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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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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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Critically reading a source

Critically reading a source

Students learn to identify the intended and unintended purposes and messages of text and other sources when inquiring into local history. They learn to use a strategy to question or interrogate text and other sources to determine the perspective and purpose, and to reveal inequities or social justic…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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Interpréter les traces lors d’une enquête sur l’histoire d’une communauté

Interpréter les traces lors d’une enquête sur l’histoire d’une communauté

Les élèves apprennent comment analyser des éléments de preuve historiques afin de mieux comprendre les histoires locales. Les élèves comprennent les traces et comment les utiliser pour se renseigner au sujet des histoires locales. Afin de soutenir les enqu&e…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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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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Paying attention to emotions when learning

Paying attention to emotions when learning

Students learn a strategy to identify and respond to emotions that may arise when learning about historical experiences or events. Students develop the ability to identify emotions that may arise when learning about historical experiences or events, and understand the effects that emotions can have …
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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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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