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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: So, This Is Alberta

For Students 3rd - 8th
As a part of celebrating Alberta's 100 years of being a province in Canada, The Heritage Community Foundation has created "So, this is Alberta", a website that thoroughly captures who Alberta is. From History to Innovation, from Natural...
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A&E Television

History.com: Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....
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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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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Botwood Heritage Centre: Botwood: History of an Airport

For Students 9th - 10th
This small town in Newfoundland has played a major role in Canada's aviation history. View historic footage of early planes and read of their feats.
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Other

Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Other

Creating a Family History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Other

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba: Islendingadagurinn

For Students 9th - 10th
Held in the lakeside town of Gimli, Manitoba, the festival allows the Icelandic community to gather and celebrate its history, culture and heritage. Though a commercial site, those learning about Manitoba will appreciate this cultural...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Grant Skinner

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's top Macromedia Flash Developer, Grant Skinner, is highlighted on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: San Millan Yuso and Suso Monasteries

For Students 9th - 10th
The monastic community founded by St Millan in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour of the holy man still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first literature was...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Czech Republic: Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Trebic

For Students 9th - 10th
The ensemble of the Jewish Quarter, the old Jewish cemetery and the Basilica of St Procopius in Trebic are reminders of the co-existence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Jewish Quarter bears...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Hungary: Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma & Its Natural Env

For Students 9th - 10th
The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country's first school and, in 1055, to write the first document in Hungarian. From the time of its founding, this monastic community...
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Curated OER

Unesco: United Kingdom: New Lanark

For Students 9th - 10th
New Lanark is a small 18th- century village set in a sublime Scottish landscape where the philanthropist and Utopian idealist Robert Owen moulded a model industrial community in the early 19th century. The imposing cotton mill buildings,...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Algeria: Kasbah of Algiers

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC. There are the...
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Curated OER

Unesco: United Kingdom: Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
The area around Blaenavon is evidence of the pre-eminence of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century. All the necessary elements can still be seen - coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway...
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Curated OER

Unesco: El Salvador: Joya De Ceren Archaeological Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Joya de Ceren was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta, Naturally

For Students 3rd - 8th
The province of Alberta is thoroughly examined in this website provided by the Heritage Community Foundation. Ecosystems, environmental issues, geology and natural regions are all topics addressed, through pictures, audio and an on-line...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: John and Nicholas Boychuk

For Students 9th - 10th
John and Nicholas Boychuk invented the "Boychuk Stooker" which has been called one of the greatest labour-saving devices created. Read about the Boychuck Brothers and their invention on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Dr. Jacqueline Shan & Dr. Peter Pang

For Students 9th - 10th
CV Technologies,an Edmonton biotech company founded by Dr. Shan who co-invented "Cold-Fx" and is highlighted on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Norbert Berkowitz

For Students 9th - 10th
The transportation of coal through a pipeline was developed by Norbert Berkowitz. His biography and discovery are highlighted on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: James Gibbons

For Students 9th - 10th
James Gibbons' invention of the "Grizzly Screen" and his biography are highlighted on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Peter Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Peter Jacobs invented many interesting items in his life, including the famous 'Jaycopter'. Explore this site by the Heritage Community Foundation to find out more about Peter Jacobs and his inventions.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Laurie Tandrup

For Students 9th - 10th
Laurie Tandrup invented two unique car seats--the 'Travelbud' and 'The Butterfly'. Learn about her inventions and how they came about on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: The Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
Who are some of Alberta's significant persons in the area of inventions? This site by the Heritage Community Foundation provides categories, such as Agriculture, Transportation, Health, Home, and Sports, in which famous Alberta inventors...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: The Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
What are some of the key inventions by Albertans? This site by the Heritage Community Foundation highlights many Albertan's significant inventions and has categorized them to make it accessible for learners.