus on developing core values for an environmentally sustainable and socially just worldview. Each module includes a lesson plan, videos, and classroom activities, as well as eight student inquiry & project-based 'Action Packs' that explore sustainability topics, providing current research links, experiential community activities and hands-on actions to develop students’ core competencies in critical and creative thinking, communication, and personal and social responsibility. Sign up for open access lesson/unit plans at: http://www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/open_access_sign_up
Subject
Revised Curriculum
Cross-Curricular
Health and PE
Science
Social Studies
Keywords
Environmental Education
Conscious Consumption
Conservation
Justice
Health
Climate Change
Inquiry
Eco-Social
Integrated Learning
Place-Based
First Peoples' Principles of Learning
URLs
http://www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/open_access_sign_up
Learning Standards
SLC may be used in a variety of courses across many grades. To learn more, visit our curriculum correlations at http://www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/course_connections
Language
English
Date Created
Jul 11, 2019
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Zinn Education Project-Teaching Resources (by theme)

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Submitted By
Kathy Hartman - 5 years ago
Description
The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports …
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Grade Level
K
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Submitted By
Kathy Hartman - 5 years ago
Description
The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. The website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level. The Zinn Education Project is coordinated by two non-profit organizations, Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change.
Subject
Cross-Curricular
Social Studies
Keywords
African American
Civil Rights
Democracy
LBGTQ
Native American
Racism
Slavery
Social Class
URLs
https://zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/
Duration
variable
Language
English
Date Created
Apr 24, 2015
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