Histories and Way of Life
Underground Railroad TASKS
The Underground Railway: Escape From Slavery
View a slideshow outlining the events of the Underground Railway.
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The Underground Railway: Escape From Slavery
Put yourself in the shoes of one of the slaves, and try to escape to Freedom along the Underground Railway.
Click here to access this part of the site.
The Underground Railway Freedom Quilt Codes Video.
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View a slideshow outlining the events of the Underground Railway.
Click here to view this site.
The Underground Railway: Escape From Slavery
Put yourself in the shoes of one of the slaves, and try to escape to Freedom along the Underground Railway.
Click here to access this part of the site.
The Underground Railway Freedom Quilt Codes Video.
Click here to visit the website.
Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Kids Stop
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/index-eng.asp
· Kids' Stop is our fun zone for kids with lots of interesting facts about Aboriginal history and languages, educational games and stories, and additional classroom resources for teachers.
· Includes frequently asked questions, links and publications
Kid Info: Native Americans
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Native_Americans.html
· Many links about the history, arts and crafts, legends, authors, etc. Snoop around!
First Nation Information Project: First Nations Directory
http://www.aboriginalcanada.com/firstnation/
· A listing of First Nations communities across Canada
CREE AND BLACKFOOT:
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz3b_1e.shtml
BLACKFOOT:
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park
http://www.blackfootcrossing.ca/celebration.html
Blackfoot Fact Sheet: Native American Facts for Kids
http://www.bigorrin.org/blackfoot_kids.htm
The Blackfoot People
http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/mmspeight/blackfoot/html/people.htm
CREE: The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Cree
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2161-e.html
METIS:
Kids' website about Metis history and Culture
http://www.awchimo.ca
Metis history and culture:
http://www.metisnation.org/culture--heritage/who-are-the-metis
The Metis: Canada's First Peoples
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_metis1.html
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Metis
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2081-e.html
· Includes history, daily life, culture and references
The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture
http://www.metismuseum.ca/exhibits/celebration/index.php
· Includes community events, metis storytelling (can listen to it), and music, dance and entertainment
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz4b_1e.shtml
Metis/Fur Trade Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
1. What did your people look like? (clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women)
2. Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use map of Canada to show region; label and colour)
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
4. How did they overcome the hardships they faced? (Include those is their own country and/or Canada)
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
INUIT:
First Peoples of Canada: Inuit
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_inuit1.html
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/inuvial/inuviale.shtml
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz3a_1e.shtml
Kids’ site of Canadian Settlement; Inuit
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2071-e.html
· Includes a brief introduction, history, culture and daily life
Inuit Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
1. What did your people look like? (clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women)
2. Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use map of Canada to show region; label and colour)
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
6. What was their belief system?
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
8. What did their houses or villages look like?
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
Fur Traders:
18th Century Fur Trade
http://www.whiteoak.org/historical-library/fur-trade/
Exploration: the Fur Trade and the Hudson’s Bay Company **Good Info.**
http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/stories/intro_e.html
· Explore the history, important people, stories and timelines related to the Fur Trade. **Higher readers**
· Includes maps and portraits of important people to Fur Trade
Time Line – A Brief History of the Fur Trade
http://www.whiteoak.org/historical-library/fur-trade/
· Provides important dates, and a brief description of the events that took place at that time.
Museum of the Fur Trade
http://www.furtrade.org/
· “A site dedicated to the memory of trader and trappers who explored a continent, and to the Indians with whom they traded, played and fought”
· Requires some searching to find collections and description of artifacts, and information
· Has pictures of items traded, trading posts, and people who ran them
United Empire Loyalists
Kids.Net.Au: Encyclopedia – Loyalists
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/lo/Loyalists
· Information about the colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the American Revolutionary War
· **Primarily reading**
United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/Loyalist-Info.php
· Website for organization dedicated to informing Canadians of the history of the United Empire Loyalists
· **Strong Readers, or teacher guided**
Irish
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Irish
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2131-e.html
· Explore the history, daily life, and culture.
•http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-history.html
•http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/coffin-ships.html
http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/i/2/history1.html
http://cisf.concordia.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=51
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/irish/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110327122323AA2k50s
Historical Minute:
•http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssvs/movieLauncher.html?smil=orphans.smil
Irish Immigrants Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
4. How did they overcome the hardships they faced? (Include those is their own country and/or Canada)
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
6. What was their belief system?
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
9. Why did they come to Canada?
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take and how did they travel? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
North West Mounted Police
Kids.net Encyclopedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ro/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police
· Provides a brief history of this group…lots of reading
Virtual Museum of Canada: Northwest Mounted Police: A Tradition in Scarlet
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Police/
· Provides a history of the Mounted Police as they travelled West and established a National Police Force
· Includes pictures, interactive maps and links to further explain their story
· More interactive, and kids read through their story
Non-European Immigrants (Chinese Immigrants, Black Communities, etc.)
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Chinese
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2031-e.html
· Includes a brief introduction, history, daily life and culture
National Geographic Online: The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
· Interactive website that allows you to make choices as a slave, and see pictures, and meet some of the people who played an important role to the Underground Railway
General
CBE Elementary Library - Social Studies – Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada: My Delicious Bookmarks
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/curriculum/library/elementary/soc_5_history.html
· Kid-friendly links to a number of websites related to this unit if study
· **Excellent Resource** Covers many cultural groups and how their history and settlement shaped Canadian Identity
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Kids Stop
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/index-eng.asp
· Kids' Stop is our fun zone for kids with lots of interesting facts about Aboriginal history and languages, educational games and stories, and additional classroom resources for teachers.
· Includes frequently asked questions, links and publications
Kid Info: Native Americans
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Native_Americans.html
· Many links about the history, arts and crafts, legends, authors, etc. Snoop around!
First Nation Information Project: First Nations Directory
http://www.aboriginalcanada.com/firstnation/
· A listing of First Nations communities across Canada
CREE AND BLACKFOOT:
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz3b_1e.shtml
BLACKFOOT:
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park
http://www.blackfootcrossing.ca/celebration.html
Blackfoot Fact Sheet: Native American Facts for Kids
http://www.bigorrin.org/blackfoot_kids.htm
The Blackfoot People
http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/mmspeight/blackfoot/html/people.htm
CREE: The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Cree
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2161-e.html
METIS:
Kids' website about Metis history and Culture
http://www.awchimo.ca
Metis history and culture:
http://www.metisnation.org/culture--heritage/who-are-the-metis
The Metis: Canada's First Peoples
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_metis1.html
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Metis
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2081-e.html
· Includes history, daily life, culture and references
The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture
http://www.metismuseum.ca/exhibits/celebration/index.php
· Includes community events, metis storytelling (can listen to it), and music, dance and entertainment
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz4b_1e.shtml
Metis/Fur Trade Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
1. What did your people look like? (clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women)
2. Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use map of Canada to show region; label and colour)
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
4. How did they overcome the hardships they faced? (Include those is their own country and/or Canada)
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
INUIT:
First Peoples of Canada: Inuit
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_inuit1.html
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/inuvial/inuviale.shtml
Canadian Museum of History
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz3a_1e.shtml
Kids’ site of Canadian Settlement; Inuit
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2071-e.html
· Includes a brief introduction, history, culture and daily life
Inuit Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
1. What did your people look like? (clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women)
2. Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use map of Canada to show region; label and colour)
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
6. What was their belief system?
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
8. What did their houses or villages look like?
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
Fur Traders:
18th Century Fur Trade
http://www.whiteoak.org/historical-library/fur-trade/
Exploration: the Fur Trade and the Hudson’s Bay Company **Good Info.**
http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/stories/intro_e.html
· Explore the history, important people, stories and timelines related to the Fur Trade. **Higher readers**
· Includes maps and portraits of important people to Fur Trade
Time Line – A Brief History of the Fur Trade
http://www.whiteoak.org/historical-library/fur-trade/
· Provides important dates, and a brief description of the events that took place at that time.
Museum of the Fur Trade
http://www.furtrade.org/
· “A site dedicated to the memory of trader and trappers who explored a continent, and to the Indians with whom they traded, played and fought”
· Requires some searching to find collections and description of artifacts, and information
· Has pictures of items traded, trading posts, and people who ran them
United Empire Loyalists
Kids.Net.Au: Encyclopedia – Loyalists
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/lo/Loyalists
· Information about the colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the American Revolutionary War
· **Primarily reading**
United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/Loyalist-Info.php
· Website for organization dedicated to informing Canadians of the history of the United Empire Loyalists
· **Strong Readers, or teacher guided**
Irish
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Irish
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2131-e.html
· Explore the history, daily life, and culture.
•http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-history.html
•http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/coffin-ships.html
http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/i/2/history1.html
http://cisf.concordia.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=51
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/irish/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110327122323AA2k50s
Historical Minute:
•http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssvs/movieLauncher.html?smil=orphans.smil
Irish Immigrants Research Questions
You must choose 4 of the following, plus #13.
3. What hardships did your people face? What was life like? How were they treated?
4. How did they overcome the hardships they faced? (Include those is their own country and/or Canada)
5. Were your people treated fairly? Explain.
6. What was their belief system?
7. What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life.
9. Why did they come to Canada?
10. Where did they come from? Where did they settle? What routes did they take and how did they travel? When?
You MUST answer this:
13. How did they help shape Canada? What did they contribute?
North West Mounted Police
Kids.net Encyclopedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ro/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police
· Provides a brief history of this group…lots of reading
Virtual Museum of Canada: Northwest Mounted Police: A Tradition in Scarlet
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Police/
· Provides a history of the Mounted Police as they travelled West and established a National Police Force
· Includes pictures, interactive maps and links to further explain their story
· More interactive, and kids read through their story
Non-European Immigrants (Chinese Immigrants, Black Communities, etc.)
The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement: Chinese
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2031-e.html
· Includes a brief introduction, history, daily life and culture
National Geographic Online: The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
· Interactive website that allows you to make choices as a slave, and see pictures, and meet some of the people who played an important role to the Underground Railway
General
CBE Elementary Library - Social Studies – Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada: My Delicious Bookmarks
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/curriculum/library/elementary/soc_5_history.html
· Kid-friendly links to a number of websites related to this unit if study
· **Excellent Resource** Covers many cultural groups and how their history and settlement shaped Canadian Identity
Social Questions for the Cree, Loyalists and the chinese immigrants
Social Studies Questions for the Plains Cree
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
“How did the Cree help shape Canada? What did the Cree contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions.
1) What did the Cree people look like?(clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women
2) Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
3) What was their belief system?
4) What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life?
5) Were the Cree treated fairly by the Europeans? Explain.
6) What did their houses or villages look like?
Social Studies Questions for the United Empire Loyalists
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
“How did the United Empire Loyalists help shape Canada? What did the Loyalists contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions.
1) Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
2) What hardships did the Loyalists face? What was life like before they came to Canada, and what was life for them after?
3) Were the Loyalists treated fairly? Explain.
4) Why did the Loyalists come to Canada?
5) Where did the Loyalists come from? Where did they settle? Which routes did they take? When?
Social Studies Questions for the Chinese Immigrants
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
How did the Chinese Immigrants help shape Canada? What did the Chinese contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions
1) Where in Canada did the Chinese immigrants live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
2) What hardships did the Chinese Immigrants face? What was life like before they came to Canada, and what was life for them after?
3) Why did the Chinese come to Canada?
4) Where did the Chinese Immigrants come from? Where did they settle? Which routes did they take? When?
5) Why did the government need the Chinese Immigrants?
Grade 5 Social Project Parameters
History and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Part 1: Research
Video Diary
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
“How did the Cree help shape Canada? What did the Cree contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions.
1) What did the Cree people look like?(clothing, hairstyles, differences between men and women
2) Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
3) What was their belief system?
4) What were their important traditions and customs? Describe their way of life?
5) Were the Cree treated fairly by the Europeans? Explain.
6) What did their houses or villages look like?
Social Studies Questions for the United Empire Loyalists
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
“How did the United Empire Loyalists help shape Canada? What did the Loyalists contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions.
1) Where in Canada did your people live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
2) What hardships did the Loyalists face? What was life like before they came to Canada, and what was life for them after?
3) Were the Loyalists treated fairly? Explain.
4) Why did the Loyalists come to Canada?
5) Where did the Loyalists come from? Where did they settle? Which routes did they take? When?
Social Studies Questions for the Chinese Immigrants
You will be given one question that is mandatory (you must complete), and then given the option to pick four other questions from the list provided.
Mandatory Question:
How did the Chinese Immigrants help shape Canada? What did the Chinese contribute?
Of these questions please select only four of the following questions
1) Where in Canada did the Chinese immigrants live or move to? (use a map of Canada to show the region; label and colour)
2) What hardships did the Chinese Immigrants face? What was life like before they came to Canada, and what was life for them after?
3) Why did the Chinese come to Canada?
4) Where did the Chinese Immigrants come from? Where did they settle? Which routes did they take? When?
5) Why did the government need the Chinese Immigrants?
Grade 5 Social Project Parameters
History and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Part 1: Research
- Choose any 5 questions to guide you with your research
- Use websites, books and the text to find your information
- Record the answers to your questions in detail
- Be sure to credit your source/create a Bibliography
- Show your research to a teacher
- Part 2: Choose how you will represent your learning:
- Diary Entry (Written or Video)
- Poster Board Character
- Historic Minutes
- Keynote or PowerPoint Presentation
- Poster
- Report
- Clearly identify Group of People you have chosen
- Bibliography (credit source)
- Address at least 5 questions (one must be the last question)
- Work must be written/presented in student’s own words; research notes must be submitted to teacher
- All 5 questions addressed in a minimum of three entries
- Follows editing checklist, hand in rough and good copies
- Has appearance of actual diary
- Correct dates on each entry and historically accurate
- Uses personal point of view of character
Video Diary
- All 5 questions addressed in a minimum of three entries
- Uses a storyboard for planning
- Approved by teacher before filming
- Present your video through either a voice-over monologue (a long speech done by one person) the visuals have to match if not on screen or you can dress as the character, using green screen (costume, props and backdrop are appropriate)
- Information must be historically accurate, with correct dates, and use the personal point of view of the character
- Video should address 3 of the 5 questions through video images, and the rest through writing or speaking
- Storyboard planning completed and handed in, approved by teacher before filming
- Short video of one minute with accompanying text explaining historical context.
- Picture of a body - making sure it is illustrating the proper dress of the people of the time, having a hole big enough for the speaker’s head to pop out.
- Poster includes title of group, headings and supporting details around their poster. (answering any questions not answered in presentation)
- Much of the information must be in spoken form, should address at least 3 of the 5 questions
- There is the option to either present live or record beforehand with the use of a script (hand in the script to a teacher beforehand)
- Must include a minimum of 1 slide per question, addressing the 5 questions in detail
- Each slide has matching visuals for information
- Should have an opening and closing slide, and an ending slide to credit sources.
- Headings/subheadings should be used to organize work. all pictures captioned for proper attribution.
- Must include information that addresses all 5 questions
- Have an introduction, conclusion, and supporting paragraphs
- Headings and subheadings
- Title page: a picture, name, date
- Bibliography- a page that will cite all the sources where you got your information from
- Rough copy and finished copy must be handed in to a teacher
- Include Title, Headings and Subheadings
- Address all 5 questions in detail using your own words
- Rough copy of all writing: follows editing checklist and approved by teacher before poster paper given
- Have supporting images/pictures that are relevant and enhance information
- Organized and visually pleasing