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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Sélectionner des sources utiles aux fins d’une enquête sur l’histoire locale

Les élèves utilisent des critères pour sélectionner les sources les plus utiles aux fins d’une enquête sur des histoires locales. Les élèves comprennent que les critères aident a sélectionner des sources utiles pour une question d&r…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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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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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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Lecture critique d’une source

Les élèves apprennent à déterminer l’objet et les messages voulus et non voulus des textes et d’autres sources lorsqu’on enquête sur l’histoire locale. Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour remettre en question ou inte…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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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

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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