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Ontario Educational Resource Bank
Ontario Educational Resource Bank
As Ontario's learning object repository, the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB) offers a growing number of free digital learning resources to teachers and students, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are thousands of resources, including units, lesson plans, activities, maps, and interactive learning resources, which are:
- created by teachers for teachers
- offered in convenient formats including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Flash
- aligned with the Ontario curriculum
- searchable by grade, course/subject, strand, overall expectations, learning style, author, file format, and keyword
- derived from and designed for both the public and Catholic systems
- easy to access and use
- downloadable and modifiable.
| Making Connections | English, Grades 3-10
Learn how to predict and connect new reading with prior knowledge. |
| Graphic Organizers – Templates | English and others, Grades 7-12
Teachers will find these handouts useful for helping students organize their thoughts in many subjects and grades. |
| Every Picture Tells A Story | English, Grade 9
Welcome to the world of news reporting. Every reporter knows how to use the five Ws (who, what, where, when, why) to tell a story. |
| Building Vocabulary | English, Grade 9
Students study challenging words in a novel they have read and discover two ways of learning new words. |
 | Designing the Electrical System for a Small House | Science, Grade 9
In this simulation, you design the electrical system for a granny flat, within the requirements of the Building Code. |
| Your Investigating Skills | English, Grade 9
Check out some of the apprenticeship opportunities for young people, beginning with two Internet sites in Ontario. |
| Algebra Introduction – Handout | Foundations of Mathematics, Grade 9
It's important to understand the terminology if you are going to understand the math. |
| Pathway to Jobs on the Internet | Information and Communication Technology in Business, Grade 9
This careers project helps students access web sites about job ads and postings. |
| A Brief Visual History of World War II | Canadian History Since World War 1, Grade 10
These maps and animations show you the changes in Europe during World War II. |
| Workplace Safety Discussion Scenario | Science, Grade 11
This animation shows an accident in a work area. Students discuss what could have been done to avoid it. |
| Human Rights Complaint Process | Understanding Canadian Law, Grade 11
Test your knowledge of the complaint process at the Ontario Human Rights Commission. |
| A Simple Half-Life Lab – Simulation Activity | Chemistry, Grade 11
Use peas and lima beans to simulate nuclear chemistry and learn about the phenomenon of half-life. |
| Relationships in an Aquatic Ecosystem | Science, Grade 11
Try this virtual experiment about the biological relationship between a snail and a plant in the same aquatic ecosystem. |
| Equations of Planes | Mathematics – Geometry and Discrete Mathematics, Grade 12
This resource is a tutorial on equations of planes in 3-D, including vector and parametric equations and cartesian equations. |
| Interactive World Map | Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12
This activity allows students to investigate demographic information on a world map. |
| Shapes and Colours | Kindergarten
Kids follow oral instructions and use a drag-and-drop device to match coloured shapes to coloured teddy bears. |
| Sources of Energy | Science and Technology, Grade 1
Learn about the interdependence of living things. |
| Compound Words | Language Arts, Grade 1
Learn, through sound and pictures, that a compound word is made up of two smaller words. |
| Making Connections | English, Grades 3-10
Learn how to predict and connect new reading with prior knowledge. |
| Rock Show! | Science and Technology, Grade 7
Not music, but geology: this PowerPoint slideshow illustrates the rock cycle. |
| The Food Chain | Science and Technology, Grade 7
Learn about the food chain through this audio/visual presentation. |
| Shape is Important | Science and Technology, Grade 7
Students explore how the shape of a sheet of paper can increase its capacity to carry a load. |
| Painting – Pablo Picasso | The Arts, Grade 7
Did you know it's possible to paint an entire painting using just one colour? |
| Descriptive Writing | Language Arts, Grade 7
Students often don't include enough detail when they write stories. Here, they add descriptive words to a paragraph to make it more "exciting". |
| Graphic Organizers – Templates | English and others, Grades 7-12
Teachers will find these handouts useful for helping students organize their thoughts in many subjects and grades. |
| Scientific Terminology | Science and Technology, Grade 8
Try this quiz about science concepts, particularly light transmission and the functioning of cells. |
School boards are responsible for issuing logins and passwords to the OERB to their students and teachers. If you are a teacher, contact your school board e-Learning Contact for this information. If you are a student, ask your teacher or Guidance Counsellor for a login and password.
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