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My Life on a Timeline Activity
What will you do today? Students place pictograms in order according to the time of ; Then they describe the actions they will take during these times. Important events in…
#LEARNHistoryatHome activities with your kids
LEARN @ Home Elementary Social Sciences Help page Our new parent's help page on the LEARN main site now lists various ideas, the occasional MEES activity package that we have…
Cartograf scenario: Prominent Individuals 1820
Here is a Cartograf mapping scenario inspired by learning processes designed by Heather Morrison and Ruwani Payoe. (EMSB) It is UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Visit the Instructions and links to available materials here.
Cartograf Scenario: The Constitutional Act of 1791 (LBPSB)
In 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from the British Empire. After seven years of war, the Americans achieved their goal and the United States was formed. Many English…
Cartograf scenario: English territories in North America, 1763 (LPBSB)
In 1763, the distribution of territory in North America changed significantly. After the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763) between England and France, England conquered New France and took over…
Cartograf Scenario: Compare Quebec in 1905 and 1980
(A Cartograf scenario by Frenette ad A. Farina, of LBPSB) In this scenario, students will compare Quebec in 1905 and 1980 Using the tools in Cartograf, they will: -trace the…
Cartograf Scenario: The Seigneurial System
(This scenario was originally by le RECITUS) In New France, the colony was divided into large tracts of land, long and narrow, facing the St. Lawrence River or other waterways. The…
Cartograf Scenario: Nationalization of Electricity (LBPSB)
Electricity is one resource of many, but maybe the most important resource of Quebec. Nationalizing that resource (making it publicly owned) was a milestone in the economic and political life…
Cartograf Scenario: Indigenous Territories around 1500
Did the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples live in the same type of territory? Human populations live on all sorts of territories. Some of them adapted very well to the characteristics…
Cartograf Scenarios: Montreal in 1820
What would a day in the life of a politician like Louis-Joseph Papineau, a notary, a dressmaker or a nun be like in 1820!? In this scenario, your character and…
Cartograf Scenarios: The Quebec Act, 1774 (LBPSB)
This mapping task shared by LBPSB consultant David Emory asks students to trace out the new territories, then as an integration task, students are asked to take the position of…
Iroquoians around 1500: Establish Facts
Here is a Google slide document that contains practice instructions and space for students to “Establish Facts” about Iroquoian society around ;
Iroquoians around 1500: Text Version
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Algonquians around 1500: Establish the Facts
Here is a Google slide document for this section, containing practice instructions and space for students to “Establish Facts”.
Algonquians around 1500 : Text Version
Want offline access to the photos and text from the Algonquians around 1500 section of our website? There is a Google Document text version of this section of the site…