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Resource Type: Activity; Classroom printable; Lesson plan/Unit plan; Worksheet

Resource Type: Activity; Classroom printable; Lesson plan/Unit plan; Worksheet

Description: Lesson activities to accompany the vignette "The Professionals” from the acclaimed Knowledge Network series; Working People: A History of Labour in British Columbia produced by Landrock Entertainment. A short profile on Ethel Johns, an important figure in the history of nursing in British Columbia. Lesson materials examine the changing role of women in the nursing workforce from 1900-1960 . An extension activity also examines the Nurses Strike of 1989. 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: Revised Curriculum; Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Social Studies; History; Labour History

Keywords: Ethel Johns; gender equity; strike; union; BCNU; Victorian; Interwar years; 1960's

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 “Social studies inquiry processes and skills”. Aspects of historical significance, continuity and change, evidence and perspective are addressed in the materials as they examine the changing roles of women in British Columbian society as they work towards improving working conditions and recognition in the nursing profession.

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lesson-activity-1.docx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
appendix-1-4-teaching-strategies.pdf	application/pdf

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Description: For decades, people have debated the question: Is there a Scientific Basis for Race? The answer is…still under discussion. Many argue that race is socially constructed and that we are all part of the same human race. At the same time, scientists continue to research health issues, like sickle-cell anemia or diabetes, that impact some racial communities more than others. Why? Your assignment is to explore a topic in which Scientists have explored or had to address the idea of race! This could be with regards to medicine, sports, public health, scientific testing, genetics, and more.

Subject: Revised Curriculum; Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Science; Biology

URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAWrwexw-To; http://www.radiolab.org/story/91653-race/

Learning Standards: -Grade 12 Cellular Biology, or Grade 8-10 Science units regarding human biology. -Consider ethics and social issues related to Science

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