History and Geography
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/social/social.html
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 7 and 8
History and Geography
Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches Grades 7-12
http://www.oagee.org/
Cursor down the page to locate the files of lesson plans using Think Literacy approaches. These documents are in your schools.
The National Atlas of Canada
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
Learning Resources
Curriculum Guides
Lesson Plans
Facts about Canada
Reference Maps
Territorial Evolution of Canada from 1867
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical/territorialevolution/1
Animation of the Territorial Evolution of Canada
Drainage Basins of Canada
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/national/drainbasins
Coloured map showing the drainage to the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. Diverted rivers are also shown.
Teaching with Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/authors.htm
This is an American site but the lesson plan format can be adapted to Canadian historic sites. Although there is a history focus, the investigation of
Place
and
Location
fits with the themes of geography.
The Learning Web
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/
Links for:
Students
- project ideas, homework help
Teachers
- lesson plans & activities, paper models
Explorers
- research tools, special topics
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
Topics listed alphabetically.
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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Monday September 5, 2005 9:57 PM