• 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