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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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Distinguer les voix importantes

Distinguer les voix importantes

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour déterminer les voix et les perspectives dont il faut tenir compte dans une recherche sur des anecdotes locales. Les élèves apprennent à comprendre la valeur de l’écoute d’une variét&ea…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Créer des questions d’enquête efficaces

Créer des questions d’enquête efficaces

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour créer des questions d’enquête pour se renseigner sur des personnes, des événements et des lieux dans une communauté. Les élèves commencent en apprenant des questions d’enquê…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Reading traces when inquiring into local histories

Reading traces when inquiring into local histories

Students learn how to use traces to discover more about local histories. Students understand what traces are and how they can be read to reveal more about local histories. Designed to support inquiry into local histories, this tutorial includes instructional suggestions for teachers (introducing the…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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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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Creating effective inquiry questions

Creating effective inquiry questions

Students learn a strategy to create effective inquiry questions to learn about people, events, and places in a community. Students begin by learning what effective inquiry questions are and how they can be used to learn more about local histories. Students use criteria to identify and create effecti…
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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