Faculty of Education - Simon Fraser University - Surrey
Lesson Plans from CELS
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This is an integrated learning resource that uses the novel, “The Garbage King” by Elizabeth Laird as a starting point to help students become aware of the concept of human and children’s rights and to provide an inspiration for students to become engaged in social action to have a positive influence on children’s rights.
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This resource addresses the issue of the division of legislative powers between federal and provincial governments in Canada. An understanding of the levels
of government in Canada and their respective powers is a part of the Social Studies 10 curriculum in British Columbia. It is covered by the prescribed learning outcome C4.
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This resource is designed to address the learning outcomes of the “Life sciences:
Sustainability of Ecosystems” component of the British Columbia Science 10 Integrated Resource Package. It can be used specifically for the learning outcomes B2, “assess the potential impacts of bioaccumulation” and B3, “explain the various ways in which natural populations are altered or kept in equilibrium”.
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Teaching about historical significance is critical to helping students develop an understanding of the relevance of history to the present. This is not always an easy task as the relevance of many historical events to the present is not apparent and the links are often complex. Drawing out historical relevance is a teaching challenge. Fortunately the Royal Proclamation of 1763, lends itself to a lesson in historical significance more readily than many. The reason for this is that the Royal
Proclamation is one of those events that has had far reaching, deep consequences for many people over a long period of time.
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The lesson studies the life, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc, and examines their
relation to current legal processes, demonstrating changing notions of law and how legal categories of right and wrong (as well as broader public perceptions) change over time. The lesson is intended to give students a deeper understanding of why historical events unfolded as they did.
Keywords: A lesson on historical perspective and the evolution of legal systems and government.
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Dans le cadre de cette leçon, nous étudierons la vie, le procès et l’exécution de Jeanne d’Arc et nous examinerons ces événements en relation avec les processus juridiques actuels, en démontrant à quel point les notions de loi ont changé, et comment les catégories juridiques du bien et du mal, tout comme les perceptions plus vastes du public, ont changé avec le temps. Cette leçon a pour but de mieux faire comprendre aux étudiants pourquoi ces événements historiques se sont déroulés de la sorte historical events unfolded as they did.
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This mock trial is a practical lesson for intermediate/ middle school level students on how the law is relevant to them on a daily basis and how their behaviour is affected or governed by laws such as those regarding libel. Electronic media open many possibilities for the violation of libel laws.
Keywords: BC law 12 resource principles of law justice fairness sanctuary law in canada
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This mock trial is a practical lesson for intermediate/ middle school level students on how the law is relevant to them on a daily basis and how their behaviour is affected or governed by laws such as those regarding libel. Electronic media open many possibilities for the violation of libel laws.
Keywords: BC law 12 resource principles of law justice fairness sanctuary law in canada
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This website describes a project undertaken by a secondary school social studies teacher in Burnaby, British Columbia, who worked in concert with the Centre for Education, Law and Society’s Legal Literacy for Youth project. The project unfolded following her Grade 8 students’ examination of a picture of a medieval manor found in the social studies textbook. The students began to ask questions in relation to how people live today and how food is grown today. Their questions presented an opportunity for self directed learning as they were invited to explore the question: Has sustainable food production changed from medieval times? Legal, social and environmental issues are examined as students delve into the various dimensions of this question.
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This case study is a lesson in the application of the principles of justice and fairness. The issue is the request by Mikhail Lennikov for residency in Canada and the subsequent denial of residency and deportation order issued to him by the government of Canada.
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The Planning 10 IRP refers to the Employment Standards Act of BC and the BC Human Rights Code as topics for consideration. Many students at this age are about to formally enter the workforce for the first time. This resource is intended to help students learn about the most important features of employment law and human rights as they apply in the workplace.
Keywords: employment standards employment rights employment law youth at work BC human rights in the workplace human rights employment BC planning 10 resource
Human Rights Education in British Columbia (Download PDF, 127kb)
Description: This report examines the place of human rights education in British Columbia schools, including suggestions of ways to incorporate human rights topics into various subject areas at the elementary and secondary school level.
A Growing Community (Download PDF, 86kb)
Description: There are many legal, social and environmental issues associated with any community that poised to grow. In this role play, students work together to determine how their community should develop. Considerations include the agricultural land reserve, green spaces, salmon habitat and a local watershed.
Streamside Setbacks and the Coquitlam Case(Download PDF, 69kb)
Description:Students work as teams of journalists to explore the changes made to the regulations around determining how close to a salmon bearing stream developers can build. Their goal is to write an article for publication.