Is That Shirt Green?
Internet Connections (p.11)
1. Learn more about this article and the concept of sustainable clothing:
2. Check out social action projects: Making a Difference, created by The Critical Thinking Consortium and the Canadian Teachers' Federation:
3. Explore MetroVancouver’s ‘Think Thrice About Your Clothes’ Campaign:
- https://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/clothing.aspx#approach
- https://metrovancouver.org/thinkthrice/reuse/what-happens-to-my-donated-clothes
- https://youtu.be/RkcKdoorgno?si=8hBu407uNEx2seFH
4. What do you do with clothes you can’t donate, repair, or recycle? Find out here:
- https://giverise.ca/blog/what-to-do-with-old-worn-out-clothes-you-cant-donate/
- https://www.closettcandyy.ca/post/how-to-recycle-clothes-that-can-t-be-repaired-donated-or-resold
5. Discover what happens to clothes donated to in-store donation bins:
6. Curious about the life cycle of a T-shirt? Watch this video:
Mission Accepted: Canada’s Newest Astronauts
Internet Connections (pp. 18-19)
1. Learn more about this news story:
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10107855/canada-astronauts-assignments/
- https://youtu.be/p09GVH2Xl9s?si=VkX9-B22d6JgweZ3
2. Interested in the biographies of both astronauts? Check out these links:
Joshua Kutryk:
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/active/bio-joshua-kutryk.asp
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimedia/search/video/18738
Jennifer Gibbons:
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/active/bio-jenni-gibbons.asp
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimedia/search/video/18199
3. Find out more about the Artemis II mission:
4. Discover the Starliner I mission:
5, Curious to know about the CSA or NASA? Check out their websites:
6. Watch Jenni Gibbons answer kids’ questions about space on these CBC Kids News videos:
Life in Space:
How to Become an Astronaut:
Life Beyond Earth:
7. For teachers:
Photos of Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Gibbons:
Mission: Astronaut
British Columbia’s Wild Horses
Internet Connections (pp. 26-27)
1. Learn more about this news story:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wild-horses-chilcotin-1.7034235
- https://www.bcmag.ca/the-wild-horses-of-lilwat/
2. Find out more about the wild horses:
3. See where the Brittany Triangle is located (see Figures 3 & 7):
4. Explore opposing views of the wild horses:
- https://vancouversun.com/news/feelings-run-deep-wild-horses-says-prof
- https://globalnews.ca/video/9555506/rcmp-investigate-heartbreaking-slaughter-of-17-wild-horses
5. For teachers:
Images of BC’s wild horses:
- https://images.app.goo.gl/PVirEfkRHKdKntVC6
- https://images.app.goo.gl/7t7QqCHY6NX7n5MJ8
- https://images.app.goo.gl/NkHq4xKb5SnvncH2A
- https://images.app.goo.gl/mfWED9M8uLXebzQi8
- https://images.app.goo.gl/dZFWKmFX9kaomMs4A
Quotes about wild horses:
Reading strategies:
SQR3:
Explode to Explain: