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(Liens vérifiés le 21/06/2010)


 

 

 

HISTORY OF CANADA

 


Facts - Games

 


Related pages :

Canada : civilization - Canada : geography

 


Facts :

  • 36th G8 summit
    (Wikipedia)

     

    G8/G20 summits security map
    "The G8 summit of leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US, Canada and Russia is being held at the Deerhurst Resort on the outskirts
    of Huntsville, 215km (133 miles) from Toronto.
    The resort is closed to public, with restrictions in force on local roads, the nearby Peninsula Lake, as well as airspace closures...
    The Integrated Security Unit responsible for security over the summit period of 25-27 June, is made up of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, regional and city police and the Canadian military forces. "
    (BBC)



  • Canadian History : Chronological and Topical (vlib.iue.it)


Games :

  • The Sydenham River - Interactive game about early settlers in Canada.
    (sydenhamdiscovery.ca)

 

 

 

 

OTHER RESOURCES

 


Related pages :

Mythology

 

History :

 

  • 2007 - YEAR in REVIEW :


     

     

    • TALKING ABOUT 2007 - Rectifications concernant l'attribution des différentes pages
      - Activities to print
      The first two pages for 4/3ème ,
      pages 3/4 for 6/5ème
      and pages 5/6 for a 3euro
      prepared by Bruno Charbonnier
      and pages 7/8 prepared for the lycée by Romain Martiné
      (Ac. Nancy-Metz)

     

     

     

     

    • Year in Review - 2007 (CNN)
      "The headlines in 2007 were marked by tragedy and scandal, from the Virginia Tech massacre and Minnesota bridge collapse to the arrests of Michael Vick and Larry Craig."
      Looking Back At The Year :
       " Timeline: Top stories of 2007
      " Remembering literary, entertainment, music, sports and political figures
      " Sports heroes fall from grace in 2007
      " Timeline: Biggest political stories of 2007
      " Jib Jab: Anna Nicole, Alberto Gonzales, the iPhone and more
      " Your Picks: Rank the top 10 stories of the year
      " What was your favorite video of 2007?
      " Harry Potter, 'Sopranos' saga come to an end
      " EW: 25 top entertainers of the year
      " Contaminated food, deadly illnesses make news
      " Top 19 health breakthroughs for women in 2007
      " Anna Nicole, O.J., Phil Spector make legal headlines
      " Google, Facebook, iPhone among top sci-tech stories
      " PopSci: Best of what's new in cars, computing and more
      " From Barcelona to Hong Kong, the best new restaurants of 2007
      " I-Report reaches new heights with user video, Second Life
      " I-Report: What news affected you most this year?
      " Time.com: 50 top 10 lists of 2007
      - with VIDEOS

     

    • 2007: The year in review (france24.com)
      "From conflict in the Middle East and across the continents, to Russian and French leaders, past and present; from environmental lows to celebrity highs. FRANCE 24 takes a look at 2007."
      - with VIDEOS


    • 2007 Year in Review (abc.net.au)
      Australia:
      Champion Australians, courageous diggers, jailed gangsters and police bungles
      World:
      Wars, politics and disasters around the world
      Politics:
      Strip clubs, share scandals, resignations and Kevin07
      Business:
      The year of the credit crunch
      Environment:
      Leaders, scientists and environmentalists argued hard about climate change
      Sport:
      Cups, coaches, curtain calls and that man Cousins
      Entertainment:
      Celebrities who often delighted, shocked or saddened
      Offbeat:
      The most popular weird and wonderful tales
      Obituaries:
      Who passed on and left their mark on the world? Change seemed to be the buzzword for 2007 - from climate change, workplace relations change to the change of government and our nation's leaders.

    • Year in Review 2007 - Most popular stories (news.yahoo.com)
      "In 2007, Yahoo! News readers shared thousands of stories with their friends using the 'email story' link."

     

    • 2007 - Year in Review (infoplease.com)
      News Analysis - 2007 Timelines and Overviews - People in the News - Science 2007 -
      2007 World Statistics - Arts, Entertainment, and Awards - Sports in Review -
      Quizzes - Top Ten Lists of 2007

     

    • Pictures of 2007 (Time for Kids)
      = "remarkable moments that we will remember for years to come."
      + Mini-Lesson
      Comprehension Quiz
      Teacher's Guide and Worksheets

     

    • Most popular stories of 2007 (BBC)
      "A year is a long time in news - with many thousands of stories written for our readers in the UK and around the world."

     

     

    • 2007 (Wikipedia)
      1 Events 2 Scheduled events 3 Ongoing 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Nobel Prizes 7 Holidays 8 References

     

     

  • Interactives
    Science - Language - History - Art
    (learner.org)

  • A Clickable Timeline: Democracy's rocky road
    "BBC News compiles a timeline of some of the key events in the evolution of the political system, from its earliest beginnings in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 4000BC.
    Find out how democracy has spread around the world, through advances such as Magna Carta and universal suffrage,
    but succumbed to setbacks such as Hitler's Germany and the suppression of 20th century pro-democracy movements.
    (BBC)

  • BIO4KIDS - an informative and fun series for kids.
    "Each episode delves into inspiring lives from historical figures to contemporary icons....
    Featured profiles include George Washington, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Davy Crockett, Pocahontas, and Christa McAuliffe."
    - with videos, photo galleries, games...
    (biography.com)

 

  • The Renaissance (from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries) LINKS :
    - The Renaissance Connection
    - Renaissance, The Elizabethan World
    - Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature
    (1485-1603)
    - Renaissance :
    Out of the Middle Ages; Exploration and Trade; Printing and Thinking; Symmetry, Shape, Size; Focus on Florence.
    - Lesson Ideas: Renaissance
    - Renaissance Music Online Lesson
    (Eduhound Weekly)

  • The Renaissance Connection from the Allentown Art Museum
    "Travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations."
    (renaissanceconnection.org)

 

 

 

 

  • Learn History has FREE History resources such as PowerPoint lessons, revision content, quizzes and research help.
    (learnhistory.org.uk)


  • History for Kids (BBC)

 

  • Awesome Stories (awesomestories.com)
    "Enjoy an interactive learning experience
    as you see relevant maps, pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each story.
    Take advantage of human-based searches for a safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story
    behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest."

 

 

 

  • History on the Net - (historyonthenet.com)
    "This site is designed and produced by Heather Wheeler, a History teacher at Filsham Valley School, St Leonards, East Sussex."





  • Natural Wonders of the World (Présentation PowerPoint) - (Jefferson County Schools)




  • Learning Curve - The National Archives - British History for Stages 2 to 5 -
    "documents, photographs, film and sound recordings."
    with "different styles of learning:
    - In-depth topic investigations: Exhibitions
    - Interactive investigations: Focus on...
    - Lesson-sized activities: Snapshots" with worksheets.




  • History Buff - (historybuff.com)
    "Find out how historical events were covered by the press."





  • Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History - site-ressource (teacheroz.com)





  • Historymad.com - with GAMES





  • Hyperhistory (hyperhistory.com)
    2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history, with timelines and maps.
  • 20th Century Chronology - Year by year : 1900 - 2005 (+ quizzes) - (infoplease.com)
  • Teaching with historic places (cr.nps.gov)
    "designed for middle school students learning history, social studies, geography, and other subjects in the humanities.
    You can browse : by location, by theme, by time period.    "





  • Old news reels from PATHE (britishpathe.com)
    "You can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970."






  • People's Century (pbs.org)
    "This twenty-six part television series, broadcast on PBS, offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there."





  • Lifelines of Important Persons from date of birth to date of death. (hyperhistory.com)
    "Also lifelines for scientists, artists, writers, composers, politicians, and famous women."

  • The Academy of Achievement (achievement.org)
    "brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century.
    It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve.
    You control the presentation by selecting a field of achievement or a quality essential for success.
    Meet the leaders, discoverers and creators who shape the world in which we live."



 

 

Listening :
  • Voices of the 20th Century (eyewitnesstohistory.com)
    - ex : Hiroshima, 1945 - "Col. Paul Tibbets describes dropping the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, 1945."

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Pictures :

  • The Picture Collection
    "For those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials, the Picture Collection Online presents more than 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923." 
    (digital.nypl.org)

    The Picture Collection Online includes the following subjects:

    • African-Americans
    • American History
    • Animals
    • Army
    • Birds
    • Clothing & Dress
    • Costume
    • Design
    • Dragons
    • Exploration
    • Fashion Drawings
    • Fur Fashions
    • Gloves
    • Hats
    • Hairdressing
    • Hosiery
    • Insects
    • Native Americans
    • New York City
    • Pioneer Life
    • Punishments
    • Reptiles
    • Shoes
    • Slave Ships
    • Slavery
    • Snakes
    • Textiles
    • Umbrellas and Parasols

 

  • TODAY'S PICTURES - with AUDIO
    ex :
    - Crossings     : A long-term look at life on the US - Mexico Border from 1975-2001
    - Inner-City Youth, London
    (todayspictures.slate.com)

 

Maps :

  • TREASURE NET : Historical Image Collection + Old Maps (treasurenet.com)
  • Hyperhistory (hyperhistory.com)
    " 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history, with timelines and maps."

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Dictionary :

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Exercises :

  • Medieval Time - interactive activity
    "Find the matching squares. See a list of terms used in this activity."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

 

  • TALKING ABOUT 2007 - Activities to print
    The first two pages for 4/3ème ,
    pages 3/4 for 6/5ème
    and pages 5/6 for a 3euro prepared by Bruno Charbonnier
    and pages 7/8 prepared for the lycée by Romain Martiné
    (Ac. Nancy-Metz)


 

 

  • Spot the Anachronism - (historyonthenet.com)
    "There are Ten Anachronisms in the Roman Scene ...
    Click on the object that you think is an anachronism to see if you are right." (    Lesson plan for teachers) -
    Possibilité de faire le bilan écrit de ce jeu à l'aide de "There was / was not... - There were / There were not..."




  • Interactive History Quizzes (schoolhistory.co.uk) :
    - Sliding Puzzles : Put the famous images back together.
    - Historical Pairs : Collect the pairs as quickly as you can.
    - Match-up : Drag and drop the words and phrases.
    - Multiple Choice : Classic quiz - select the correct answer.




  • Historical Terminology Quiz - (schoolhistory.co.uk)
    "Multiple choice quiz testing your how much you understand the words related to historical study"


Games :

  • Joust Challenge
    "an online game from the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
    Players have to answer simple multiple choice questions about knights in the Middle Ages.
    Depending on whether the answer is correct, their "knight" will either win or lose an animated joust."     (Larry Ferlazzo)
    (metmuseum.org)

 

  • PORTRAIT DETECTIVES - interactive (liverpoolmuseums.org.uk)
    "A portrait isn't just a pretty picture of a famous or wealthy person. It is a treasure trove of clues and ideas. It can tell us
    who a person was, how they lived and what they thought about themselves. It can even tell us about the painter and their life.
    Using paintings from the Walker we will show you how to find and interpret these clues. You can take a 'guided tour' where we explain the portrait to you, or you can visit the 'explore' section where you do the detective work and find the clues yourself..."

 

  • Interactive games (activehistory.co.uk) : (SITE DEVENU PAYANT)
    The Murder of Archbishop Becket! - Have a one-to-one with King Henry VIII! - The Tudor Portrait Mystery - Jack the Ripper...
    (search by topic / period)
     A FEW FREE SAMPLES
  • Time 100 Game : Place the face (Persons and Events of the Century) - pour 3ème - avec son (time.com)


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Songs :

  • L'histoire en musique
    La question noire / Pacifisme, chansons contre la guerre du Vietnam. /
    Une jeunesse avide changements. Contestation étudiante dans les 1960's. /
    Les laissés pour compte du rêve américain. / etc...
    (lhistgeobox.blogspot.com)

  • Uncle Jay explains : Year-end - with music
    "It's the year-end review of the news"
    (YouTube)

 

  • Idem, mais avec contexte historique (folkarchive.de)

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Cartoons :

 

 

 

  • 2004 (cagle.slate.msn) (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille normale.)





  • Enough (cagle.slate.msn) (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille normale.)

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Movies :

  • FLASH Animations with worksheets (prof.danglais) :
    Environment - Science / Tech - Around the world - History - Space Exploration - Renewables - Just for fun

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