Geography and GIS
Use these six videos for an introduction to basic geography, measurement of location, latitude and longitude, cartography, and GIS for upper elementary and high school. Related Books
Learn the Water Bodies of the World
Have fun with an old-fashioned paper game and review Canadian bodies of water with the free printable! Try making up your own questions with the blank Cootie Catcher template. Learn the names of the oceans with the help of the videos below. Related Books
Nova Scotia ~ Islands, Water, Adventure
Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia, which includes Cape Breton Island has over 3,800 coastal islands and a whopping 13,000 plus km of coastline. You can see why most of the population lives and works in a coastal community. The sea…
Sable Island
Prepare to embark on an adventure with Rick Mercer to a truly extraordinary corner of Canada: Sable Island. Imagine a slender crescent of sand, perpetually reshaped by the relentless forces of the Atlantic, lying far out at sea. This is no ordinary beach; it’s a dynamic ecosystem unlike any other, teeming with life and steeped…
Caribou – Amazing Canadian Wildlife
Caribou are large members of the deer family, who live in herds across the tundra in the north. Subarctic First Nations depended on the caribou for food, clothing, tools and much more. Few animals can survive harsh tundra conditions. Caribou feed on grasses in the summer. In the winter they dig through the snow to…
City of Gold: Dawson City
In August 1896, gold was discovered on Rabbit Creek, later named Bonanza. When word reached the outside world, the Klondike Stampede began in the Yukon. Over 100,000 people started out for the Klondike goldfields and some 30,000 actually reached Dawson City in the summer of 1898. At this time Dawson City was the largest centre…
Grizzly Bear – Amazing Canadian Wildlife
Next to the polar bear, the grizzly bear is known as the 2nd largest land carnivore in North America. These large bears not only eat meat, but also grass, nuts, seeds and berries so they are actually omnivores. Did you know that the Grizzly Bear is not true a hibernator? In the winter its body temperature…
David Thompson ~ The Greatest Land Geographer Who Ever Lived
David Thompson has been described as the greatest land geographer who ever lived. His achievements as an explorer and surveyor have earned him the reputation as one of the best pioneering geographers in Canadian history. During his career, he mapped almost half of North America between the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes all the…
Pacific Salmon – Amazing Canadian Wildlife
Of the five species of Pacific salmon, the smallest, Pink salmon, are the most abundant. The biggest, Chinook salmon, are the least abundant. Salmon are famous for their ability to return to the freshwater place of birth to spawn, including fighting their way up raging rivers – even jumping rapids and waterfalls. Their shapes and…
Weaving for Primary Grades
Weaving, a skill used for centuries to make useful items for life, is also an easy craft for young children to begin to see patterns, and learn to create order and usefulness from basic items. Find out the value of weaving for children, and see easy tutorials in the videos or Blog Link here. Related…