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Name | Role/Job Title |
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Bobby (Stanley) Henry | ||
Gabriel Maracle | ||
Philip Abbott | ||
Anishinaabe Elder Doug Williams | ||
Barbara Wall | ||
Dr. Nicole Bell | ||
Claire Mooney | ||
Rob Viscardis | ||
Don McCaskill |
1. Explain the ratio of sweet water to maple syrup; |
2. Use proportional reasoning to calculate the volume of sweet water required in order to support Canada's maple syrup industry; |
3. Understand how Canada's claim to maple syrup as a national identity can be an act of Indigenous erasure. |
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Story: Nanaboozo and the Maple Trees Info |
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See if your library has the book, Keepers of the Earth (by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac), where this story is found. Otherwise, here is a link to the story re-printed on-line. |
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Supplies: the Canadian flag |
Supplies and Equipment |
This can be either a real flag or a digital image. |
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Maple Sugar Videos |
Link |
These videos provide a general overview in the process of making maple syrup from start (tree identification) to common practices for storing maple sugar. Each video is approximately 10-12 minutes in length, which is ideal for learners of all ages.
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Supplies: a measuring cylinder, pipette, and tablespoon; a stopwatch (e.g., app on phone) |
Supplies and Equipment |
To measure sweet water and the time it takes to gather sweet water from a tree tap |
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statistics about maple syrup production |
Link |
This website shares statistics about maple syrup production in Canada over time. |
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How Maple Syrup is Made |
Link |
This website explains how maple syrup is made with links to learn more about flavour, density, colour, and clarity. |
Title | Type |
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Maple Sugar Videos |
Link |
These videos provide a general overview in the process of making maple syrup from start (tree identification) to common practices for storing maple sugar. Each video is approximately 10-12 minutes in length, which is ideal for learners of all ages.
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Teaching by the Medicine Wheel: An Anishinaabe Framework for Indigenous Education |
Link |
This article by Dr. Nicole Bell provides educators with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Medicine Wheel and how learning commences through each of the four quadrants. |