Teams of students learn about the engineering design process as they design, build, and test a model canoe made with everyday materials. Lesson focuses on how materials engineering has impacted the manufacturing of canoes over time.

This site describes the development of canoes over the course of thousands of years by the native people of North America. It provides information on the different types of canoes, history, canoe travel, and more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how to paddle a canoe. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about canoes and how they were first made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Learn about kayaking and canoeing in the Summer Olympics. See what the measurements of the boats are, the types of equipment used by competitors, and how the sports are scored. This presentation provides a simple overview of the...

Learn from an expert what you need to know if you are interested in kayaking or canoeing. Find out the equipment you'll need, safety tips, and how its done.

If you want to build a birchbark canoe, this site shows you what you need to know. See the cut-away of a canoe that shows the materials used and how the Eastern Woodlands Indians constructed their mode of transportation.

Champlain realized the importance of the birchbark canoe to his voyages on shallow waterways. This resource records this observation.

In this task about canoeing, students must analyze paddling speed and current speed, which are working against each other, to determine how long a canoe trip would take. They write expressions and analyze characteristics of the graph...

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of By Canoe and Dog-train among the Cree and Salteaux Indians by Egerton Ryerson Young, a fiction book for children.

In this task about canoeing, paddling speed, and current speed, students examine how long a trip would take at different speeds. They write a function equation, graph their equation, and explain their thinking. The primary purpose of the...

This site from MaineOutdoors.com gives some dangers that can occur on the river when canoeing or kayaking.

This site from CANOE provides a chronological listing of the career fights of heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield.

Turn your pumpkin into a volcano science activity shows what happens when water, food coloring, dish soap, and vinegar are mixed with baking soda. Click on the link to watch Scientist Joe make the Jack-O-Cano experiment.

Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early trade routes used in western Canada before the construction of the railway. The site also provides digital maps showing the locations of the land and...

This site offers a glossary of canoeing terms, along with a model canoe you can interact with to learn about the parts of a canoe.

Bibliography of the Spanish painter Alonso Cano.

This page has a brief bibliography of the Spanish architect Julio Cano Lasso.

Bibliography of the Spanish painter Eduardo Cano de la Pena.

A multiplayer math game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while practicing multiplying two-digit numbers!

This comprehensive site exams the leaves, flower petals, fruit, rhizomes, and root system of the carnivorous pitcher plant.

Detailed description of the expedition's journey as they traveled down the Columbia River from Weippe to Canoe Camp.

The Metis travelled by Red River cart, canoe, horse, snowshoe, sled dogs and in other ways, all of which are described in this paper. Discussion questions and a bibliography are included.

A thorough look at the Chumash people of California. Read about their unique plank canoes, basketry, language, and cave paintings. Many pictures of artifacts and drawings accompany the information.