Creating Canada 1850 1890 Gr 8

Activities will help students assess the impact of some key social, economic, and political factors, including social, economic, and/or political inequality, on various Canadians between 1850 and 1890 as well as on the creation and expansion of the Dominion of Canada. Using the historical inquiry process students will investigate perspectives of different groups on some significant events, developments, and/or Canadians issues that affected Canada and/or Canadians between 1850 and 1890. Understanding Historical Context students will describe various significant events, developments, and people in Canada between 1850 and 1890, and explain their impact. Developed to make history curriculum accessible to students at multiple skill levels and with various learning styles. The content covers key topics required for eighth grade history and supports the updated 2013 Ontario Curriculum: History Grade 8. Topics are presented in a clear, concise manner, which makes the information accessible to struggling learners. There are two levels of questions for each topic. Illustrations, maps, and diagrams visually enhance each topic and provide support for visual learners. The reading passages focus on the significant people and historic events that were important to Canadian history between 1850 and 1890, giving students a good overall understanding of this time period. 48 Master the Facts game cards review content learned. 106 pgs.

The Complete Canadian Curriculum covers the key subject areas: Math, English, Georgraphy, and Science. The curriculum-based units are designed to ensure that children understand the concepts and master the necessary skills. With vivid illustrations and interesting activities, children would find working through Complete Canadian Curriculum both fun and rewarding. Inside Complete Canadian Curriculum Grade 8 workbook: Mathematics worksheets cover exponents, square roots, Pythagorean Theorem, integers, order of operations, expanded form and scientific notation, ratio and proportion, rate, application of percent, fractions, decimals, fractions and percents, circumference and area, surface area and volume, volume and surface area of solids, angle properties of intersecting lines, angle properties in parallel lines, angle properties in a triangle, constructing bisectors, transformations, number patterns, algebraic expressions, equations, data management, and probability. English worksheets cover finite verbs, non-finite verbs, non-progressive verbs, phrasal verbs, prepositional verbs, prepositional adjectives, order of adjectives, interrogative adverbs, relative adverbs, position of adverbs, viewpoint adverbs, commenting adverbs, conjunctions, noun phrases, active voice, passive voice, types of sentences, dependent clauses, reported speech, indirect speech, conditional clauses, paraphrasing, summarizing, transitional words, transitional phrases, chronological order, argumentative writing, speech writing, and editing. History worksheets cover creating Canada, 1850 - 1890, Canada, 1890-1914: a changing society, changed in Canada, conflict and cooperation etc. Geography worksheets cover physical environment and human settlements, global human settlement patterns, global settlement trends, impact of human settlements, sustainable human settlements, land-use issues, quality of life, quality of life - interrelationships among factors, quality of life - correlations between indicators, fair trade and quality of life, organizations for improving quality of life, economic systems and sectors. Science worksheets cover cell theory, animal and plant cells, structures and organelles in cells, diffusion and osmosis, the organization of cells, systems, systems: input and output, the work systems do, work, mechanical advantage, and efficiency, evolving systems, where on earth is water, what is a watershed?, the water table, glaciers and polar ice caps, water conservation, fluids and density, viscosity, buoyancy, compressed fluids - hydraulics and pneumatics, using fluids.

Jonathan Wagner considers why Germans left their home country, why they chose to settle in Canada, who assisted their passage, and how they crossed the ocean to their new home, as well as how the Canadian government perceived and solicited them as immigrants. He examines the German context as closely as developments in Canada, offering a new, more complete approach to German-Canadian immigration.

This novel tells the story of Red Wolf, a young First Nations boy forced to move into a residential school and assume a new identity. Paralleling his story is that of Crooked Ear, an orphaned wolf pup he has befriended. Both must learn to survive in the white man's world.

Sociology of Education in Canada utilizes a contemporary theoretical focus to analyze how education in Canada is affected by pre-existing and persistent inequalities among members of society. It presents the historical and cultural factors that have shaped our current education system, examines the larger social trends that have contributed to present problems, discusses the various interest groups involved, and analyzes the larger social discourses that influence any discussion of these issues. To achieve this, Karen Robson uses many current, topical, and relatable issues in Canadian education to ensure that readers fully comprehend the information being presented and leave with an appreciation of how the sociology of education is inextricably linked to issues of stratification.