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Design Your Own Suburb
Students view and discuss urban and suburban scenes; and list the features of their ideal town and discuss whether these features can be found in cities and suburbs. They draw mental maps of a city and a suburb and brainstorm and list...
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Patterns of International Tourism in Canada
Young scholars retrieve data on the number of international tourists to Canada, analyzing the seasonal patterns and long-term trends for each region in Canada. They retrieve statistical data from E-STAT; and explain the effect of...
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Public lands: Preserve or develop?
Learners compare and contrast the characteristics of various public lands in Canada, including national forests, wilderness areas, national and provincial parks, wildlife sanctuaries, recreation areas and national historic sites. They...
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Listen to the Land
Students discover how we use land. They gain insight into the way we use the land, both for benefit and consequence. Students explore how to 'listen to the land' as they make decisions on how it should be used and the consequences of...
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Tread Lightly: Where We Stand
Learners explore the concept of ecological footprints. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students calculate their ecological footprints and consider how to reduce them.
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Mobile Phones
Investigate how mobile phones impact their lives through this technology lesson that has students discuss the history of the cell phone and research how cell phones are being used in third world countries. Students create a blog for new...
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Identifying potential target markets
Students analyze data. For this secondary mathematics lesson, students identify the demographic, geographic, and socio-economic characteristics of potential target markets for planned goods and services. Students identify and...
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English Around the World
In this English worksheet, students read the passages about English around the world, write vocabulary words, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Physical Location; How a Border Town Might Develop
Learners speculate how a location can develop into a large town. They investigate the physical resources and how populations can grow. There are guiding questions to help students through the research and class discussion. Learners make...
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Provincial Showdown
Students read an article that compares the provinces of Canada and asks students to suggest reasons why other countries should invest in Canada.
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Animal Electronic I.D.
Students discover ways to keep the animals in our environment safe by examining electronic I.D. tags. In this animal safety lesson, students participate in a role-playing activity in which they are monitored by an electronic I.D....
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Studying English Abroad
Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another country,...
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Canadian Bankers Association: Getting Started in Small Business
This resource discusses the possible sources of financing when starting a small business, debt financing (borrowing money) and equity financing (investing money).
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Canadian Mathematical Society
The Canadian Mathematical Society sees its role as one of collaboration with all interested groups (business, educators, government) in Canada and also to promote public awareness and understanding of mathematics.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Lilian's Business Venture" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Text of the short story "Lilian's Business Venture" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Ned's Stroke of Business" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Text of the short story "Ned's Stroke of Business" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Globe and Mail
At the online home of the Globe and Mail, a major daily newspaper nationally distributed in Canada, find today's top stories about Canada and the world, including news and analysis about national and international politics, business and...
Duke University
Duke University: Ad* Access
Images and database information for more than 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
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City of Peterborough
Peterborough is set in the beautiful Kawarthas tourism area of Ontario and is located an hour and a half from the Greater Toronto Area. Links provide information on its government, community, business and tourism activities.
Crayola
Crayola Llc. :Inuksuk Stone Statues
Learn all about the original Inuit inuksuks, and then follow the directions to make your very own!Though this is a business site, it does provide
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: James Armstrong Richardson
Presents the life of James Armstrong Richardson, a Canadian businessman and at one time a Cabinet Minister in Pierre Trudeau's government.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Centre for Accounting Ethics
This is the web site of the Centre for Accounting Ethics. The site describes the history and mission of this Canadian organization. In addition it provides a bibliography, realistic cases in ethics (click on "Cases and Copyrights"), and...
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Halifax Regional Municipality
Almost everything you'd want to know about Halifax can be found here. There is information for residents, visitors, businesses, and government.
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African Canadian Online
Looking for information on African Canadian culture, music, dance, film, literature and visual art? This website from Toronto's York University's Centre for the Study of Black Cultures in Canada provides a flood of valuable information....