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Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Klutzhood Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Klutzhood, a novel by British Columbia writer Chris McMahen, is about a boy who struggles to fit into a new school when he transfers mid-year. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion points, and learning activities.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Secret of the Dance Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide for "Secret of the Dance," a story written by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow and illustrated by Darlene Gait, provides a synopsis of the story and discussion of aboriginal masks and culture, as well as an explanation...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Thompson
Learn some brief information about a group of American Indians known as Thompson who lives in British Columbia.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Shuswap
Learn about the tribe known as the Shuswap who live in south-central British Columbia.
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Canadian Tourism Commission: Maps canada.travel
This interactive map is an excellent student and teacher resource. Select Places to Go to show regions, provinces or territories and capital cities. Hover over the area to get links to more detailed information. Get up to the minute...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Steveston Recollections, the History of a Village
Steveston,B.C., a rich farming and fishing community at the mouth of the Fraser River, is profiled. Follow the history of the town known as the 'salmon capital of the world.'
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Sinking of the Valencia: The Tragedy and Beyond
The tragic sinking of the Valencia off the coast of B.C. and the navigation improvements which followed are profiled. Archival photos and documents are included in the exhibit.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tackling the Timbers in Mission
The growth of the logging industry and the town Mission, B.C. is profiled. Archival photographs and artifacts of the time are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The History of Olympic Bids
Whistler,B.C. ..host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! This exhibit follows the history of Whistler and recognizes how previous unsuccessful Olympic bids worked to create this present day world tourist locale.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Silver King From Discovery to Community
The founding and history of Nelson, B.C. is profiled. The discovery of rich mineral deposits led to a rush and the quick expansion and development of Nelson as well as a lasting impact on the entire area. Archival photographs and...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Point Atkinson Lighthouse: Maintaining the Light
The Point Atkinson Lighthouse,built to protect the shipping trade of a growing Vancouver, is profiled. This is the history of the lighthouse ..from early, isolated days to the lives of the keepers of the lighthouse and their families to...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: On to White Rock: A Building's Journey Through Time
The history of the train station in White Rock, B.C.is profiled. It thrived during the railway era welcoming travelers to its small community. After the railway closed, the landmark building lived on as the White Rock Museum & Archives.
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Japanese Canadian Internment
A concise account of the evacuation of Japanese Canadians from Canada's West Coast. Of particular interest is a poster directed at all Japanese people.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Taming the Kootenay
Gaining control over the raging Kootenay River in southeast B.C. is profiled in this exhibit. The struggles and attempts to dyke and reclaim rich farmland is shared. The river is now controlled but 'not yet completely tamed'.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Mission Farms & Farmers
The vital role of agriculture in the growth and development of Mission, B.C. is profiled. Industries related to agriculture as well as local farms are celebrated in this exhibit.
Curated OER
British Columbia Adventure: Bighorn Mountain Sheep
This site presents a brief overview of the bighorn mountain sheep, including a focus on this animals distribution and biology.
Curated OER
University of British Columbia: Mercator's Projection
The Mathematics of the Mercator Projection. Site provides an illustration of Gerardus Mercator's famous world map of 1569 and the formulas he used.
Curated OER
Hesquiaht Woman From the Central Nootka Tribe, British Columbia, 1916
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
Curated OER
Wooden Railway Bridge Over Mountain Creek, British Columbia, Circa 1880 1890
Viewing the history of the origins of Canada, the nation, through photography. Both official photos and photos of everyday Canadians who built this nation are presented. This site is an excellent resource for primary source images.
Curated OER
Photograph: Native Pictographs From British Columbia
European diseases had a catastrophic impact on native culture decimating their population. On this easy to read page, an Ojibwa legend is recalled.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel
Restricted to the Cascade Mountains of Washington State and British Columbia, Cascade golden-mantled Ground Squirrels are so similar to golden-mantled Ground Squirrels that some scientists consider them the same species. However, their...
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Kootenay: An Exploration of Prejudice Sikhs (And Other Groups)
The Sikh were one group who came to British Columbia to work on the railway, and suffered much discrimination from Victorian settlers. This page offers a brief synopsis about this as part of a larger exhibition on prejudice.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Vancouver Marmot
Vancouver Marmots live only on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They are the only endangered mammal in Canada, with a population estimated at only 100-200 individuals. Learn more about the Marmota vancouverensis, more commonly known...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Townsend's Mole
The largest moles in North America, weighing in at 100 - 171 grams, Townsend's Moles live only in the lowlands on the western side of the Cascade Mountains, from northwestern California to extreme southwestern British Columbia. One...
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