Lessons describe key functions of the human body systems.

(Sun West - this site will work automatically if you are in a school. You will require a username and password if accessing this off site. Refer to the "Accessing Resources at Sun West" document for this information.)

In the media and in the classroom, much emphasis has been placed on India's stunning economic growth since the 1990s. Less attention has been paid, however, to the consequences of the country's rapid industrialization on the nation's people and natural environment. Like many other developing societies throughout history, India's economic progress has resulted in environmental degradation, natural resource depletion, and increased consumption and waste, thereby threatening people's health, access to resources, and traditional ways of life. Using case studies on pollution in the Ganges River, coal mining in Jharkhand, and data comparing the country's total and per capita energy consumption, this cluster explores, and places within a global context, the pressing environmental and human challenges brought by India's industrialization.

Through traditional ecological knowledge and ocean navigation, understand how the indigenous peoples around the world succeeded on their lands well before modern science and technology were invented. Compare this knowledge to modern ocean navigation by diving head first into the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailing race across the globe with sustainability at its heart. Discover the incredible things which all peoples are able to accomplish through their understanding of place, nature, and the ocean.

"Human rights stories are all around us. We explore contemporary and historic human rights stories, from Canada and around the world."

This resource from The Canadian Museum for Human Rights explores numerous stories about Indigenous Perspectives (treaty education, witness blanket, UN Rights of Indigenous, Mincome, reconciliation, veterans, etc. ), Social Justice (BLM, misogyny, racism, genocide, antisemitism, Holodomor, refugees, etc.)

Each story contains information, artifacts, images, and questions to guide your thinking. It also links to related stories for further exploration.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in an igloo?It would be pretty cold compared to the houses we live in now. Could you imagine living with over forty other people in one big house? Living with that many people would be like sharing a house with your whole class and all the teachers in your school!

The environment that we live in affects everything that we do. Canada is a country with a lot of different environments. There are parts of Canada where the temperature is freezing and all you can see is snow for most of the year. There are places where it rains a lot of the time and places where it is very dry. There are places that have mountains and some that are flat. There are rivers, lakes and oceans. Canada has a very diverse landscape.

In the past, First Nations were the only people living in Canada.They are the First Nations because they were the first occupants of North America. In Canada, each First Nation had to adapt to their environment in different ways. The houses they built, the food they ate, and the activities they did were all greatly affected by the environment they lived in.

Here you can look at three different aboriginal cultures from three different parts of Canada: the Huron, the Haida, and the Inuit. You can compare them to see how different their ways of life were because of where they lived.

Teaching resources available.

This is an animation of a square rotating in hyperbolic geometry as represented by the Poincaré Disk Model.

This image is a hyperbolic tiling made from alternating two shapes: heptagons and triangles. This image is a hyperbolic tiling made from alternating two shapes: heptagons and triangles. This image is a hyperbolic tiling made from alternating two shapes: heptagons and triangles. This image is a hyperbolic tiling made from alternating two shapes: heptagons and triangles. This image is a hyperbolic tiling made from alternating two shapes: heptagons and triangles.

"Le projet Héritage, qui s’étale sur 10 ans, vise la numérisation et l’accès en ligne de certains fonds d’archives du Canada parmi les plus consultés. Comptant environ 40 millions de pages de documents sources primaires, ces collections racontent l’histoire de la nation et de sa population depuis les années 1600 jusqu’au milieu des années 1900. Aussi représentent-elles une ressource importante et unique pour les historiens, les étudiants et les généalogistes du Canada."

This informational text explores how glaciers have eroded and shaped Earth's landscape. The text is at a reading level appropriate for Kindergarten through first grades. It is a pdf file that includes only the text and a glossary.

"Le site « Il était une histoire » a été conçu et réalisé par rue des écoles, en partenariat avec MAIF.

Il vise à la diffusion et à la démocratisation de l'accès à la lecture pour les enfants. L'objectif est de donner aux jeunes de 3 à 10 ans, aux parents, aux enseignants et aux établissements scolaires l'accès à une bibliothèque riche de plus d'une centaine de volumes.

Le site est consultable gratuitement. L'accès à certaines parties du site nécessite une inscription préalable permettant l'obtention de codes d'accès personnels."

"The Importance of Being Earnest" is a satirical play written by Oscar Wilde. It tells the story of two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who create fictional personas to escape the constraints of Victorian society. Jack pretends to be his own brother, Ernest, in the city, while Algernon assumes the role of Jack's fictional brother Ernest, in the country. The play revolves around mistaken identities, witty dialogue, and social hypocrisy. As the plot unfolds, both men's deceptions unravel, leading to humorous and chaotic situations. Ultimately, the play mocks the superficiality of society and highlights the importance of honesty and sincerity.

Cree and English version of the famous poem by John McCrae.
Remembrance Day

An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the incircle of a polygon - The largest circle the will fit inside a polygon that touches every side. The applet shows a polygon where the user can drag any vertex and change the number of sides. As they do so, the incircle is drawn for that polygon and the radius calculation is updated. Calculation can be turned off for class discussions. The text on the web page gives two formulae for calculating the inradius, depending on the initial givens. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.

"The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education is guided by a Student First approach in which students’ strengths, needs and interests are central to inclusive educational experiences for learning. Inclusive opportunities promote increased understanding and acceptance of diversity within the classroom, school and the community.

Inclusive education provides students with an opportunity to learn with age appropriate peers within schools in their home communities. An inclusive environment is welcoming and accepting of student interests, backgrounds and life experiences." (p. 2)

From the Government of Saskatchewan at Saskatchewan.ca

Oral history techniques for use with students at all levels, from kindergarten through high school.

Indigenous people from every region of Canada served in the armed forces during the Second World War, fighting in every major battle and campaign of the conflict. To serve their country, Indigenous people had to overcome unique cultural challenges. Their courage, sacrifices, and accomplishments are a continuing source of pride to their families, communities, and all Canadians.

This site outlines the many outstanding accomplishments of Indigenous people in WWII.

This is a well-organized site that is easy to navigate and is available in both English and French.

There is much information on this site and I would encourage you to explore and read this resource online.
Topics include:
Truth & Reconciliation
First Nations
Inuit
Metis

This is an Indigenous Studies Portal Research Tool with links for the following areas:
economic development
indigenous knowledge
spirituality
arts and literature
research methods
science
governance
health
education
culture and society
law
history
miscellaneous