Primary - SecondaryWhat’s Above Us Part 4: What Causes The Seasons
Part 4 explores how the Earth’s tilted axis and its orbit around the sun produces different seasons in different times of the year.
Digital Storytelling
Primary - Secondary
Primary - SecondaryThe Planet Sedna
This comic features an alien named Smidge who explains the discovery of the planet Sedna and the Oort Cloud.
Root & STEM
Grade 4 - Grade 6Understanding Our Solar System
In this lesson, students come to understand the solar system in which they live. They will learn what makes a planet habitable and why most planets are inhabitable.
Art & Design, Root & STEM
PrimaryExploring the Moon
Students will be “over the moon” for this lesson, as they will be asked to observe the moon over a period of two months, document their observations, and learn the phases of the moon together...
Root & STEM
Primary - MiddleWhat’s Above Us Part 3: Cloud Formations
Part 3 explores the different types of cloud formations, how they form, and where they can occur in the sky.
Digital Storytelling
Primary - MiddleWhat’s Above Us Part 2: Water Cycle
Part 2 explores the different phases in the water cycle, along with the concepts involved in the moving from one stage to another.
Digital Storytelling
Primary - MiddleWhat’s Above Us Part 1: Layers of the Atmosphere
Part 1 explores each layer of the atmosphere and how they make up a protective surface for the Earth.
Digital Storytelling
Introduction to Processing
Learn how to use Processing, a “flexible software sketchbook”. Discover how to code visuals and the basics of what is needed in a game.
Game Design
Primary - SecondaryAI in Everyday Life
AI is no longer relegated to the realm of futuristic cartoons or sci-fi blockbusters; it has quickly integrated into many aspects of our communities and homes. In their day-to-day lives, humans encounter various forms of...
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
Primary - Grade 3Introduction to Machine Learning
In this lesson, students learn how a computer can be taught to categorize objects. This is something students already have experience with.
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
Grade 4 - Grade 6Turing Tests
When artificial intelligence (AI) advances to a certain level, it may be possible to have conversations with machines that feel like speaking to a human. This exercise tests the current state of AI to see...
Computer Fundamentals, Root & STEM
Primary - AdultInuktitut Digital Literacy Game Engine
The Inuktitut Digital Literacy Game Engine hosts three games (when launched but educators can add more game iterations they create), designed in partnership with Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council.
Art & Design, Language
Introduction to Google Workspace Part 1
This learning program is divided into two courses: Introduction to Google Workspace and Advanced Google Workspace. The first course is intended to provide learners with practical training on how to use Google Workspace. This introductory...
Game Design
Primary - AdultJust Like Us
Cole Pauls explores the importance of Indigenous representation in video games through a personal story he wrote and illustrated.
Game Design, Root & STEM
Grade 1 - Grade 3Introduction to Serious Games and Their Design for K–Grade 3
Serious games are games whose primary purpose is education and training as opposed to entertainment. They take advantage of the ability of computer games to attract and engage players/learners for a specific purpose, such as...
Game Design, Root & STEM
Grade 4 - Grade 6Introduction to Serious Games and Their Design for Grades 4–6
Serious games are games whose primary purpose is education and training as opposed to entertainment. They take advantage of the ability of computer games to attract and engage players/learners for a specific purpose such as...
Game Design, Root & STEM
Game Design
Grade 1 - Grade 3Being My Best ME: Coding My Well-Being Story in Scratch
In the primary division, students are in the early stages of developing their sense of self, while also learning to identify and manage their emotions and feelings.
Health & Wellness, Root & STEM
Grade 4 - Grade 6Building a Positive Body Image in a Digital Media Society
Introduction In this module, students examine body image and pressures on girls and boys to have the “perfect” body. Students will learn how digital media portrays “perfect bodies” and will challenge what they see in...
Art & Design, Digital Storytelling, Root & STEM
Introduction to Scratch
In this course, the basics of Scratch will be introduced to provide learners with the foundational skills required to begin creating in Scratch. Scratch is a basic coding language that uses a ‘building block’ style...
Game Design
Primary - AdultPinnguaq at Home: Week 10
See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of June 22nd to 26th.
App Development, Art & Design, Digital Storytelling, Game Design
Grade 1 - Grade 3Unplugged Coding: Binary Encoding
This unplugged coding activity challenges you to encode different words into binary code. In this activity you will explore the computational thinking methods of decomposition. You will break down the word or words you select...
Computer Fundamentals
Grade 1 - AdultScratch Basics Episode 10: Coding Backdrop Changes
In this series, the basics of Scratch will be introduced to provide learners with the foundational skills required to begin creating in Scratch.
Art & Design, Computer Fundamentals, Digital Storytelling, Game Design
