10 Interactive Projects You Can Use in Your Classroom

Start the new year off by incorporating some more interactive content in your classroom! These projects, all available for free on nfb.ca, are excellent tools for any classroom and cover a wide range of topics, from economics to Canadian history to poetry.

Supreme Law

RECOMMENDED AGES: 12-14

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE: Mini-Lesson for Supreme Law

Explore an entertaining resource that tells the stories and explains the rationale behind the Canadian Constitution.

Wayfinder

RECOMMENDED AGES: 9-11

Capture nature’s fading memories with AI, machine learning and generative processes.

Parliament

RECOMMENDED AGES: 12-14

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE: Experience Parliament: A Powerful Quick-Start Guide to Canadian Politics

Take an immersive journey into the heart of Parliament with a groundbreaking VR experience.

Un/tied Shoes

RECOMMENDED AGES: 12-14

Explore a shoe collection that metaphorically represents the everyday obstacles faced by trans and non-binary people.

How to Create a Financial Crisis

RECOMMENDED AGES: 15-17

Discover how mortgages work and their inherent risk, and meet the players who use arcane financial theories to their advantage.

Do Not Track

RECOMMENDED AGES: 15-17

Uncover the consequences of publishing personal information on online platforms in this eye-opening social experiment.

Brainstream

RECOMMENDED AGES: 15-17

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE: Mini-Lesson for Brainstream

Explore the fascinating workings of the human brain as a young girl livestreams her thoughts.

I Love Potatoes

RECOMMENDED AGES: 5-8

Follow the adventures of Chip, who relies on creativity and community to end the reign of an evil monster in Potatoland.

The Orchid and the Bee

RECOMMENDED AGES: 12-14

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE: The Orchid and the Bee: At the Crossroads of Art and Science

The Orchid and the Bee is an ode to life’s struggle for existence, explored through a chain of genetic love affairs.

The Faith Project

RECOMMENDED AGES: 12-14

A diverse group of young Canadians illuminate the role of faith in their lives as a vehicle for connection and grounding.

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