Indigenous Educational Resources
The CLS provides educational resources for middle and senior years teachers across Canada that relate to curriculum. Resources in the following topics have been developed: Light and Optics; Science and Society; Physical Sciences; Earth Sciences; Health Sciences; Chemistry; Physics; Biology; Indigenous Knowledge & Perspectives; Synchrotron Science; Research Skills. There are also English and French resources.
This page showcases our Indigenous Educational Resources, with a few highlighted below. More educational STEM-related resources can be found on our Educational Resources page.
Science of Bannock
Making bannock is more than chemistry. Take a look at how chemistry, physics, and Traditional Knowledge come to play!
Indigenous Engagement Tips
This resource helps supports students and teachers wishing to engage with Indigenous groups in their science projects or classes!
Search Our Indigenous Resources
We our housing all our resources in Google Drive and displaying them through Airtable, which is a handy spreadsheet application that acts like a database! In this version, we share the resources in a card-stack view called Kanban view. Click on the textbox to expand each record for a complete description of the resource, a list of subject areas it connects with, a list of grade areas it is for, name of who made the resources, and more. Each record has a link to a downloadable resource (or website). Feel free to download and adapt these to suit your needs!
To search, either click on the magnifying icon in the top right-hand corner or select the filter option. Looking for an activity or a lesson plan? Need a video to show in class? Looking for Indigenous Research resources? Try using the filter feature. See the suggestions for searching and use those words to aid when clicking on the magnifying glass or filtering. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please reach out to us.
