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General

Teach BC - BC Teaching resources, maintained by the BCTF
BC Campus Open Education - a collection of online textbooks. Some align with high school courses.

Biology

Open Text BC - Anatomy and Physiology 12
UBC Functional Neuroanatomy
Institute of Human Anatomy YouTube Channel

Cross-Curricular

Climate Change (see also Science - General)
​Interactive exploration of the impacts of climate change.
BC Government Resources on Climate Change

Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants - "Bringing those on the frontlines of science, exploration, conservation, and adventure live into classrooms through virtual guest speakers and field trips." French content also available.

Open School BC
K-12 Resources for Educators - Several sites of Professional Learning Resources and Teaching Resources

Secwepemc Culture, Language, and more
Elder Mary Jack's YouTube videos

Geology & Geography

Kamloops Exploration Group - Non-profit society that promotes responsible mining. They provide virtual lectures and will give talks, and support school field trips.
Mineral Resources Education Program of BC
- A wealth of resources for teaching and learning about geology and mining in BC. The virtual library has links to Geo Tours for Kamloops and other cities in BC. Their Earth Science 11/Geology 12 binder, complete with images is also available for free download.

Indigenous Content - Cross Curricular

Books to Build On: Indigenous Literatures for Learning - An ever-growing University of Calgary database of Indigenous literatures and teaching resources designed to help educators weave Indigenous ways of knowing and learning into their curricula. 

Psychology

Schizophrenia Society of Canada (Education resources)

Law

Canadian Legal Information Institute
People's Law School of Canada

People's Law School of Canada - YouTube Channel

Science - General

Science News For Students - the online companion to the print magazine to which we subscribe. Use this excellent resource for science research and reading for interest. Contact Miss R if you need help accessing.
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions - BC-based organization seeking to support a move to "net-negative emissions."
Science Flix - Free access in Spring of 2020 - Multimedia database of science topics for students in grades 4-9 and above. Excellent resources for secondary science can be found here. 

Social Studies

Bamboo Shoots: Chinese Canadian Legacies in BC - Educational Resources
Critical Thinking Consortium - Resources for thinking like a historian.
BC Black History Awareness Society
FactsCan - Independent, non-partisan political fact checker. FactsCan digs into the truth of claims made by politicians.
The Righteous Among the Nations Database - profiles on individuals who saved Jewish lives during the Holocaust
Photostories Canada - Groupings of NFB photos from 1955-1971. Primary documents.
Saffron Threads - "Educational Resources Exploring South Asian Canadian Culture, History, and Heritage in BC

Career Education

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