SSED 320 - Internet Resources for K-7

 
 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
 


BC 150 Resources
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/bc150/

British Columbia Social Studies Teachers Association
www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSSTA

Burnaby Social Studies Literature Selections
www.library.ubc.ca/edlib/courses/ssed320/burnaby.html

Canadian Resource Page
www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/Web/Unofficial/Canadiana/

Canadian Social Studies Supersite
www.ualberta.ca/~jkirman/

Cariboo Gold Rush
collections.ic.gc.ca/cariboo/contents.htm

Cariboo Gold Rush Adventure Game
cariboogoldrush.csp.net/site/en/index.php

Educators' Resource Centre
erc.openschool.bc.ca/ERC/erc_becoming_a_member.html

Lesson Plans in Social Studies
www.csun.edu/%7ehcedu013/index.html

National Geographic Online
www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html

For Kids
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html

Read Across Canada
www3.telus.net/missa-swebsite/finalreadacrosscanada.html

Social Studies/Personal Planning K-8 Lesson PlansResources
web.mala.bc.ca/education/NSmith/lessons/ssindex.htm

Social Studies Resources
www.indiana.edu/~socialst/

SchoolNet/Canada's Digital Collections
collections.ic.gc.ca/


 Reference Sources
 
Atlapedia
www.atlapedia.com

CIA World Factbook
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

CIA World Factbook: Canada
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html

OSSHE Atlas Resource
(United States, Europe, Middle East and North Africa)
darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/


 Games
 

Cariboo Gold Rush Adventure Game
cariboogoldrush.csp.net/site/en/index.php

Khufu's Pyramid
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuall.html

Maps.com Online Map Games
www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FS

Social Studies Games
classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/ssworld.html

 

   
 Government Sites
 


Amazing Time Machine - BC Archives

www.bcheritage.com/heritageandhistory/index.htm

Canadian Heritage (Ceremonies and Symbols)
www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/o5-eng.cfm

Environment Canada
www.ec.gc.ca/

Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs)
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/

National Atlas of Canada
atlas.gc.ca/site/index.html

Social Studies K-7 IRP
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/ssk7/ssk7toc.htm


 Aboriginal Perspectives
 


Aboriginal Cultures and Traditions Storytelling
web.archive.org/web/20071021031935/http://cado.ayn.ca/

Aboriginal Youth Identity Series:  First Nations Contributions
www.edukits.ca/aboriginal/contributions/index.htm

NFB – Aboriginal Perspectives
www.nfb.ca/explore-by/keyword/en/aboriginal_perspectives/

Our Homes Are Bleeding (Union of BC Indian Chiefs)
Learning strategies and lesson plans regarding the cut-off lands in BC (lands removed from Reserves/cut-off by road or rail development)
www.ubcic.bc.ca/Resources/ourhomesare/

BCTF Aboriginal Teaching Resources (British Columbia Teacher's Federation)
www.bctf.ca/IssuesInEducation.aspx?id=13404
(scroll down to the bottom for resources)

Native Drums
First Nations music explored through games,  images, videos, interviews, and teacher resource kits.
www.native-drums.ca/

Forests For the Future
An ecological knowledge research project including curriculum materials that facilitate the sharing of information and understanding of the issues related to forestry and natural resources.  
www.ecoknow.ca/


 Non-Government Agencies
 

UNICEF Voices of Youth

www.unicef.org/voy

Roedde House
collections.ic.gc.ca/roedde/about/index.htm

The Evergreen Foundation
www.evergreen.ca

The Sierra Club Magazine
www.sierraclub.org/sierra

United Nations CyberSchoolBus
www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/

Vancouver Maritime Museum
www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com

Guide to Family Fun in Vancouver
www.findfamilyfun.com/index.html


 Media Sites
 

CBC Archives

archives.cbc.ca

National Film Board
www.nfb.ca



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