Statement of Inquiry
Understanding our Time, place and space helps us understand our perspective and identity
Wednesday October 22
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1. Introduce the history unit with the David Bowie Song "Changes" What do you think will be a major theme of this course? Free-write on a major change in their life and how they felt when it happened. Share with class and collect
2. -Show the youtube clip “shift happens.” Did you know?
-Discuss how much change has happened in their lives so far. Compare to their grandparent (would have seen the first car and TV, video phones were futuristic).
3. 1750-1919 was also a time of incredible change, but it was change that left people very agitated and upset. They wanted to change the world they lived in for it to be a more fair place.
5. Read page three in the text book, talk about the domino effect of change, look at the example of the car. Get them to brainstorm changes enacted because of the cellphone (Need faster computers, Laws about internet safety and copyright, Studies of how Wi-Fi affects people, security changes (banks, credit cards online shopping), plagiarism, fraud, gambling, guy convinced people to commit suicide, easy access to information).
6. History SWAT Game
7. Review the Seven Years Wars and watch history of Canada videos to review
2. -Show the youtube clip “shift happens.” Did you know?
-Discuss how much change has happened in their lives so far. Compare to their grandparent (would have seen the first car and TV, video phones were futuristic).
3. 1750-1919 was also a time of incredible change, but it was change that left people very agitated and upset. They wanted to change the world they lived in for it to be a more fair place.
5. Read page three in the text book, talk about the domino effect of change, look at the example of the car. Get them to brainstorm changes enacted because of the cellphone (Need faster computers, Laws about internet safety and copyright, Studies of how Wi-Fi affects people, security changes (banks, credit cards online shopping), plagiarism, fraud, gambling, guy convinced people to commit suicide, easy access to information).
6. History SWAT Game
7. Review the Seven Years Wars and watch history of Canada videos to review
Monday October 28-Thursday November 7
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1. Review Geography SIO (Understanding our geography helps us understand our perspectives, history and identity.). Groups will research one of the 7 important events from the 19th century and teach it to the class in a creative way.
Topics:
1. The Indian Act
2. The Metis Rebellion (both)
3. Confederation
4. The Cypress Hill Massacre
5. The National Railway
6. The 1837-38 Rebellion
7. War of 1812
2. Pick on an begin research
3. Find a creative way to retell it and work on it,
4. Create handout for class
5. Present
6. Turn handouts into Cornell Notes.
7. Watch History Bites videos to review.
Topics:
1. The Indian Act
2. The Metis Rebellion (both)
3. Confederation
4. The Cypress Hill Massacre
5. The National Railway
6. The 1837-38 Rebellion
7. War of 1812
2. Pick on an begin research
3. Find a creative way to retell it and work on it,
4. Create handout for class
5. Present
6. Turn handouts into Cornell Notes.
7. Watch History Bites videos to review.