Sun West endorsed resources.
Sun West endorsed resources.
This site offers engineering challenges with things you have at home. Kids learn from taking items from their everyday life and using them in new ways to do simple things. It helps them understand the world around them and how things work.
This week we are looking at renewable energy sources and why we need them. We’ll explore hydropower, wind, geothermal, and solar power, as well as some of the challenges, and how engineers are working to make their use more widespread.
We’ve talked about many important concepts for engineers, but today we’re going to discuss a hugely important one that you might not even realize is an engineering concept: ethics. We’ll talk about what a Code of Ethics is. We’ll explore engineering ethics and the ethical theories of utilitarianism, rights ethics, and duty ethics. We’ll also take a look at a few different real life examples of ethical problems in engineering.
This awesome science video explores how engineers identify and control variables as they are working on designing a solution to a problem.
This awesome science video outlines the engineering process - a series of steps engineers use to guide them as they solve problems. The steps include:
- define the problem
- do your research
- develop a possible solution
- design your solution
- build a prototype
- test it
- evaluate your solutions
This week, we're headed back to England to learn about Sentimental Comedies. They weren't that funny, but they were definitely sentimental. The people of England were shaking off the Restoration hangover, and bawdy plays no longer had a place. In fact, there wasn't a place for much of any drama, as only two theaters were licensed to present plays. Rules and regulations everywhere, y'all.
The resources below include rubrics for assessing communication skills as well as student exemplars organized into writing continuums.
The Renaissance came to England late, thanks to a Hundred Years War that ran long and lasted 116 years, and then a civil war to decide who would be the royal family. BUT after all that, with the Tudors (relatively) securely installed on the throne, there was a flowering of humanism, science, and culture. Theater was a big part of it. Today, we're talking about the London theater scene and the playwrights that set the stage...ahem...for the main man of English Theater, William Shakespeare.
This week on Crash Course Theater, Shakespeare is dead. Long live Shakespeare. Well, long live English theater, anyway. Actually, it's about to get banned. Anyway, we're discussing where English theater went post-1616. We'll talk about Ben Jonson, revenge tragedies, and court masques.
Purpose
The purpose of the course EAL B10L Levels 1 and 2 is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed to build basic levels of English language proficiency for English language learners who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study. The course is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed for students who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study to enhance their English language proficiency.. It is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed for students who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study to enhance their English language proficiency.. It is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
This report covers language development from entering to proficient for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
This compilation of EAL resources by the STF is a extensive list of great materials to support teachers of English as an Additional Language students.
Enough is Enough is a powerful 30-minute performance tailored to Saskatchewan Ministry of Education learning outcomes in Social Studies, Music, and English Language Arts for grades 9-12.
*A full teacher's guide is available to download.
Zoey Roy’s explains that:
Enough is Enough unravels what we think we know about Indigenous people in the context of Canada and rebuild a collective understanding of how we can learn from Indigenous knowledge and spirituality to make our home in Canada better for everyone. Inspired by my own pursuit of self-love, healing, and joy. The following lessons are steppingstones – a pathway for engaging the whole human self in learning and growing. Along my journey, I learned, you can’t think your way out of a broken heart. I want people to know that they are enough, to feel that they are enough, and to know that all people, animals, plants, minerals, and emotions all have a place in this world just like you. They are all enough too. Our journey is not theirs, so our judgements have no place in their journey. I want this unit to inspire compassion, will, solidarity and love.
This choice board can be used for the students "that are always done everything" either at home or at school.
You can set your own expectations about how many students will complete along with them, but I'd suggest starting with just one and see how it goes.
I've included a PDF version for sharing - it's easy to click the links and get started.
I've also included the choice board as a MSWord doc so you can edit it or create your own if you wish (please share it back!)
This report examines some of the key issues surrounding the education of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students and proposes a governance framework that school boards can use to improve student results.
Written for Alberta Education.
The students were starting a lesson on franchising and how it can be considered a form of entrepreneurship. We discussed the benefits and drawbacks of being either a franchisor or a franchisee. To engage the students into some heavier content I found a graphic novel, “Tales o f Garcon, The Franchise Players”, on the website Teachers pay Teachers. This was a great resource meant for business/ economics students. I found the first 2 chapters fit perfectly into an entrepreneurship course. The first chapter was a free download and examined the concept of franchising. It outlined the history of franchises, the players involved, discussed business terminology and ended in a dramatic fashion forcing the students to ask themselves the following:
• Potential risks involved in franchising
• Legalities of franchising
• Protection available to both parties
This guide paper examines the what, why, when and how of teaching entrepreneurship.
Project Proposal, Research, Content, Collaboration, Reflection