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Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. In Canada, agriculture is often a business that operates on a large or small scale. Increasingly, agricultural operations have some aspect of their work that is automated in some way, regardless of the size of the operation.
Between 1944 and 1969, the Canadian government implemented the Eskimo Identification Tag system. These tags were given to “…every Inuk living in the Western and Eastern Arctic. Each disc was about 2.5 centimetres in diameter, made of hard cardboard or leather and sienna-like in colour. The expectation was that each Inuk would keep the disc, which had a hole punched in its top, on his or her person at all times.”
We have all heard the phase, “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” The majority of Canadians have recycling options right on their doorsteps, provided by their municipalities. The recycling symbol is a common marking on the items we use. On a personal level, what to use and how to reduce our consumption can be challenging.
Step-by-step guide in folding simple Japanese books used for Primary and Intermediate Design Thinking
Design Thinking Worksheet (Placement) for Intermediate Students
Facilitators Guide to lead Intermediate students in the design thinking process using the design thinking napkin or placement.
Design Thinking Worksheet (Napkin) for Intermediate Students
Automata are whimsical and wonderful machines that combine art, play, humour, science and engineering. They have a long history that appears to transcend geography and culture.
The geometrigraph and polygraph were manufactured in the late 1800s. Using just these two devices, you can create curved, parallel or perpendicular lines as well as circles, angles and a range of polygons from 3-sided to 20-sided.
Some people believe that the art of hand shadowing has existed since about 850 AD. Hand shadows have provided entertainment and education since there was a controllable light source and blank wall onto which to project the shadow.