Part 3 of this series sees Mary explaining her decision to volunteer as a nurse in the Crimea.

A description of a trench; the traversing, loop holes and the use of trench periscopes to view the enemy. Part 2 of a 7 part series

A WW1 nurse talks about her first experience of dressing a gangrene wound and the limited pain relief available

Emmeline Pankhurst describes a visit to the Manchester Workhouse and the effect it had upon her

A Norman sailor describes the lead up to the invasion from the Norman perspective; the ships, the supplies and the crossing to England

In this short video, Galen talks about the discoveries of Herophilus and Erasistratus

A munitionette describes how they worked, the explosives they came into contact with and the reason their skin turned yellow. Part 1 in a 4 part series

A look at the development of hand grenades and the ingenuity of the soldiers who made their own.

A description of the practicalities and problems the army faced in the trenches when it came to supplies and latrines. Part 3 of a 7 part series

A war widow explains how women were given the news of their loved one's death and shows that some war pensions were only temporary

A description of going 'over the top'; the noise of the explosions, the vibration, the fear…..  The last in a 7 part series

In part one, a Norman soldier describes the start of the battle of Hastings including a description of Taillefer, the juggler who entertained the Normans before the battle started

A munitionette talks about the practicality of getting to the shops when, as a munitions worker, you work such long hours and of course there was never much on the shelves due to rationing. Part 3 in a 4 part series

A description of life in a munitions factory; the danger, the accidents, the camaraderie and of course, the gossip. Part 2 in a 4 part series

A WW1 soldier describes the Lee Enfield rifle, its workings and effectiveness; so rapid was the fire that the Germans actually thought it was a machine gun

This video explores how the dead were disposed of during the Black Death

This lesson will review what a composite figure is and how to find the perimeter of a composite figure.<b<br/>r/>

Grade 7 Common Core Topics/Standards

A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.

A sad tale of a firing squad and a young seventeen year old who, although probably suffering from shell shock, was shot for desertion

A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series

A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.

Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama. 

Debris is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was...

This short documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young Indigenous man in search of his identity. Moved by the desire to reconnect with his Atikamekw roots, he delivers a touching testimony on the journey that brought him closer...