Middle - SecondaryRover Fleet Luna
In Rover Fleet Luna you will be an autonomous rover that has awakened alone on the moons surface. You will need to gather supplies and navigate a vast map in order to survive your abandonment...
Game Design
Middle - Secondary
Secondary - AdultWriter Wisdom
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Richard Van Camp, shares experiences growing up as an Indigenous person in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and how those experiences helped shape him into the successful...
Root & STEM
Middle - AdultAR & Attribution
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Matriarchal Firekeeper and project coordinator at UAlberta, Amanda Almond, shares her experiences in research and community engagement, including her involvement in creating an interactive augmented reality...
Root & STEM
Middle - SecondarySequel to Survival
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Anishinaabe author and journalist, Waubgeshig Rice, shares details of his sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow, his critically acclaimed 2018 novel, and offers insights to...
Root & STEM
Secondary - AdultCree Coding
his episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Indigenous computational media artist, computer programmer & professor at Simon Fraser University, Jon Corbett, shares his journey in creating a programming language that reflects the values of...
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
Middle - SecondaryLife & Literacy
Former Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise Bernice Halfe shares her story of poetry and healing on this episode of the Root & STEM Podcast.
Root & STEM
Middle - SecondarySivunivut: The Future
This comic, illustrated and written by Olivia Akeeshoo Chislett, explores concepts of language, culture, and Indigenous futurism.
Digital Storytelling, Language, Root & STEM
Primary - MiddleAdventure Research
This activity asks readers to embark on an adventure and meet four different animals along the way. The reader must locate and write down a noun, verb, and adjective for each animal they see as...
Root & STEM
Primary - Grade 3Coding a LEGO® Maze
In this lesson, students learn coding basics by building a rudimentary understanding of command codes, sequences, and loops.
Computational Thinking, Root & STEM
Primary - Grade 6Storytelling from an Animal’s Perspective
In this lesson, students respond to writing prompts that require them to think about other/diverse perspectives via RAFT-style storytelling:
Computer Fundamentals, Digital Storytelling
Middle - Grade 8Exploring the Gender Gap in STEM Careers
In this lesson, students read a scientific journal paper, examine charts and graphs, and try to decipher data from them. Students extract useful information from the texts and put meaning to the graphs and numbers.
Computational Thinking, Root & STEM
Secondary - Grade 12Translating Literature to Code
This lesson merges the worlds of artificial intelligence (AI) and poetry. Students read a poem and decipher it to analyze tone, emotions, and symbolism.
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
SecondaryMusical Meanings
In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, educator, musician and winner of the 2022 Qilaut songwriting contest, Jocelyn Malla explores the importance of music in literacy education, language preservation, and self-healing. She shares...
Root & STEM
Arctic Advocacy
How can research into ringed seals and environmental changes provide a better understanding of climate change? Enooyaq Sudlovenick, currently a Ph.D. student, explores research focused on marine mammals and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. In this episode, Enooyaq...
Root & STEM
Beyond Ones and Zeros
With Big Tech increasing the collection and analysis of data, clarifying the rules and ethics around who owns, manages, and uses that data is essential.
Computer Fundamentals
Primary - MiddleMission Ocean Episode 4: eDNA
In the fourth and final episode of the Mission Ocean series, we discover what Environmental DNA (eDNA) is, and how it’s being currently utilized for ocean conservation efforts.
Digital Storytelling
Primary - MiddleMission Ocean Episode 3: Noise Pollution
In episode 3, learn about a not-so-popular kind of ocean pollutant – Noise. You’ll see how it’s caused, and what surprising thing happens when the noise switches off.
Digital Storytelling
Primary - MiddleMission Ocean Episode 2: Overfishing
In this episode, you’ll discover the concept and threat of overfishing: Why it’s a threat, how it’s done, and what modern solutions are helping to combat this ocean danger.
Digital Storytelling
Middle - SecondaryClassroom Concepts (Part 2)
n this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, we hear from Andrew McConnell, the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Coordinator for the YRDSB, once again as he shares the importance of Indigenous knowledge...
Root & STEM
Middle - SecondaryExplaining the Digital World: Augmented Reality
This video dives into the wonderful interactive world of augmented reality, demonstrates how it differs from virtual reality, and shows how it is being utilized for language and literacy education.
Root & STEM, VR & AR
Middle - SecondaryIsumakkaq
Isumakkaq is a game about guessing a secret word. The player will have several chances to guess the word. Everytime they guess the letters that they use can reveal hints as to what letters are...
Root & STEM
Secondary - AdultClassroom Concepts
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Andrew McConnell, the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Coordinator for the YRDSB, shares the importance of Indigenous knowledge and voices in youth learning. He identifies...
Digital Storytelling
Primary - SecondaryScratch Skills
In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Pinnguaq’s digital skills educator, Sherisse Richards, shares how Scratch–a programming language–can help educators teach students about coding, storytelling, and animation.
Digital Storytelling, Root & STEM
AdultDocumenting Dialects
In this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, interactive game designer Brandon Bunnie shares how video games and 3D interactives can assist in learning and preserving Indigenous knowledge and language.
Art & Design, Game Design, Root & STEM
