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Canada: Transportation and Communication

Page history last edited by Mallory Burton 10 years, 3 months ago

 BC Grade 5 Social Studies IRP: Canada from Colony to Country

  • B1 describe the significance of key events and factors in the development of BC and Canada including the fur trade, the railroad, the Fraser-Cariboo Gold Rush
  • D2 analyse the development of transportation systems in BC and Canada

 

Related Pages on this Wiki:

Canada: Fur Trade

Canada: Gold Rush

 

 

Student Links

 

Sqworl Page of Student Links

Here is a collection of student links chosen from the sites below. 

 

Research

 

World Book for Kids

WBFK has links for railroad and underground railroad.

 

World Book for Students

SBFS has links for Canadian National Railway Company and Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

 

BC Archives Time Machine:  Transportation

The transportation section of the BC Archives Time Machine contains several online articles about different aspects of early Canadian transportation.  Includes sections on Coastal and Inland Shipping, 4 different railroads, road, and air transport.

 

Library and Archives Canada Kid's Site of Canadian Trains

This website contains many articles about various aspects of Canada's trains.  Highlights include an article on the driving of the last spike in the Famous Moments section, a section on different types of Canadian trains, and a section called Yikes! which describes a variety of train mishaps.

 

 

Photos and Videos

 

Gordon Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy Video

This video features historic and modern photos set to Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's classic song.  

 

Flickr:  The Commons Historical Photos

Search the Commons for "Canadian Pacific Railway" or "Canadian National Railway or Railroad" to view historic photos of these railroads.  These photos may be downloaded and used in projects as they are in the public domain.

 

Vancouver Public Library Historical Photos

The Vancouver Public Library website hosts a collection of 1500 historic photos showing the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway.  

Canadian Pacific Railway 9:55

This video describes the reasons and history of the building of the CP railroad.

 

 

 

Clicker5, Clicker Paint (requires software)

 

Transportation and Communication

In this gridset, students will learn about various ways Canadians traveled and communicated with each other.  Created by Kathy Ryan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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