We know that the Earth is divided into four spheres (The Hydrosphere, the Biosphere, the Geosphere, and the Atmosphere). But, how do these different sphere interact with each other? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about how two of the spheres do, in fact, work together.

The PLEA (Public Legal Education association of Saskatchewan)publication outlines the history behind the First Nation treaties in Canadian history and their relationship to the law.

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
This short animated video is the first part of a two part series on carbon dioxide and carbon capture and storage. Part one explores where carbon dioxide comes from, the role it plays in the atmosphere, and the efforts that humans are making to control, reduce and mange carbon dioxide emissions. For Part 2, check out "Do you know what carbon capture and storage is?".

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
There are many ways that plants benefit both humans and animals. Humans and animals breathe in the oxygen that is created by plants and in return they exhale, or breathe out, carbon dioxide. Plants then take in the carbon dioxide and release more oxygen.
Carbon dioxide, also known as CO2, is a naturally occurring substance that is made up of carbon (C) and oxygen (O2). Both humans and animals exhale carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but it can also come from decomposing bio-matter.
Carbon dioxide is considered a greenhouse gas, which is to say it helps to control the Earth’s temperature by keeping thermal energy from the Sun in the atmosphere. Many of the things we do every day produce greenhouse gasses and it is important for us to control, manage and reduce the amount we put into the atmosphere. Too much or too little cause an imbalance in the Earth's temperature. Some things you can do to help reduce the greenhouse effect are practical and easy to put into use:
• Reduce, reuse, recycle can help reduce the CO2 .
• Take up walking and biking instead of using the car.
• Use less hot water in the shower or the laundry.
• Save on electricity. Use that “Off” switch.
• Plant a tree every year you are in school or celebrate a special annual event by planting a new tree! Earth Day is April 22nd!

This resource is made for grade 2 but could be adapted to any grade and any subject.
I wanted the students to know how important the skill of critical thinking is in all areas of study and of life. I developed this lesson and put it in the introductory section of our Distance Moodle course for Grade 2. It is self-contained and could be done in any class, at any time of year.
Throughout the lessons the student will see the critical thinking icon and make the connection.

In our first episode of Crash Course Engineering, Shini explains what engineering is, and gives a brief overview of its four main branches (civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical) as well as a look at some of the other fields of engineering.

This one page document provides an excellent explanation in brief of what PeBL is. This is a great place to start when learning about the PeBL philosophy at Sun West.

Information adapted from Powerful practices of really great mentors: how to inspire and motivate anyone

A quick introduction to the metacognition cycle and how it wraps around the learning our students do. (At Sun West - for more information on metacognition reach out to your PeBL Mentor or a Learning Consultant.)

This site explores:

*What is PBL?
*Why use PBL?
*15 good ideas of projects.

This site offers Intriguing Times images stripped of their captions -- and an invitation to students to discuss them live. The same images could also be used as writing prompts as well.

What's MATTER? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what matter is and the three states of matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas. She also does a quick experiment that you can do at home to prove that air is matter.

What exactly can we tell about an unknown substance by it's properties. We already know that a substance is matter that’s made of one kind of atom or molecule, and that has specific properties and that some substances are elements, which means they can’t be broken down into other substances through physical changes or chemical reactions. We also know that we can group substances and elements by their properties. We know that metals have high reflectivity and magnetivity. What else do we know about metals?

Theis webinar was recorded on October 21, 2021 as part of the Lunch and Learn series. Participants will learn how to:  Send back approved work and view comments in the creative toolsUse new Accessibility features to create Accessible contentUse Progress and Skills to support data informed instruction. Add voice recording or audio files to labels, shapes, images, and captions and lock the size of objects on the canvas

This awesome video introduces the field of engineering and how it has and continues to impact our everyday lives. It addresses how we are able to travel from place, communicate, cook, build things, search the internet and much more because engineers ask themselves how and why things work. They design and build things to solve problems.
Engineers ask themselves three very important questions while they are working:
1. What is the problem that needs to be solved?
2. Who has the problem that needs to be solved?
3. Why is this problem important to solve?
Each type of engineer is outlined with examples of how and why their work is changing our daily lives.

his activity can be used with learners of all ages to adult to see if they get the "GIST" of the reading or discussion.

In our series finale, we're going to take a look at some of the times we've used statistics to gaze into our crystal ball, and actually got it right! We'll talk about how stores know what we want to buy (which can sometimes be a good thing), how baseball was changed forever when Paul DePodesta created a record-winning Oakland A's baseball team, and how statistics keeps us safe with the incredible strides we've made in weather forecasting. Statistics are everywhere, and even if you don't remember all the formulae and graphs we've thrown at you in this series, we hope you take with you a better appreciation of the many ways statistics impacts your life, and hopefully we've given your a more math-y perspective on how the world works. Thanks so much for watching DFTBAQ!

Hear words from the book in nēhiyawēwin

These activity sheets are from the book “When the Trees Crackle with Cold: A Cree Seasons Activity Book” by Bernice Johnson-Laxdal and Miriam Körner. We thank them for their permission to share these activities with you for Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan!

Story Questions
Read and Find Activity Sheets
Look and Find Activity Sheets

The English Theater survived a lot of pushback from various powers that be, but in the 17th century, it had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Let's take a look at how the English Civil War, Charles I's beheading, and the Restoration of the monarchy all had effects on the English Theater. Also, not to bury the lede, but WOMEN finally make it to the English stage in this episode. Plus, Restoration comedies are pretty smutty, so you should hang on 'til the end of this one.

Math puzzles to get students talking about their mathematical thinking. The site provides a collection of shape, number and graph sets. Each activity has four images/numbers, students then need to pick which one doesn't belong. But the trick is this, the puzzles do not have one correct answer. This can lead to interesting conversation and descriptions of what the student notices about the arrangement.

If you think up your own, you can submit them to the site.