University of British Columbia

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/university-of-british-columbia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary campus location?Point Grey, west of Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2. What is the annual research expenditure?$893 million
3. Where is the University of British Columbia located?The UBC Vancouver campus sits on the Point Grey lands, about 10 kilometers west of downtown Vancouver. It also has a second campus in Kelowna, in the Okanagan region.
4. How many research projects does UBC work on each year?UBC supports around 9,992 research projects every year, using a big annual research budget.

Public Research University: An institution that receives public funding and focuses heavily on scientific research and discovery.
Particle and Nuclear Physics: The scientific study of the fundamental constituents of matter and energy, and their interactions.
Quantum Matter: Refers to materials whose properties are governed by quantum mechanical effects, often exhibiting unusual behaviors.
Transdisciplinary: An approach that integrates knowledge and methods from different academic disciplines to address complex problems.