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Earthquakes - National Resources Canada

Resource Type
Activity
Classroom printable
Lesson plan/Unit plan
Worksheet
Grade Level
8
9
Submitted By
BC Science Teachers' Association - 4 years ago
Description
Where do earthquakes happen, how strong are they,…
Resource Type
Activity
Classroom printable
Lesson plan/Unit plan
Worksheet
Grade Level
8
9
Submitted By
BC Science Teachers' Association - 4 years ago
Description
Where do earthquakes happen, how strong are they, and why do they occur? This resource from Natural Resources Canada includes background information, presentations, a variety of activities and assessment ideas to be included in a comprehensive lesson or series of lessons on earthquakes and plate tectonics. The resource highlights current events such as recent earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. Contributed by: Jane Wynne, Natural Resources Canada (BCScTA Catalyst 2011 Conference Presenter)
Subject
Science
Earth Science
Revised Curriculum
Keywords
earthquake
BCScTA
plate tectonics
Learning Standards
Grade 10 Science (2008) D4 - analyse the processes and features associated with plate tectonics Grade 8 Science (2016) Plate Tectonic Movement Major Geological Events of Local Significance
Language
English
Date Created
Jun 17, 2016
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Experimenting with Light

Resource Type
Activity
Lesson plan/Unit plan
Grade Level
8
9
Submitted By
BC Science Teachers' Association - 4 years ago
Description
A comprehensive educational resource, written by …
Resource Type
Activity
Lesson plan/Unit plan
Grade Level
8
9
Submitted By
BC Science Teachers' Association - 4 years ago
Description
A comprehensive educational resource, written by Gordon Gore, on the properties of light and experimenting on them.
Subject
Science
Physics
Revised Curriculum
Keywords
light
sensing
experiment
BCScTA
waves
Learning Standards
BC Science 8 (2016) Light: Properties, Behaviour, Ways of Sensing
Language
English
Date Created
Jun 17, 2016
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Settling the West

Resource Type
Activity
Grade Level
4
5
6
7
Submitted By
Erin Fields - 3 years ago
Description
This activity will involve analyzing three advert…
Resource Type
Activity
Grade Level
4
5
6
7
Submitted By
Erin Fields - 3 years ago
Description
This activity will involve analyzing three advertisements from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company encouraging settlement in Manitoba. The purpose of this activity is to give your students practice in analyzing digital primary sources and to understand the context in which it was made. Incorporating sources from UBC Library’s Open Collections into your classroom can help students build their historical thinking through analyzing, contextualizing, and inferring using historical texts.
Subject
Social Studies
History
Keywords
Primary Sources
Settlement
Canada
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Learning Standards
Take stakeholders’ perspectives on issues, developments, or events by making inferences about their beliefs, values, and motivations (perspective) Ask questions, corroborate inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and origins of a variety of sources, including mass media (evidence)
Duration
60 minutes+
Language
English
Date Created
Jan 10, 2018
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