Summaries of the Critical Challenges
Resumes des defis d'analyse critique
Our Canada Student Centre Web Links
Voices and Visions Companion Web Site
Voices and Visions Student Online Resources
Central Alberta Learning Consortium Web resources for Grade 7 Social Studies
Calgary Regional Consortium Infusion of Technology into Alberta Social Studies Curriculum
The CBC Archives Web site provides teachers and students with access to CBC radio and television news clips. Organized in grade levels and by general outcome or topic of study, each selection is directly correlated with the Alberta Program of Studies.
Video Space Video Space: Social Studies contains a collection of videos selected to support the learning outcomes identified in the Social Studies Program of Studies. To view the projects and links that relate to the General Outcomes, click on the appropriate link below.
Social
7 - AISI Lesson Plans, Projects, and Teacher ResourcesTo view the projects and links that relate to the General Outcomes, click on the appropriate link below.
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General Resource Links
Alberta Settlement: The Japanese
Historical Statistics of Canada
Alberta Settlement: The Chinese
Passages to Canada
The Diverse Culture of the Metis Nation
Metis Culture
Indigenous People
A Day in the life of an Inuit Child
Alberta, Home, Home on the Plains Home, Home on the Plains addresses the roots of the Province, specifically the following thematic areas: Settlement, Early Rural Life, and Land of Opportunity.
Edmonton: A City Called Home A City Called Home, is an online exploration of local history prepared for the city's centennial in 2004. Click on the buttons at the top of the screen to explore the site.
Peel's Prairie Provinces Peel's Prairie Provinces is a resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies. The site contains both an online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the development of the Prairies and a fully searchable collection of the full texts of many of these items.
Get 2 Know Canada The site focuses on providing a safe instructional environment for young researchers investigating the topic of Canada. The topic is varied and diverse and the Internet provides a wealth of current information.
CBC/Radio-Canada Archives A selection of radio and television clips from the archives of the CBC. There is a "For Teachers" section that features educational materials for grades 7-9.
Mavericks An Incorrigible History of Alberta Teacher Resources Student Resource
Alberta Insight Take this link to search a growing database of photographs held in Alberta's archives.
Railways and Immigration in Canada The data featured in this learning object can aid the teacher in presenting the plan for a national railroad, the impact of railroad expansion on the expansion of Canada, and the rise in the population of Canada.
About Canada - Expand your understanding of Canadian symbols.
Pier 21 tells the story of the arrival of more than one million people to Halifax Nova Scotia between 1928-1971
Canadian Profiles These profiles contain free information for all Canadian communities (cities, towns, villages, Indian reserves and Indian settlements, etc.), for counties or their equivalents and for metropolitan areas, as well as data for 2006 census.
Current Events
Current Events-The World At A Glance
Newspapers Online - A directory of thousands of online newspapers from around the globe
CBC News
CNN