Monday, April 18, 2016

BIG IDEA:
Interactions between people can have consequences that can be positive for some people and negative for others.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

Canadian History

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/archeo/kichisibi/kich00e.shtml
Open the above link and learn about the Kichi Sibi, which means great river in the Algonquin language. This site provides an overview of the ancient history of the Ottawa Valley using artifacts found in the area.

https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1302795811383/1302795996982

Open the above link and take a tour of Turtle Island to discover some interesting facts about First Nations, Inuit and Metis culture! When you are done explore some of the other games.
http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/hist/hist3_e.html
Open the above link and explore a timeline.
http://goo.gl/atPbk8
Where did Canada's first people come from?  Open the above link and find out.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Virtual Museum - Explore New France


http://www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/
Open the above link and explore.
"Discover what drew the French to North America and follow missionaries, cartographer, soldiers, coureurs des bois and Aboriginal allies as they explore and expand New France.  Join Canada's first European inhabitants in their daily activities and learn about their culture and civilization."
                                                          Canadian Museum of History
                                                                                                      

MAP OF FIRST NATIONS AT TIME OF EUROPEAN CONTACT


http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade1.html
Contact & Conflict - Use the chart below to record the positive and negative consequences of contact between First Nations and Europeans.

A Native American Thought of It: AMAZING INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/HTML5URLTrack.asp?ProductID=5208
Open the above link and read the book.