Heritage Fair Documents 2011

Please use these as a reference while working on your project. It is very important to make sure that you are following the guidelines and expectations.Ask your teacher if you are unsure!

Heritage Fair outline (English) -
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Heritage Fair outline (French) -
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Correction Rubrics (English only) -
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Online Heritage Resources

This page contains website links to help students and parents find resources from home.

All of the websites listed below have been selected for quality of content and most come from reputable sources (governments, museums, universities, etc). However, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the content and am not responsible for any changes to the content on these websites. Remember: the best researchers use different sources with a variety of perspectives and always check for accuracy!
- Mme. Janelle LeBlanc, 2010

PLEASE NOTE: All Government websites can be accessed in French as well. Just click on the "Français" button on top of the screen. Many other websites are also bilingual - make sure to check!

General Heritage Resources


The Canadian Encyclopedia - over 20 000 articles related to Canadian history, politics and culture PLUS Canadian Music Encyclopedia
L'Encyclopédie Canadienne

Canadian Museum of Civilization / Musée de Civilisation

Historica - Canadian Heritage Moments that can we viewed online (French and English)

Saint John Heritage Sources - website containing a large amount of information about Saint John culture and history. (ENGLISH ONLY)

CBC Digital Archives - incredible collection containing thousands of video and audio recordings from the CBC on a large variety of topics. A great resource!
Les Archives de Radio-Canada - vidéos et émissions de radio datant de l'histoire de la Société Radio-Canada

NB History / Histoire du NB - Official website of the New Brunswick government

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - contains factsheets on Halifax explosion, Sailing ships, and Titanic sinking

Halifax Explosion- CBC website filled with information about the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb.

CyberAcadie - Great resource on Acadian history and culture (FRENCH ONLY)

New Brunswick Museum

Canadian Companies - Wikipedia entry that lists hundreds of successful Canadian companies

New Brunswick - Our Stories, Our People - A great resource for any research related to NB History - contains timelines, photos, and information on many topics.

Canadian Culture


CBC News - Canadian News, Sports, Radio, Weather.

CBC Radio - listen to CBC radio live anytime from your computer

CBC radio 3 - Canada's independent music channel. Find concerts, studio sessions, and band information.

Canadian Music- Wikipedia entry that lists hundreds of Canadian singers and groups from the 1970s and onward, including bands today.

National Film Board of Canada - Great resource that contains thousands of Canadian films covering various topics
L'Office Nationale du Film

National Film Board of Canada: Focus on Animation - NFB, all animated films
L'Ofiice Nationale du Film: Objectif Animation - ONF, films animés


Francophone Culture

CBC Bande à Part- Website dedicated to the best in current French Music

CBC Television en Français, Radio-Canada (Horaire/Schedule)

Radio SRC en Français - 102.3 FM

TV5 Monde website - Information about the Francophone world, including music, sports, news, movies, science, weather, language learning, travel
  • Excellente resource pour tout ce qui se rapporte à la Francophonie!

Geography and Climate


Environment Canada - Find the day's weather forecast, radar and sattelite images, and historical weather data (Click on FRANCAIS at the top right for French version)
You can even check out the weather on your birthday HERE !

Total area of land - Canadian Provinces


Population


Population Density - Use this data from Statistics Canada to compare Canada's population density with other countries'.
Densité de Population

Population Clock - watch Canada's population go up in real time!

Population Pyramid - look at Flash animation of Canada's population from 1901 to 2001.

Population - Canadian Provinces


Immigration


Pier 21 - Immigration museum in Halifax. This site contains pictures, journals, and many stories from generations of immigrants who came to Canada.

Becoming Canadian- CBC-sponsored site which looks at the immigration process in Canada.

Practice Citizenship Test- try out the test that immigrants to Canada have to complete to become citizens



Canadian Political System


Parliament of Canada- Government website with detailed information on the parliamentary process

Parliament Photo Gallery - official pictures of Canada's parliament, senate, and ceremonial procedures

House of Commons Procedure and Practice- very detailed document that goes over the House of Commons in depth

Evolution of Canada - Interactive image from the Wikipedia commons, it goes through the evolution of Canada's confederation through the years

Parliament of Canada - Look at bills introduced and passed in the House of Commons and Senate


Canadian Elections


CBC Canada Votes 2011

Interactive Electoral Map- 2008 Federal election results

Elections Canada

Election Almanac - This website contains a wealth of information on provincial and federal election including links to all party sites, statistics, games, and links.

Apathy is Boring- L'Apathie c'est Plate- A great website dedicated to informing youth about the importance of politics. Check out the bill tracker!!

Canadian Federal Ridings / Liste de Circonscriptions Électorales

Interactive 'RACE' between the Candidates, Election 2008 - created by CTV.ca

Political Parties

**Liberal Party** - Michael Ignatieff - **Parti Libéral**
**Conservative party** - Stephen Harper - **Parti Conservateur**
**New Democratic Party (NPD)** - Jack Layton - **Nouveau Parti Démocratique**
**Green Party** - Elizabeth May - **Parti Vert**
**Bloc Québécois**- Gilles Duceppe



Active Citizenship


Free the Children- Craig Kielburger's organization that fights against Child Labor.

Engineers Without Borders- Find out more about the organization and their photo essay contest!

Every Human Has Rights - A website dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

OXFAM Canada

OXFAM Quebec

Warchild
Get Loud


Worldmapper - Look at the world in a very different way!

Canada at War


FirstWorldWar.com - a website containing a broad range of resources related to WWI, including photos, videos, diaries, propaganda posters, and much more.

Veterans Affairs Canada


Canada and World War II- Document created by Veterans Affairs Canada. Be sure to look at the rest of the website for more information!

The Battle of the Atlantic- This PDF document is a resource package available from The Pier 21 Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
It provides greater detail about the contributions of Canada during the second world war and contains many interesting pictures and documents.

Heroes Remember- This site is operated by Veterans Affairs Canada, and has a large collection of video interviews with veterans from various conflicts.

Canadian War Industry - A series of photographs taken during the Second World War, hosted by Canadian Archives




50s, 60s & 70s in Canada


History of Television - informative website on the history of TV

Canada's Civic Rights History- a site maintained by a History professor at the University of Alberta, it contains a broad range of information and resources related to Canadian struggles for rights.