AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 8 Article: Scientists Criticize Iron-Dumping Experiment By Monique Conrod Activity: What a Dump! By Jonathan Tilly Is geo-engineering a good Idea? Create a pamphlet that either encourages or discourages its use. Curriculum Connection Assess the […]
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(Grade 7: Science) “Kaboom!” – Meteorite Lands In Russia
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 7 Article: Meteorite Lands In Russia By Joyce Grant Activity: Kaboom! By Jonathan Tilly “Because it was travelling so fast, it heated up the air in front of […]
(Grade 6: Science) “Super Blackout” – The Baltimore Ravens Win The Super Bowl
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 6 Article: The Baltimore Ravens Win The Super Bowl By Joyce Grant Activity: Super Blackout By Jonathan Tilly 1. Create a football stadium using a cardboard box […]
(Grade 5: Science) “Recreate a Crash” – Cruise Ship Runs Aground In Italy
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 5 Article: Cruise Ship Runs Aground In Italy By Joyce Grant Activity: Recreate a Crash By Jonathan Tilly Using paper airplanes, create a plane that will withstand a head-on collision with […]
(Grade 4: Science) “Make A Penguin Habitat/Anti-Habitat” – Lost Penguin Back In His Natural Habitat
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 4 Article: Lost Penguin Back In His Natural Habitat By Joyce Grant Activity: Make a Penguin Habitat/Anti-Habitat By Jonathan Tilly 1. Using plasticine, create a model of a habit or an […]
(Grade 8: Social Studies) “How Far Have We Come”? Occupy Wall Street
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 8 Article: Protesters Have The World’s Attention (Editorial) By Joyce Grant ACTIVITY: How Far Have We Come? By Jonathan Tilly 1.Using a t-chart, compare living and working conditions, technological developments, and social roles near the […]
(Grade 7: Social Studies) “Rebellion and Change” – Arab Spring
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 7 Article: Arab Spring: What’s Happening Now? By Nancy Miller Activity: Rebellion and Change By Jonathan Tilly 1. List the social, economic, political, and legal changes that took […]
(Grade 6: Social Studies) “Protest Song” – Article: Idle No More A Growing Movement
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 6 Article: Idle No More A Growing Movement By Joyce Grant Activity: Protest Song By Jonathan Tilly 1. “The Idle No More movement is a peaceful protest created by the […]
(Grade 5: Social Studies) “Write A Tweet To The PM” – Article: Day In The Life Of Canada’s PM
AN ACTIVITY FOR GRADE 5 Article: Day In The Life Of Canada’s PM By Joyce Grant Activity: Write a Tweet to the PM By Jonathan Tilly 1. Twitter has a limit of 140 characters […]
(Grade 4/5: Activism) How Reading The News Helped Craig Keilburger Change The World
HOW ONE GRADE 4/5 CLASS USED THIS ARTICLE Article: How Reading The News Helped Craig Kielburger Change The World By Craig Kielburger Activity One grade four/five class read Craig Kielburger’s TKN article on child […]
