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  History;  Geography, Ecology and Tourism;  Peace, Development, Activism and Media Studies;  Civics

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Curriculum

Links to Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum documents

Elementary
Social Studies, Grades 1-6
History and Geography, Grades 7-8

Grades 9 & 10
Canadian and World Studies
Native Studies
Social Sciences

Grades 11 & 12
Canadian and World Studies
Native Studies
Social Sciences and Humanities

KPR Resources

OTHER Pathfinders

Grade 10 Civics 
Explorers
Native Studies
Medieval times

Websites

STARTING POINTS

Select Education Links and search the education portals for other lists of links by subject

• Canada Online from about.com

• Canadian Studies A Guide to the Sources A bibliographic essay with links to books, serials, electronic documents and websites.

• CanPix Canadian Image Base CanPix is an image base of over 3,500 pictures and audiovisual resources
  for Canadian Studies. You can search, view and extract images of important Canadian people, events and places, examples of Canadian culture, flags, coats of arms, flowers and maps of Canada and the provinces,
  audio and text files, including O Canada.

• Communication Canada - Home Page

• Contemporary Canada <http://home.golden.net/~weberd/hct.htm> 

• PICK Encyclopedia Mythica Authoritative articles on mythology, heroes, folklore from around the world. Images and stories complement articles.

• Images Canada <http://www.imagescanada.ca/index-e.html> 

• NM's Creative Impulse: The Artist's view of World History and Western Civilization Extensive, annotated and rated links for all areas of history and art. Intermediate to Senior.

• Statistics Canada.  Census Information and Teacher resources.  Includes E-Stat a dynamic interactive teaching and learning tool and E-Book (electronic Canada Year Book)

• Teaching & Learning About Canada Information and links dealing with Canadian Geography, History, Politics, 
  and Wildlife, Time Zones, Graphs and Tables, Maps and much more.

HISTORY

• Canada and the World: A History (Department of Foreign Affairs ) <http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/hist/canada-e.asp> 
• Canada History.com <http://www.canadahistory.com/index.htm> 

• PICK Canada's National History Society This well-produced site includes an education channel with lesson plans and web resources, as well as access to the online version of The Beaver- Canada's History Magazine

• Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet 

• Canadian Canoe Museum Peterborough

• Canadiana: The Canadian Resource Page <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/README.html> 
• Canadian History Time Line, 1911 to Present (The History Ring)<http://web.securenet.net/members/chastie/hisTL4.html> 

• Canadian Historical Association

• CanText Canadian Document Collection Collection of historical documents in accessible format for students and teachers

• Celebrating Women's Achievements

• Eye Witness "History through the eyes of those who lived it."

• The Great Canadian History Page

• Histor eSearch.com – Comprehensive History Resources <http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/index.html> 
• The History of Canada <http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/> 

• Important Moments in Canadian History

• Museum of Civilization & War Museum

• National Archives

• Ontario Genealogical Society

• Ontario museums Link to Association website. Resources include online museum guide and kids links.

• Peterborough Museum and Archives

• Queen's University Archives--Archival Resources for Secondary Teachers. Service offers teachers much-needed original source materials to support themes in twentieth-century history and geography

• PICK Royal Ontario Museum Home page

• Sympatico -- On This Day in Canadian History

• WWW-VL History: Canadian History <http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/CANADA/canada2.html> 
• National Archives of Canada <http://www.archives.ca/08/08_e.html> 
• PICK Virtual Museum of Canada--Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) Use Find-a-Museum to locate any museum in Canada by location or subject matter. Also includes good selection of teacher resources, image gallery and virtual exhibits.

Ancient & Medieval
(See also Medieval times pathfinder)

• The Vikings

• Seven wonders of the Ancient World

• Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages Life in the middle ages.

• K-12 Medieval Studies Sites for teachers and students.

• Medieval Renaissance Reformation Western Civilization A huge directory of links to other sources.  Check out the Big Ten list of very special pages with an educational emphasis. Intermediate to Senior.

World War 1 

• Canadian Military Heritage Project <http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/index.html> 
• The Great War – PBS Companion Site <http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/> 
• Women in WW1 <http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html> 
• Trenches on the Web <http://www.worldwar1.com/> 
• WW1: The War at Sea <http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm> 

World War 2 

• World War II Links on the Internet <http://history.acusd.edu/gen/ww2_links.html> 
• A History of World War Two… <http://www.ragz-international.com/world_war_ii.htm> 

1920’s & 1930’s 

• Southeastern High School Library Media Center (Ohio) – link page <http://www.southeastern.k12.oh.us/SEHS/Media/TheTwenties.htm> 
• A Brief History of Canada:1930 to 1959 <http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/can1930.htm> 

GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY, TOURISM

PEACE, DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVISM & MEDIA STUDIES

• PICK Adbusters Culture Jammers Headquarters

• Amnesty International

• Canadian Newspaper Association

• DEMOCRACY STREET

• devMEDIA:  Media for Development and Democracy  

• Disinfopedia the encyclopedia of propaganda is a collaborative project to produce a directory of organizations that work to influence public opinion and public policy

• PICK Eco Net, Peace Net, Women's Net at IGC Internet's Progressive Gateway

• Greenpeace Canada

• PICK Media Awareness Network | Réseau éducation médias Media literacy organization includes excellent teacher resources and links.  Also addresses web awareness.

• Media Ethics

• MediaWatch

• NewsWatch Canada

• No Logo

• Paper Tiger Television  

• Spin of the Day Daily reporting on public relations, propaganda and media spin from the Center for Media and Democracy

• THE WEB NETWORKS COMMUNITY of 3500+ Canadian activists artists and non-profits

• Street Cents

• Young People's Press
  
  

CIVICS
(see also Grade 10 Civics pathfinder)

• Canadian Confederation

• Canadian Government links 
• Canadian Government Resources
• Canadian Government WebQuest Covers Grade 5 Aspects of Government in Canada Social Studies unit.
• Canadian Parliament official site
• Curriculum resources--Social Studies  Ottawa-Carleton DSB
• First Among Equals The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics.  National Library of Canada
     First Among Equals - Children's Version (Grades 4-6)
• Government of Canada official site
• Introduction to Canadian Government  a multimedia lesson from The Writing Den
• List of Capital region museums and associated teacher resources  Ottawa-Carleton DSB
• Prime Ministers of Canada <http://geocities.com/canadian_teacher/cdnpmsb.html> 
• Prime Ministers of Canada / Canadiana <http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/canpms.htm> 
• 2001 Teacher's Census Kit     Statscan

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Last update: Tuesday, August 16, 2005