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Standards Council of Canada: Measuring Success One Standard at a Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the history of Canada's adoption of the metric system and its success today.
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The First Nations University of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Saskatchewan based university founded initially in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College through a partnership with the University of Regina. The First Nations University of Canada is a symbol of the important...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Canada (1960 1981)

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical events in Canada from 1960-1981 are outlined. Issues of greatest importance are covered: the New Flag, Trudeau and the 1970's, the 1980 Quebec Referendum, and Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum: Images of Canada; A Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
This immense gallery of photos of Canada is divided into topics and accompanying text. Includes agriculture, aviation, people, natural resources, structures, and scenic views! An invaluable site for educators, students, and anyone who...
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Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation: History of Golf in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses text and photos to examine the history of golf in Canada.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Kinghorn School Days

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the one-room school house in Kinghorn, Ontario operated between 1895 and 1936. Its history is told here through narratives, sound and images.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit features narratives and pictures that recount the history of French settlers to the banks of the Detroit River in the 1700s.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Remembrance and Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace the history of Innisfail Alberta's residents through stories of soldiers, nurses, cooks, war brides and wives left behind as they join in the war effort during WW l and WW ll. Included are pictures and primary source documents.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Mt. Logan: Canadian Titan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Mt. Logan in Canada's Yukon Territory is the tallest mountain in Canada and the second tallest in North America. Learn about the people who live around it, the history of mountaineering in the area, and the science - both geological and...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Prairie Mountain Promenade

For Students 9th - 10th
The Prairie Mountain Regional Museum is a group of historic buildings that portray the history of southwestern Manitoba. You'll find here a one-room school, a Ukrainian Catholic church and an Anglican church, a police museum, settler...
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Cape Breton Miners' Museum: History of Mining

For Students 9th - 10th
The first coal mine was opened in Cape Breton in 1720. Read about the long history of coal mining there, mining techniques, how coal is formed, the industry's impact on immigration, coal miners' unionization, etc. There is a detailed...
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Girl Guides of Canada

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Girl Guides of Canada is a female-only public service organization for girls ranging in age from 5 to 18 years old. This is the group's official website and has links about the Girl Guides' history, mission and values. Learn why...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere

For Students 9th - 10th
The Claybank Brick Plant is in the Dirt Hills of south-central Saskatchewan and the only complete example of such a plant in North America. Its equipment and structures are intact and functional, preserved as they would have been in the...
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Century Settlers of the Edison Westlock Area

For Students 9th - 10th
As the population continued to spread through northern Alberta in the early 1900s, communities were established to provide services for the surrounding areas. Edison was one of these service communities, established just north of...
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Twentieth Century Todmorden

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit looks at the twentieth century history of the Don Valley, which is located in central Toronto and has played a key role in its development and sense of place. Todmorden Mills is frequented by school groups, tourists, Toronto...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Sterling Flour Mill

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the history of milling and learn about the milling of flour as you explore the stories celebrating the history of the Sterling Flour Mill in Strome Alberta. Included are images of artifacts and primary source documents.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Roots and Birth of Mirror 1870 to 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking at the history of the community of Mirror, Alberta, shows how this part of Western Canada gained population.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Line Through the Wilderness Humboldt Telegraph Station

For Students 9th - 10th
The Humboldt Telegraph Station was established in the Saskatchewan wilderness in 1878 and was operated by George and Catherine Weldon. It served as a critical communication tool during the battle at Batoche. The history of the station is...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Admiral Digby Museum: Digby County: A Journey Through Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Digby, Nova Scotia is a community with a long history of oral tradition. This has played a large part in preserving the community's history as elders' stories, gleaned from interviews, have been preserved for the future. This exhibit...
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Vancouver Island University

The Homeroom: British Columbia's History of Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A 'gateway' to information about the history of education in British Columbia, this site covers people involved in delivering or championing education, legislation, curriculum development since the 1800s, life as a pioneer teacher, as...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Albert County Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit portrays the history of Albert County, New Brunswick, located on the shores of the Bay of Fundy. Along with First Nations legends, it gives slices of history such as the French expulsion of 1755, the arrival of the...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ukrainians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the lifestyle, religion, economy, and history of the Ukrainians that settled in Canada.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: South and Southeast Asians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A page giving the history of the immigrants of Asia to Canada. Learn about their culture, economy, society, and religion on this site.

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