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The Halifax Explosion		CBC Archives Topic: The Halifax Explosion

		Exploring the topic in class:

		Introductory Activity All Grades

			Disasters
			To introduce the Halifax Explosion
			Subject: History, Social Studies

		Assignment Grades 6-8

			A Letter from a Grandparent
			To consider how disasters affect their survivors
			Subject: Business Studies, History, Social Studies

		Project Grades 6-8

			Canadian Disasters
			To conduct Web-based research using audio and visual resources, to conduct research from print resources, to write creatively, to present a role-play or dramatization
			Subject: English Language Arts, Geography, History, Social Studies

		Assignment Grades 9-10

			Reporting Live from Halifax
			To retell the story of the Halifax Explosion using contemporary broadcast techniques
			Subject: History, Media Studies, Social Studies

		Assignment Grades 11-12

			Heroism Under Fire
			To support and express an opinion
			Subject: History, Media Studies, Social Studies

		Grades 11-12

			The Halifax Explosion: Who Was Responsible?
			To perform Internet research in support of an opinion
			Subject: History, Political Science, Social Studies

 
 
 

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