Laps for Lunches
Internet Connections (p.11)
1. Read more about this news story:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/laps-school-lunch-program-1.7012184
- https://bc.ctvnews.ca/this-country-is-ready-for-it-vancouver-teacher-runs-90-km-in-a-day-for-school-lunch-funding-1.6621695
2. Watch this interview with Mr. Mansfield at Parliament Hill, Ottawa:
3. Learn more about LunchLAB, the food program Mr. Mansfield set up:
4. Find out why Canada is the only G7 country without a national food program:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-national-school-food-program-advocates-1.6980950
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/food-insecurity-solutions-1.7043468
5. For teachers:
RAFTS strategy:
Canada’s Food Guide:
A Willie O’Ree Stamp
Internet Connections (p. 19)
1. Read more about this news story:
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/book-review-willie-oree-1.5914547
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/willie-oree-hockey-trailblazer-canada-post-stamp-1.7005098
2. Watch these videos describing Mr. O’Ree’s first experiences in the NHL:
Memories: Willie O’Ree is NHL’s first Black player:
Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, on racism in hockey:
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/willie-oree-hockey-trailblazer-canada-post-stamp-1.7005098 [9:19]
3. Find out more about Willie O’Ree:
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/willie-oree
- https://youtu.be/_i3uoeQuALY?si=1dGlDxq-YFlntEKM
4. See Mr. O’Ree’s commemorative stamp:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/willie-oree-canada-post-1.701203
- https://www.nhl.com/video/willie-o-ree-commemorative-stamp-6340105738112
5. Read about Willie O’Ree’s reaction to being honoured with a stamp:
- https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/blogs/personal/perspectives/willie-o-ree-stamp/
6. For Teachers:
Civil rights in Canada:
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rights-revolution-in-canada
- https://humanrights.ca/story/canadian-civil-rights-trailblazers
Black History in Canada:
- https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html
- https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/black-history-month/
22 Willie O’Ree Facts
https://youtu.be/_i3uoeQuALY?si=1dGlDxq-YFlntEKM [3:17]
They're Here – Wild Pigs!
Internet Connections (p. 27)
1. Read more about this news story:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/super-pig-saskatchewan-problem-1.7037360
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/exploding-population-of-super-pigs-in-canada-threatens-to-invade-northern-u-s-states-1.6656874?clipId=104056
2. Find out more about wild pigs:
- https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/land-and-animal-invertebrates/wild-pigs/
- https://a-z-animals.com/animals/wild-boar/#single-animal-text
3. Look at maps showing how the wild pigs are spreading across Canada:
- https://naturealberta.ca/wild-boars-on-the-march/
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spatial-expansion-of-wild-pigs-in-Canada-from-the-period-of-initial-escapes-and-releases_fig1_332988461
4. What do you do if you see a wild pig? Participate in the ‘Squeal on Pigs’ program:
- https://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/invasive_igs.php#background
5. See one way the wild pigs are being tracked:
- https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/4bee0ec8-634e-11eb-8e1d-0242ac110004/?jwsource=cl
6. Photos of wild pigs:
- https://i2.wp.com/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/wild-boar-feature.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Wild_Boar_Habbitat_2crp2.jpg
- http://northamericannature.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wild-boar.jpg
7. Learn more about design thinking:
- https://empathizeit.com/design-thinking-models-stanford-d-school/
- https://youtu.be/a7sEoEvT8l8
- http://www.web.stanford.edu/~mshanks/MichaelShanks/files/509554.pdf