Ms. Trigg's Projects
Current Events--Socials 9 & 10
World News--Databases and Websites
Specific Topics
The following articles and pages will help you get an overview of your topic:
World News--Databases and Websites
- Canadian Points of View (Use for Lac Megantic)
- EBSCO Research Database (In Van Tech's Digital Library--ID and password required. You will find many newspaper and magazine articles on all topics in this database.)
- Global Issues in Context (In Van Tech's Digital Library--ID and password required. Has great overviews of: Egyptian Revolution and Syrian Civil Unrest.)
- Student Research Center (In Van Tech's Digital Library--ID and password required. Great articles on most topics.)
- World BookOnline (In Van Tech's Digital Library--ID and password required.
- The Province (In Van Tech's Digital Library--Newspaper ID and password required.)
- The Tyee: BC's Solution for News, Culture and Solutions
- Vancouver Sun Online (In Van Tech's Digital Library--Newspaper ID and password required.
Specific Topics
The following articles and pages will help you get an overview of your topic:
- Alex Rodriguez--Alex Rodriguez in State of Denial (Boston Globe); Alex Rodriguez on Reports that He Implicated Other Players: "It's Not True."
- Bangladesh Factory Collapse--PBS Newshour Articles; Bangladesh Factory Collapse (Global BC)
- Egypt--Egypt in Crisis (BBC News)
- Lac Megantic--CBC News
- Pope Benedict XVI--Pope Benedict XVI Formally Resigns to Become 'Pilgrim' (BBC News)
- Syria--Syria's Civil War: Key Facts, Important Players (CBC News); Syria Profile (BBC News); Syria Conflict (BBC News)
- Trayvon Martin--Trayvon Martin Case Provokes Justice and Race Debate (PBS Newshour); Topic: Trayvon Martin (Washington Times); Trayvon Martin (The Guardian Newspaper)
MAID IN CANADA: 19TH CENTURY CANADIAN WOMEN
Jenny Kidd Trout, First
Canadian Female Physician
STATION 1-The Canadian Encyclopedia--Women and Education
STATION 3--Click on the following links to view the Heritage Minutes Videos
- Click on The Canadian Encyclopedia link and search for the "Women and Education" article.
STATION 3--Click on the following links to view the Heritage Minutes Videos
Economic Regions of Canada
Web Sites
- Atlas of Canada
- Canada Yearbook 2010 (Statistics Canada)
- Economic Indicators, by Province and Territory (Statistics Canada)--Make sure that you click on the names of the provinces on the left-hand side of this page.)
- [British Columbia Industry Links--Van Tech Library Website]
- Information by Industrial Sector (Industry Canada)
- Provincial/City Economies: RBC Economics Research
- Regions of Canada
- Tables by Province or Territory (Statistics Canada)
Provincial Government Web Sites
- British Columbia: Ministries & Organizations
- Government of Alberta: Industry and Economy
- Government of Alberta: Ministries
- Government of Manitoba: Departments
- Government of Manitoba: Economy
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Departments and Agencies
- Government of Saskatchewan: Economy
- Government of Saskatchewan: Ministries and Agencies
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Departments/Agencies
- Government of Newfoundland & Labrador: The Economy 2011
- Government of Nunavut: Departments
- Government of the Northwest Territories
- Guide to the BC Economy & Labour Market
- Government of Yukon: Departments
- Ontario--Economy
- Ontario's Economy
- Quebec--Economy
- New Brunswick--Government Websites
- Nova Scotia: Agencies
Databases--Van Tech Digital Library (ID and Passwords available in the library)
Immigration--The Canadian Mosaic
- Ethnic Groups Booklets (Canadian Historical Association--Library and Archives Canada)
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Ethno-Cultural and Aboriginal Groups (Genealogy and Family History--Library and Archives Canada)
- Immigration--Library and Archives Canada
- The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement
- Culturgrams (This database provides information on characteristics of culture--food, religion, greetings, etc.)
- Where Do We Come From? (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)--Look at Handout 1 and Handout 2
- [2006 Immigrant Statistics--Statistics Canada]
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS--SOCIAL STUDIES 10
- The reserved books on the trolley have information on many of the topics
- Van Tech Databases: (N.B.: Use truncation, synonyms & subject headings) e. g. (cosmetic* or beauty product*) and (health or environment*) Be sure also to limit by publication year.
EBSCOHost
Greenfile
Canadian Points of View
Vancouver Sun, The Province, The Tyee newspapers
Works cited (Bibliography)
EasyBib
- General Web Sites
CBC
Boston Tea Party, Courtesy Wikimedia Commons
ROAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Most of the questions can be answered using The World Book Encyclopedia.
(ID and password information is available in the library.) Articles on people from the period can be found in Biography Online.
The books on the trolley also provide a great deal of vital information.
Other useful sites:
Most of the questions can be answered using The World Book Encyclopedia.
(ID and password information is available in the library.) Articles on people from the period can be found in Biography Online.
The books on the trolley also provide a great deal of vital information.
Other useful sites:
- Liberty! The American Revolution
- Liberty! The American Revolution (Subject Index)-PBS