Women of ScienceStaff Playlist

Women of Science

Recent issues in the news have brought to light some negative attitudes towards women in science. I have assembled this playlist to encourage and support women and girls to pursue their interest in science. As you can see in these examples, women have a lot to offer the world of science - and have been doing so…

Yellow-Orange

Yellow-Orange

We all classify, categorize and order the world in different ways. We often organize objects by name, material, use, age and location. How do you organize various things in your life? This is a grouping of learning portal images that are yellow-orange. Does seeing these objects side by side make you ask any new questions?

Chinese Canadians in pre and interwar British Columbia

Chinese Canadians in pre and interwar British Columbia

Images and text shed light on Chinese narratives of the late 19th century in British Columbia up till the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923.  Through analyzing these sources we aim to recognize the historical context in which these events and prejudices took place, and begin an informed conversation on how they affect the present.

Continuity and Change in B.C.’s Natural History

Continuity and Change in B.C.’s Natural History

In the process of studying events in history, it is tempting to view them as disconnected or isolated. In reality continuity and patterns of change flow through all of history - the natural history of this province is no exception. It is important to think critically about B.C.'s past and present, so that we can create…

Complicating The Home Front

Complicating The Home Front

Visual and textual resources help bring to light the experiences of German Canadians in British Columbia during the Great War.  Violence and Discrimination played off of major world events and propaganda, as people of German ancestry within British Columbia faced prejudice for events that took place a world away.