Particularly Canadian
Knowledge Quest: study on Canada In the article, I get the chance to share with you
about the landscape, the history and the culture of the highlighted
country, in this case Canada. However, there is so much to
tell that simply overflows a 1500 word article that I have decided to
compile the remainder of the information as a unit study for you.
Mrs. Nelson's Class A teacher outlines the resources and lesson plan for a study on Canada.
About.com puts together a basic plan for doing a unit study on Canada.
A PDF study for grade five on Canada.
Grade Five study on Canada. Canadian Studies is part of a series of curriculum reforms in the social studies undertaken by Saskatchewan Education. Here's the first page that lists the studies for grades 1-5.
ABCTeach. This page is a mix between free items, and items only for subscribing members.
Sixth grade social studies on Canada. Written by Carl Willoughby.
Indians of Canada (PDF)
About.com has a provincial study on Nova Scotia.
edHelper.com
Link to learning, grade 6, canada and it's trading partners
Teacher Resources from Canadian Council of Geographical thinking. This is their online resource section. Has lesson plans and what not. Looks pretty good!
Mrs. Nelson's Class A teacher outlines the resources and lesson plan for a study on Canada.
About.com puts together a basic plan for doing a unit study on Canada.
A PDF study for grade five on Canada.
Grade Five study on Canada. Canadian Studies is part of a series of curriculum reforms in the social studies undertaken by Saskatchewan Education. Here's the first page that lists the studies for grades 1-5.
ABCTeach. This page is a mix between free items, and items only for subscribing members.
Sixth grade social studies on Canada. Written by Carl Willoughby.
Indians of Canada (PDF)
About.com has a provincial study on Nova Scotia.
edHelper.com
Link to learning, grade 6, canada and it's trading partners
Teacher Resources from Canadian Council of Geographical thinking. This is their online resource section. Has lesson plans and what not. Looks pretty good!
Maps
D-maps.com. free outline & blank maps this site is fairly extensive.
World Atlas. all sorts of different kinds of maps.
National Geographic Maps. Really quite cool this site. interactive. World, continent, country etc. Really rather quite a good site. :)
Interactive maps at My Great Maps.
Le Paper Globe. Make a globe of paper. Combine geometry and geography.
World Atlas. all sorts of different kinds of maps.
National Geographic Maps. Really quite cool this site. interactive. World, continent, country etc. Really rather quite a good site. :)
Interactive maps at My Great Maps.
Le Paper Globe. Make a globe of paper. Combine geometry and geography.
Virtual Field Trips
To the Moon! This is an interactive recreation of the first trip to the moon. My five year old was fascinated.
HubbleSite. Soar through the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, exploring some of its most significant discoveries – from dark energy to colliding galaxies. Descend to Earth, where Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, readies for the future of astronomy. Image galleries, video, and interactives bring home the telescopes' science and engineering in this pair of free books available through the iBooks® app on the iPad. Also comes as PDF links.
HubbleSite. Soar through the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, exploring some of its most significant discoveries – from dark energy to colliding galaxies. Descend to Earth, where Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, readies for the future of astronomy. Image galleries, video, and interactives bring home the telescopes' science and engineering in this pair of free books available through the iBooks® app on the iPad. Also comes as PDF links.
Links
My Wonderful World. Geography is active. Geography is creative. You can take part in
"real-life" geography-related activities outside—in your community or at
school—or virtual ones on the Web. Here are some of our favorite ways
to increase our geographic literacy while having fun. here's the main page for that site.
Rader's GEOGRAPHY4KIDS.COM. If you are looking for physical geography or earth science basics, stay on this site. It's not just for geography for kids, it's for everyone. This site has an introduction to the earth sciences that includes topics on the Earth's structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere (for a start).
Rader's COSMOS4KIDS.COM. If you are looking for astronomy basics and the science of the stars, stay on this site.
Boarding Passes when studying under countries. Produced by a moment in my father's world. All of the boarding passes are in PDF format. They’re all free to print and to do with as you please. All that I ask is that they not be used for profit…please, please, please I want to provide these FREE for anyone who is studying world countries and who just wants to add to the fun for their kiddos.
National atlas Do you need a simple prepared map that you can print at home, at school, or in the office? These are maps of the United States.
Learning about the world we live in. Stars, galaxies and so much more. Check out k-6 universe. Looks interesting, gives a good background to each lesson but doesn't spell EVERYTHING out which I appreciate. :)
Rader's GEOGRAPHY4KIDS.COM. If you are looking for physical geography or earth science basics, stay on this site. It's not just for geography for kids, it's for everyone. This site has an introduction to the earth sciences that includes topics on the Earth's structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere (for a start).
Rader's COSMOS4KIDS.COM. If you are looking for astronomy basics and the science of the stars, stay on this site.
Boarding Passes when studying under countries. Produced by a moment in my father's world. All of the boarding passes are in PDF format. They’re all free to print and to do with as you please. All that I ask is that they not be used for profit…please, please, please I want to provide these FREE for anyone who is studying world countries and who just wants to add to the fun for their kiddos.
National atlas Do you need a simple prepared map that you can print at home, at school, or in the office? These are maps of the United States.
Learning about the world we live in. Stars, galaxies and so much more. Check out k-6 universe. Looks interesting, gives a good background to each lesson but doesn't spell EVERYTHING out which I appreciate. :)
