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Curated OER

Thai Children's Trust- Human Rights

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discover hardships of other countries. In this citizenship instructional activity, students read about the human rights of our country and lack of human rights in Burma. Students watch a video clip and identify the differences...
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Curated OER

Video Clip Review

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this video clip review worksheet, students fill out a survey with eight questions about the singers and groups they watched on their video clip.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Object Length on a Number Line

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students demonstrate knowledge that you can measure objects using a subtraction number sentence when the item to be measured is not aligning to zero.  In this lesson, a video clip is used to emphasize this idea further.   
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Historica Canada

Historica Dominion Institute: Governor Frontenac

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a video series, this clip [1:00] profiles Frontenac who was the governor of New France. Learn more about this man, his challenges, battles fought, and his position in New France. Lesson plans are linked to this site.
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: History by the Minute: Andrew Mynarski

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series, this resource profiles Andrew Mynarski, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism in WWII. Learn more about the life of this brave pilot who died for his country. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: History by the Minute: Bluenose Schooner

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a series, this resource profiles the Bluenose schooner. She sailed in Maritime competitive races and now has a replica in Halifax harbour. Learn about the Bluenose's history and her competitive spirit. Includes a brief video...
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Home From the Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series, this resource addresses housing conditions following the wars. Homelessness and poor economic conditions led to the eventual development of a federal housing agency. Learn more about these troubled times and the Canada...
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Joseph Armand Bombardier

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series, this resource profiles Joseph Bombardier who developed the snowmobile and other ATVs. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
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Historica Canada

History by the Minute: Marconi

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a video series, this clip profiles Marconi who made possible the first wireless message transmitted from England to Cabot Tower, Newfoundland. Learn more about this innovative man and his even more amazing achievement. Links to...
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Historica Canada

History by the Minute: Midwife

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip dramatizes the importance of the midwife in Canadian history. Learn about the long history of these invaluable women, and their role in a new land. As time passed, women's hospitals and birthing rooms...
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Historica Canada

History by the Minute: Sir Sanford Fleming

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a series, this video clip profiles Sanford Fleming, an extraordinary innovator, who created the time concept of standard time. He also surveyed the first rail route across Canada and designed our first postage stamp. Links to...
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Stratford, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip profiles Stratford, Ontario which evolved from a small rail town into the Canadian home of Shakespearean drama. Learn about the men who conceived of The Stratford Festival, and make use of included...
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Historica Canada

Historica Dominion Institute: Le Reseau

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip profiles the man responsible for microwaves and telecommunications, Thomas Eadie. Learn about his ideas and plans for Canada, and what was achieved because of Eadie.
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Historica Canada

Historica Dominion Institute: Les Voltigeurs De Quebec

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip [1:00] profiles the militia band known as "Voltigeurs de Quebec" who played the new patriotic anthem 'O Canada' for the first time in public in 1880. Though accepted by French Canada, it took English...