App Development
Throat Singing Game
Students will gain an introduction to the basic functions of Scratch through the creation of a game. Students will learn about sprites, costumes, and the use of sounds. This game is a great way to...
Art & Design
Goose Hunt
Students will gain an introduction to the basic functions of Scratch through the creation of an interactive target game inspired by the Cree people’s traditional goose hunt. In this project, students will learn about sprites,...
Computer Fundamentals
Trip to the Moon
This activity will use images from the story book “Trip to the Moon” written by Vera Evic, an author from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Students will animate the images and create a scene from the book where...
Game Design
Introduction to Scratch for Educators
In this resource, we present three culturally relevant lessons tailored to Nunavut culture and way of life, designed to introduce students to the foundational concepts of Scratch programming.
Computational Thinking
Primary - SecondaryRover Driving Academy Simulation / Simulation de l’Académie de conduite de véhicules lunaires
Get ready to join a research team on their lunar mission- remotely controlling a rover to explore- investigate intriguing areas- and identify unique features of the lunar terrain.
Middle - SecondaryCyberTitan Spotlight
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Sheeana Bolton and Timothy King of the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) explain CyberTitan, a cybersecurity competition for middle and high schoolers organized by the...
Online Safety
Grade 5 - Grade 6Introduction to Machine Learning – Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Students learn about natural language processing (NLP) and how it works. They also learn to apply the rules of NLP to a text, how computers identify tag words, and how voice-generated technology impacts many aspects...
Art & Design, Computational Thinking, Online Safety, Root & STEM
Grade 7 - Grade 8Teachable Machine – Image Recognition
Students learn how computers can process and categorize images. They program and train a computer to recognize certain images and teach it to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Root & STEM
Grade 5 - Grade 6Introduction to AI Machine Learning via Teachable Machines
Students explore aspects of AI and develop their own simple AI programs. Then, they connect their newfound knowledge to real-world examples.
Online Safety
Middle - SecondaryLearning’s Latest
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, former Pinnguaq co-op student, Julia Young, shares her unique journey as a highschool student and the helpful tips and tools she learned along the way.
Root & STEM
Middle - SecondaryGet Cyber Safe
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Christine Menard of Get Cyber Safe shares loads of tips and advice regarding cybersecurity. She begins with an explanation of what Get Cyber Safe is, and...
Online Safety, Root & STEM
MiddleHackathon Heroes
Winners of the 2023 Kawartha Lakes Hackathon, Callum Penney and Aiden Mackey, recap their experience participating in the event.
Root & STEM
Middle - AdultProgress & Privacy
Lawyer and UOIT Business Law Professor, Dr. Rajen Akalu offers insights on the privacy concerns of artificial intelligence and data collection.
Online Safety
Middle - SecondaryDigital Dictionary
On this episode of The Root & STEM Podcast, host and journalist Sofia Osborne speaks with Aidan Pine, a researcher working on the Indigenous Language Technology project at the Canadian National Research Council. Pine shares...
Root & STEM
Middle - SecondaryHarnessing The Benefits: The Digital World
This three-episode series designed for Grade 9-12 students highlights the advantages of technology while introducing potential dangers of the online world and how to avoid them. Each episode focuses on one popular aspect of the...
Online Safety
Middle - SecondarySTEAM Science: Solar Oven – Dinner is served!
The premise of this experiment is that you can use the sun to “cook” things. It’s a first step to understanding the concepts of renewable energy, and how the sun’s heat can be harnessed as...
Other
Grade 7 - AdultA Blanket of Butterflies
On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Richard Van Camp, shares all about his ongoing graphic novel series The Spirit of Denendeh. He begins by crediting those who contributed to the creation of...
Root & STEM
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 - 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
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
