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Curated OER

Canadian Citizenship and National Identity

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore the dynamics of Canadian citizenship. They plan and produce a school wide celebration of citizenship.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: The Healing Power of Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants are a source of many human medicines and this exhibit presents information on plants used for healing. There are activities for students such as quizzes, a game where you try to cure patients' ailments, and one where you try to...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House

For Students 9th - 10th
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: First Lady of the Yukon

For Students 9th - 10th
Martha Black was an adventurous woman who left a comfortable life in Chicago to live in the Yukon during the Gold Rush. She became the second female Member of Parliament in Canada. This site describes the making of a television...
Handout
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Dr. George Archibald Receives Award

For Students 9th - 10th
George Archibald may be singlehandedly responsible for the survival of the whooping crane. He pioneered revolutionary techniques for helping cranes to survive while in the care of humans, such as having caregivers wear crane costumes. He...
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A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Sitting Bull

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about one of the most legendary Native Americans of the 19th century. Sitting Bull was born around 1831 into the Hunkpapa people, a Lakota Sioux tribe that roamed the Great Plains in what is now the Dakotas.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1957: Linus Carl Pauling

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-1972 CE), the 1957 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. This website includes both primary and secondary resources and a "Selected Bibliography," for further research and reading.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: First Nations Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
First Nations Contributions edukit looks at the accomplishments and backgrounds of many First Nations people, past and present. Select historical figures, such as Alex Decoteau, Pakan, and Star Blanket, are found in the biographies...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Revolutionary War: Portraits: James Hull

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Park Service has posted portraits of people that lived in the the early history of the English colonies, including General William Hull. Here you will find a description of the history of his portrait as well as a brief...