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Students make the connection between the geography/climate and success of agriculture in Wyoming.

Hints about Print demonstrates the process of evaluating a nonfiction print resource to determine its appropriateness for a research project.

HippoCampus has free resources for learning English and composition with instructional videos, it’s good for independent learners.

Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework.

Playlists are available for English reading, grammar, writing.

Learn everything from fact vs opinion, interpreting bias to writing and reading effectively at higher levels.

This art history video discusses the Damien Hirst sculpture, "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," and issues of interpretation.

Plans de leçon de la revue de La Société Histoire Canada. Excellente ressource pour l'apprentissage de l'histoire canadienne.

Hundereds of artist studies- examples of their work, brief autobiographies, sections for students to experiment and reflect

This art history video discusses the Historiated capitals from the crossing of the Church of Sant Miquel of the castle of Camarasa (Noguera), early 13th century, stone, 77 x 1.65 x 77.5 cm (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Palau Nacional, Barcelona).

"We’re the Canada people; we offer programs that you can use to explore, learn and reflect on our history, and what it means to be Canadian."

Students will work in groups to visually analyze a work of art and then research what was happening in the time period when the work was made. Students will then discuss what impact their research had on their original perceptions. Students will finally be given background information about the work of art and will discuss how their ideas are different or similar to what they read.

Options are provided for I DO, WE DO and YOU DO for this very well-planned Grade 7/8 project.

Students will focus on the life and times of the artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. They will also discuss the historical narrative that Turner depicted in his painting "Van Tromp, Going About to Please His Masters." Students then explore how the Romantic Movement influenced both literature and painting in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Students will observe a watercolor painting that depicts a view of a landmark in a dramatic setting -- "Longships Lighthouse, Lands End" by artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. Then they will experiment with a variety of techniques to create a dramatic setting, such as the scene depicted in Turner's historical narrative watercolor painting. Students will then create their own watercolor of an accident at a landmark using various watercolor techniques.

Students will view and react to the video/readings "GENERATION ONE: LIVING IN TWO WORLDS".

The historical thinking concepts developed and promoted by the Historical Thinking Project have been incorporated into curricula, classroom resources, and professional development tools. They include:

Provincial Historical Thinking Projects - Application process and criteria.

Blog Archive - Read about the experiences and reflections of four young teachers on the challenges and rewards of working with the historical thinking concepts.

Books - Order books that explore more deeply the teaching with the six historical thinking concepts.

Historical Thinking Posters – A set of six 12 x 17" posters illustrating the Historical Thinking Concepts is available in English and in French.

Demonstrations and Discussions - PD resources to assist in incorporating historical thinking into the classroom.

Lessons - We are currently in the process of transferring lessons from the old site. These are not yet available.

Other Classroom Materials - Teacher’s resource guides, historical thinking lessons developed by other organizations (usually in collaboration with us), and links to websites that contain historical thinking lessons.

Research - A sampling of research related to historical thinking and the curriculum.

Workshops - Contact these experienced workshop providers directly for assistance in professional development.

Use of Materials/Copyright

We encourage the use of resources, lessons, and information from our site, but we ask that you credit the Historical Thinking Project for the ideas and materials, by listing our name and our website URL (www.historicalthinking.ca). Fair use of resources does NOT include posting of HTP power points, videos, or other resources on other sites. Use a link to www.historicalthinking.ca instead.

We want historical thinking incorporated into curriculum, classrooms, and educational resources as widely as possible. When you reference the Historical Thinking Project (www.historicalthinking.ca) you are helping us to achieve this goal.

This lesson utilizes the framework of Historical Thinking Concepts. Historical thinking is defined as “the reading, analysis, and writing that is necessary to develop our understanding of the past”.  (Teachinghistory.org)

This PBL leads students to study and analyze people and events connected with "English Civil War and Glorious Revolution". The PBL includes disclosures for the students to consider and assessments (formative and summative). A PowerPoint of pictures of the historically important people is attached.

In the 21CC project the students will put together a trunk full of artifacts or ‘keepsakes’ from the perspective anyone who would have lived through the 1920s and 30s. The truck has to demonstrate the change the occurred over that 20 year span. The artifacts must be tangible (not only a picture of an artifact but a picture could be an artifact); could be original or replica (made by them). It follows the 6 phases of creativity with a student project guide and an artifact presentation rubric.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Objectives (K) - The student will:

1. Know that all nations must determine how to use their available human and material resources and that determination will involve choices among perceived/real demands on those resources.
2. Know that scarcity is the relationship that occurs because the unlimited wants exceeds the limited resources available to meet those wants.
3. Know that major events/situations such as wars will affect the resources a nation has available and will influence how those resources are used.
4. Know that distinct populations will seek to have control over the decision making process which affect their lives.
5. Know that groups seeking to fulfill their agendas have a number of alternative methods to achieve those agendas including the use of violent and nonviolent tactics.
6. Know that nations will sometimes consider certain geographic regions, including other nations, as being strategic importance to their interests and will seek to have a preponderance of influence over that region.
7. Know that every society has to establish some fundamental criteria that can be used to justify the allocation of supreme power within that society to certain individual or groups.

These rubrics were developed to aid in the study of the World Wars
Gas Warfare
Historical Newspaper
Description of the trenches