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Inquiring into Local and Indigenous Histories

These lessons are designed to nurture the student competencies required for historical thinking and inquiry. Each lesson introduces a thinking tool and a related historical thinking concept that can then be used to support curriculum-related learning activities and inquiry projects.

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The development of these lessons was made possible with generous funding from the Canada History Fund of the Government of Canada.

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Choisir un sujet d’enquête

Choisir un sujet d’enquête

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour utiliser des critères pour choisir un sujet d’enquête dans le cadre d’une recherche sur des anecdotes locales. Afin de soutenir les enquêtes sur des histoires locales, cette leçon inclut des suggestio…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Explaining the significance of historical events

Explaining the significance of historical events

Students learn about the concept of significance and how it can be used to learn more about local histories. Students use criteria for significance to help explain the importance of person, event, place, or idea. In addition, students learn how to use criteria to explain who should know about an imp…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Expliquer l’importance d’événements historiques

Expliquer l’importance d’événements historiques

Les élèves apprennent le concept de l’importance et comment s’en servir pour en apprendre davantage sur une anecdote locale. Les élèves utilisent les critères de l’importance pour expliquer l’importance d’un personnage, d’un &eac…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Judging continuities and changes

Judging continuities and changes

Students learn a strategy to judge continuities and change in the history of a community. Students learn about the concepts of continuity and change and how they can be used in the study of community histories. Designed to support inquiry into local histories, this tutorial includes instructional su…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
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Selecting useful sources for inquiry into local histories

Selecting useful sources for inquiry into local histories

Students use criteria to select the most useful sources to support inquiry into local histories. They develop an understanding of how to use criteria to help select useful sources for an inquiry question or assignment about local histories. Designed to support inquiry into local histories, this tuto…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Listening and learning from Elders

Listening and learning from Elders

Students learn about the importance of learning by listening to stories told by Elders. Students reflect on the nuances of learning from oral storytelling and recognize why learning by listening to stories can be both easier and more challenging than other methods of learning. They learn to use a st…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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