K to Senior 4 Curriculum Dev. This site provides information and links, from history to contemporary pop culture, including connections to government, media, news, travel, tourism, weather, politics, history, education, technology, atlas information services, finances, employment, business, heritage, culture, entertainment, and more. In the spring of 1999, cycling teams will depart from various parts of Canada on a journey. They will investigate and experience the culture, heritage, languages and lifestyles of the people and places of Canada and will share their experiences with students and teachers through the Internet. Visit the Canadian Heritage Interactive Journey site for more details.
Students can also engage in dialogue with other students regarding human rights.
If you or your students are engaged in research, this site will allow you to take a virtual trip to our national library in Ottawa. This is the primary Internet site for Canada and the Canadian government, with direct links to government departments and agencies. The site provides a Canada quiz, detailed information about the federal government, including an organizational chart, as well as facts about the institutions of the government, federal organizations, programs and services. It also provides links to provincial and municipal government sites, and has a search feature. The Parks Canada site provides information on a number of topics of interest to Social Studies teachers, including This Week in History, Historical Canadian Sites, Canadian World Heritage Sites and Cultural Heritage.