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Vive Le Quebec Libre!
Students use video, the Internet and CD-ROM's to investigate the cultural and linguistic traditions of Quebec, Canada. They identify the reasons behind the secession from Canada movement.
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Canada's Geographic Position
Ninth graders investigate the characteristics of the geographic position of Quebec and Canada in the World. They study Canada's land and water boundaries, surface area and time zones.
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Raising Voices: World War II in a Song
Twelfth graders discover the different ways Canada and Quebec participated in World War II. They then analyze the repercussions of the war on Quebec. Students complete three knowledge outcomes: Knowledge of facts, ( Canada's...
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Quebec
Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.
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From North to South...Quebec's Forest Regions
Middle schoolers identify and describe the different regions of Canada. With a focus on the forest regions, they use an atlas to locate the ecozones. They identify the characterstics of the climate and vegetation and the relationship...
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Who We Are: To Know the Characteristics of a Population Within Certain Domains
Young scholars, through research, discover the characteristics of the population of Quebec and compare them to those of Canada as a whole. They create a class presentation about information they found.
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Turning Points: Crises in French-English Relations
Students investigate major crises and turning points in Qu??bec-Canada relations, explain viewpoints and arguments used by key political figures, analyze primary documents, define viewpoints in press conference setting, and write short...
Other
Canadian Tourism Commission: Maps canada.travel
This interactive map is an excellent student and teacher resource. Select Places to Go to show regions, provinces or territories and capital cities. Hover over the area to get links to more detailed information. Get up to the minute...
Other
La Region Touristique De Quebec
This website provides a detailed geography of Quebec as well as pictures of sites of interest and cities.
Other
Chez.com: Nager
This website on swimming contains interesting articles with news, links, and tidbits.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Exploring Borderlands: Samuel De Champlain
This passage highlights passionate French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, in his conquest for new lands in present day Canada and his establishment of France's North American capital of Quebec. Click the "Samuel de Champlain Activities"...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings
Explore the origins of Canada and the United States as Jamestown, Quebec, and Santa Fe celebrate their 400th anniversary.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory Timeline: Colonial Settlement,1600s 1763
Read about the colonization in the New World by many European countries. Hyperlinks to you to more specific topics.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Gate to Quebec
A detailed description of the Battle of Quebec. It has names, places, and numbers to explain how and why the British won. It ends with a brief description of the terms for the French in the Treaty of Paris.
Digital History
Digital History: European Colonization North of Mexico
Although settlements by other northern European countries are mentioned, the primary focus of this article is on English settlements and the types of immigrants who came to the New World from England.
Other
Montreal Cam
Take a virtual tour of Montreal any time of the day or week. Features webcam pictures of popular tourist sites in Greater Montreal captured live. Includes the Biodome, downtown, Old Montreal, and more.
Other
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Joseph Legare
Very detailed biographical reference source for information on Canadian painter, collector, and politician Joseph Legare.
Other
Baptistse, Student at the Seminaire
This virtual exhibit has photographs and information about objects that students in an early seminary would use. An interactive quiz has you choose objects for a student's trunk.
Other
Quebec City Tourism
"Official web site Quebec Quebec City Tourism". Includes great tourist information, detailed maps of the city, attractions, and more.
Other
Renens Natation
This website gives information about the swimming club (results, pictures, trainers, etc.).
Read Works
Read Works: Quebec's Sugar Season
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how people in Quebec, Canada celebrate the time when sap flows from the maple trees. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Black October (2000) (Tv)
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Canadian documentary film "Black October". Accessible is a movie trailer for the film, a plot summary, and full credits. "Black October" is a film about the 1970 October Crisis.
Other
Maps of the American Revolution
Although this is a "selling" site, it is a good resource that not only supplies images of maps of the times, but provides the background to the map - when it was published, what was going on at the time, etc.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Cree Nation Historical Overview
This site provides an excellent summary of the Cree Indians tracing their origins to the James Bay region of northern Quebec.