| Citizenship |
Active,
Informal Citizenship |
Small
groups of grade 7 and 8 students investigate various community resources.
They conduct primary research through interviews, surveys and discussion.
They may also prepare several web pages to display their findings. |
Both |
AC2ROSS |
| Citizenship |
none |
Downloadable
Culture Workbook for students. Includes a 1st edition in WordPerfect format
and a 2nd edition in Word format. |
Student |
Stelmaschuk's
Files On-line |
| Citizenship |
none |
Statistics
Canada made a Macromedia Flash presentation of the events witnessed by
citizens who are 100 years old. Covers 20th century history in less than
three minutes --view more than once. Text version available |
Both |
What
Centenarians Saw |
| Citizenship |
none |
This
is a 'patriotic' website. Attempts to define our history, symbols, values
and what it is to be Canadian. |
Both |
Oh
Canada |
| Culture |
Cultural
Patterns - Finding the Connections |
This
site takes students and teachers on real and virtual expeditions around
the world. |
Both |
Adventure
Learning Foundation |
| Culture |
Cultural
Patterns - Finding the Connections |
This
online activity makes multicultural studies come alive! Students watch
a video, learn about issues, read and write opinions, and see what others
think too. Students discover connections and differences between a rainforest
society, our own culture, a |
Both |
Cultural
Debates |
| Culture |
none |
Downloadable
Culture Workbook for students. Students examine the cultural patterns.
Students may also choose a culture they wish to study using the Culture
Study Workbook |
Both |
Stelmaschuk's
Files On-line |
| Culture |
none |
Within
this Web Quest, students become travel agents. Students present their
findings in the form of a travel brochure. Class compares and contrasts
each destination to rate and recommend destinations to other travelers |
Both |
Travel
Brochures |
| Culture |
Patterns
of Culture |
Pen
pals and E-pals for young people all over the world. Includes thematic
forums, chat, multicultural school websites, as well as cultural information
about all countries of the world through interactive maps. |
Both |
Students
of the World |
| Culture |
What
is Culture? |
A
very comprehensive site. Everything from maps, outlines and tests to any
country's information. Find the latest rates with the currency conversion,
or find the date, time, and temperature anywhere in the world. |
Both |
WorldAtlas.com |
| Culture |
What
is Culture? |
Students
write a newspaper column for an ancient newspaper. This site contains
a student page that details the assignment, evaluation, as well as provides
links as mythology resources. This assignment could be integrated into
ELA. |
Both |
No
News Like Ancient News |
| Culture |
What
is Culture? |
A
Location and Culture Unit for grades 6, 7 and 8. |
Teacher |
The
World on Display |
| Current
Events |
none |
Provides
a printer friendly version of the daily show, NewsReal. Complete with
links for Internet research on the topic, as well as discussion questions
for the class. |
Both |
CBC
News.real Teacher's Site |
| Current
Events |
none |
Here
are helpful online materials for employing debating as a teaching strategy.
Included are a teacher guide, a student FAQ, rubrics and suggested topics
from middle years Social Studies. |
Both |
Debates
in the Classroom |
| Identity |
none |
Web
Quest using Internet resources to learn about yourself. Each of them is
a specific way that humans have invented to explore who they are. |
Both |
Me,
Myself and I |
| Identity |
none |
Learn
about how our mind thinks and works through multiple intelligences. Students
may try and take the test to see what elements of their intelligence are
the strongest. |
Both |
Multiple
Intelligences |
| Identity |
none |
Downloadable
Identity Workbook for students. |
Student |
Stelmaschuk's
Files On-line |
| Interdependence |
none |
Concept
development and simulation are among the strategies the author has used
in teaching this unit. 63 p. |
Teacher |
Interdependence |
| The
Research Process |
none |
Research
topics alluded to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start
the Fire". Students learn more about the people, places, and events
of the 20th Century. |
Both |
Keep
the Fire Burning |
| The
Research Process |
none |
This
research tutorial can be tailored to fit many projects and is designed
to allow teachers and students to focus one, several, or all of the research
steps. The Projects link provides support to all 4 units in the Social
Studies curriculum. |
Both |
The
Research Process |
