Top 10 Links

#1 - Government of Canada

Canada's government offers amazing resources for teachers and students alike. Click "About Canada", "About Government" or "Provinces/Territories" and you'll find so much here that you may never visit another site-truly!

#2 - Statistics Canada

Explore many lesson plans and data for K-12 and post-secondary students and educators.

#3 - PBS' Online Extra Teacher Resources

A great site for teachers of all subjects! When "Canada" is typed in its search field, 4521 matches are made. An advanced search drew 3084 just for Quebec.

#4 - Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History

Students will be drawn into Canadian history and archival research through the enticement of solving real "cold crimes"! Fabulous pedagogy lies behind the online material and teacher resources. You'll quickly see why it has won several education and website awards.

#5 - University of Alberta - Canadian Studies

Middle and high school students can easily navigate the many useful graphics and information bites about Canada.

#6 - Canada Eh?

Here's a personal page that offers downloadable Canada graphics that can be useful for the classroom as well as a variety of information about Canada.

#7 - Historica Dominion Institute Professional Development Page

Lesson plans for intermediate and secondary teachers covering different periods and events in Canadian history from the first inhabitants to Vancouver 2010. You will also find lesson plans to accompany many of Historica resources, which will help you get the most out of them. Curriculum specialists have designed fun and interesting ways to make the "Historica Minutes" and the new "Footprints" sports video series relevant to your class.

#8 - Parks Canada

This site offers brief QuickTime videos to promote tourism and information about national parks throughout Canada.

#9 - Unofficial Canadiana

This page offers links to anything related to travel and tourism in Canada.

#10 - The Canadian Social Studies Super Site

Carefully screened connections to quality websites about Canada are offered that also give a glimpse into how Canadians teach about themselves.