Grade 6 Social Studies
Canada and Its Trading Partners
Historical
Atlas of Canada Online Learning ProjectAboriginal Peoples
Kids' Stop at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - This is a great resource written specifically for junior-aged students and includes sections on Places, Languages, History and People. The Teacher section has excellent printable resources. (version française)
Canada's Native Peoples - an interactive map from the Canadian Encyclopedia
The First Nations of the New France Era - from the Canadian Museum of Civilization (version française)
Homes of the Past - The Archaeology of an Iroquoian Longhouse - from the Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's
Native Peoples - Vol. II of the Canada Heirloom Series
- The reading level may be a challenge for grade 6, but the information is
detailed and accompanied by excellent pictures.
Ch. 1- Micmac Aboriginal Life; Ch. 2 - The Indians of the St. Lawrence Lowlands;
Ch. 3 - The Woodland Indians; Ch. 4 - The Plains Indian Nations of Western Canada;
Ch. 5 - Indians of the N.W.T., the Yukon, and the B.C. Interior; Ch. 6 - The Inuit of Canada;
Ch. 7 - The Metis; Ch. 8 - The Monumental Cultures of the Northwest Coast Peoples
The First Peoples Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization (version française)
Our World - Our Way of Life - an exploration of the cultures of the Inuit and Haida - a 'Virtual Museum' of Canada (English and French)
Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian - "The Buffalo Nations Cultural Society invites you to explore the extraordinary history of the Indians of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies."
Stones Unturned: Here you will find overviews of the native groups of Canada as well as selected images of Native clothing, musical instruments, and games and toys from the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. English and French
Native Watercraft in Canada Watercraft have long played a vital role in the cultures of most First Peoples in Canada. (version française)
Games of the Plains Cree - from the SchoolNet Digital Collections.
Living Traditions - Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games - one of the 'Virtual Museums' of Canada (version française)
Native American Shelters - based on American first nations, but easily related to Canada
Bone Snow Knives and Tin Oil Lamps: Enduring Traditions Among Canada's First Peoples Objects from the First Nations of what is now Canada are highlighted in the exhibit. English and French
Douglas Reynolds Gallery This gallery specializes in museum-quality Northwest Coast Native Art.
Native American Authors This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.
Indian Residential Schools - a background paper produced by the United Church of Canada
Residential Schools - from an edition of Windspeaker, "Canada's National Aboriginal News"
Early Explorers
Vikings - from BBC Schools
The Vikings - from NOVA Online. Sections include; Explore a Viking Village, Who Were the Vikings?, Secrets of Norse Ships, Write Your Name in Runes, and Build a Tree-Ring Timeline
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga - from the American National Museum of Natural History
Who Wants to Be Viking? - Using the Who Wants to Be Millionaire format to answers questions about the Vikings, "sail" your ship from Greenland to Vinland (from CBC)
Where is Vinland? - a "cold case" mystery to solve using the "Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History" web site. (version française)
Canadian Explorers - summaries of early explorers of Canada, including maps of their explorations - an Enchanted Learning web page
Dictionary of Canadian Biography On-line - "meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada." (English and French)
Passageways - True Tales of Adventures for Young Explorers - includes explorers of Canada from pre-history to the 20th century - from the National Library of Canada (version française)
Passages: A Treasure Trove of North American Exploration - research explorers by name or date - National Library of Canada (version française)
Inuit and Englishmen - the Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher - from the Canadian Museum of Civilization (version française)
Conquistadors On-line Learning Adventure PBS created this innovative educational resource for middle and high school classrooms to learn about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World – and the legacy of their contact with Native Americans.
The Mariners' Museum Age of Exploration The materials address maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific. "The curriculum weaves together visual images, video, and text, as well as materials that can be downloaded or printed for transparencies, presentations, or reports. It includes lesson plans, vocabulary, links to related web sites, and guides to other reference materials."
European Explorer Resources - compiled by a teacher from the Gander Academy
European Voyages of Exploration - produced by the History Department of the University of Calgary. The reading level and details may be challenging for Gr. 6, but the content is excellent.
Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World - a ThinkQuest student project
Fact Files from the National Maritime Museum (England) - includes John and Sebastian Cabot, Christopher Columbus, Captain Cook, Francis Drake, Early explorers, The first to sail around the world, Sir John Franklin, Health in the 17th Century, Henry VIII and his navy, Life at sea in the age of sail, and more.
The Explorers: From the Virtual Museum of New France - information about; Jacques Cartier, Étienne Brûlé, Samuel de Champlain, Jean Nicollet, Jean de Quen, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, Cavelier de La Salle, Charles Albanel, La Vérendrye, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (version française)
Beyond the Map Focusing on the Pacific Northwest, this web site looks at what the ideas of “exploration” and “discovery” really meant in the past, along with what those ideas mean to us today. (version française)
Biography of Henry Hudson This is a collection of data about, and a chronology of the life and voyages of English explorer, mariner and adventurer, Henry Hudson, as well as some additional notes on his times, contemporaries and his crew. It was compiled from numerous sources.
Exploration of the Northwest Passage Martin Frobisher, John Davis, Henry Hudson, Thomas Button, William Baffin and Robert Bylot, Luke Foxe and Thomas James, Christopher Middleton, Edward Parry, John Ross, John Franklin, Peter Warren Dease and Thomas Simpson, 1850 Expeditions - The Search for Franklin, Charles Francis Hall, Roald Amundsen (version française)
Frozen Ocean - Search for the Northwest Passage - from the Toronto Public Library.
A game to travel through the XVII century in search of one of the great explorers of New France. With the help of period geographical maps, ancient engravings and excerpts from his stories, relive the epic of this valorous character. Highly interactive and performing, this non trivial game with its splendid computer graphics stores your game to leave you time to learn." (version française)
Teachers! Link to a web quest on this topic.
-based student learning activities Canada and
Its Trading Partners ;
Partners and Products, Imports and Exports, Our Trading Partners, Time Zones,
"Distinguishing Features".
Marketplace - a great introduction to Canada's economy from the Canadian Geographic Kids Atlas Online (version française)
Trade Data Online Access data on Canadian imports and exports with over 200 countries by product or industry. The data can be displayed in chart or graph form. (version française)
CIA World Fact Book - detailed information about all the countries of the world.
International Trade Statistics from StatsCan (version française)
Canada Is A Trading
Nation - Canada's Major Trading Partners - statistics for
2006
Canada's Major Trading Partners -
from the WritingDen - reading comprehension and writing skills based on this topic
- Quiz sections are no longer available
Trading Around the World - "Play
this game to experience the challenges of international trade. See if you can
get the best price for the goods you sell and the biggest bargains for the goods
you buy. Watch how the global economy is doing: the prices you'll be able to get
and the deals you can make depend on how healthy the global economy is.
InfoNation
is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most
up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
Cultural Profiles Project - provides overviews of life and customs in many countries including Canada's trading partners. English and French
Teachers! Link to web quests on this topic.