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Hello Val,
Geography is a broad science. Offering your students a geographic lens to explore current Canadian issues provides them with a place-based investment and a richer understanding. With that in mind, consider this statement by the 2015 Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) Camsell Medal Winner, Bruce Amos:
“There are two fundamental issues that Canadians have to come to grips with. Climate change and the recommendations that came out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
Sincerely,
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Chair, Canadian Geographic Education |
Canadian Geographic Challenge
Looking for a fun way to engage your geography students? Sign up for the Can Geo Challenge today! The Can Geo Challenge is open to Canadian students, Grades 4-10 and is a fun way to learn geography and give students the opportunity to show off their geography skills. Best of all, it’s free!
Register today and complete the quiz by February 29, 2016 to give your students a chance to be a school champion and receive a medal and certificate! For more information visit the Canadian Geographic Challenge website.
*Live National Final*
It has been confirmed! The Can Geo Challenge Level 2 National Final will be held in person, in Ottawa, in June. Don’t delay, register today. One of your Grade 7-10 students may be the next winner.
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Arctic Resources and GIS
ESRI Canada’s K-12 group has developed interesting and relevant resources that can be used in your teaching. Learn about the importance of the Arctic, the contributions made by explorers searching for the Northwest Passage and the need to secure Canadian sovereignty in the North by clicking here or by visiting ESRI’s blog posts.
Talk energy week
Talk energy Week 2016 plans are in full swing. The focus for the week is energy use in heating and cooling buildings. In order to demonstrate the huge savings people can make in their own houses, the Let’s Talk Energy team is sending thermal cameras into its partner museums and science centres. Let’s Talk Energy has also organized an energy themed speaker series that will be visiting in schools in almost every Canadian province and territory. Don’t worry if you can’t make it, there will also be webinars for schools that are not able to host a presentation. To see which schools and science centers are hosting Talk Energy Week programming, visit the Let’s Talk Energy interactive map.
LIVE Google Hangout
Join us on February 1 at 8 pm ET for a LIVE Google Hangout with the recipients of the inaugural Quest Climate Grant! This is your chance to ask Michael Helander, Kevin Davies, Michael Nemeth, Kourosh Houshmand, Bree and Hailey Hollinsworth and Ann Makosinski about their innovations and discuss viable solutions for climate change.
Submit your questions in advance on Twitter and Facebook, or use the live chat window during the Hangout. Visit the Quest website to learn more about the grant recipients and their remarkable inventions.
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