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=**Canadian Studies 15/25**=
 * On this page I will post websites or assignments you can do on the computer. Please pay attention to the date or whether you have completed an activity already.**

Legislative Assembly
Study these words from our visit to the [|Legislative Assembly]

Map of Canada

 * To study the Canadian Map you can click on [|Canada Map Puzzle] Practice identifying the different provinces of Canada.
 * Study by clicking on the map after you hear the word. [|Name the province or territory]
 * Another way to study is by using [|Quizlet on Map of Canada]
 * Use this quizlet to study [|Provinces and Capitals of Canada]
 * Listen to the national anthem [|O Canada with lyrics] Repeat and sing along.
 * Practice [|Writing Out] O Canada. Type in the words and then click Check to see if you were right. Repeat.

Regions in Canada
Use this link to look at pictures of different places in Canada. [|Pictures of Canada] Choose one interesting thing from each region and write it down and look for more information on it.


 * Weather in Canada **

Filling in the weather chart: To look up the temperature highs and lows, go to the [|Canadian Weather website] Then, click on the city and look at the high temperature listed on that day and the low __between__ the two days.

Part 1 The Land
Use this quizlet [|Part 1- The Land Glossary] to study the important vocabulary from this section of the book,

Also use the links on the **Map of Canada** and **Regions in Canada** (above) to study for the test.

Review
[|Canada's provinces and territories] with this link. You can quiz yourself once you have practiced.

Ages of Canadians p 51
Compare your countries to Canada in terms of life expectancy, dying under age 5, expenditure on health care using [|World Health Organization (WHO)] data. Write down what you find out.

Part 2 The People
Use this quizlet [|Part 2 The People] to study the new vocabulary in this section of __A Beginning Look at Canada__.

Origins of First Nations in Canada Go to [|Origins of First Nations] and listen to the information. What are three theories about how First Nations people came to Canada?

Part 3 The History
Use this quizlet [|Part 3 The History] to study the vocabulary in this section of __A Beginning Look at Canada.__

**Canadian Railway**
Watch the following video about the building of the [|Canadian Railway]

Provincial Parties of Alberta
Use this link to [|Provincial Parties of Alberta] to find party leaders.

Federal Parties
Find the [|Political Parties of Canada] in the link and look up the leaders of the parties named in the textbook.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
On the link you can learn more about the Legislative Assembly before we go there in person. Answer the questions on the worksheet from your teacher. Be sure to use complete sentence answers.

Provincial Elections in Alberta
Look at this link to see the [|Alberta Election results 2015] Look at the different colours and think about what that means. Is there any difference between cities and rural?

Premiers of Canada
The current [|Premiers of Canada] are listed on this site.

Legislative Assembly
Study these words from our visit to the [|Legislative Assembly] To [|Find Your MLA] click the link and search using your postal code.

Visit to a Provincial Park
[|Visit to Strathcona Science Park] is a quizlet of the many things we learned that day.Study these for the quizlet live activity.

Municipal Government
To look for your ward please use this You will need to click on the minus sign to show the whole map. Now find out who is the councillor for your ward by looking at this link [|Councillors] Click on your councillor's biography and find out three things about your councillor.

Go to the [|City of Edmonton] website and look up the bylaws about having a pet in Edmonton. What kind of animals can you have and how many of each? How much does it cost to license the animals? What is the penalty if you don't have a license for your pet? Why do you have to pay to license your pet?

Part Four The Government
Use the [|Part Four The Government Quizlet] to study the vocabulary for this unit.

__Parliament Information for Chapter 9__ To find additional information about the current [|Governor General of Canada] click on this link.
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For information about the Members of Parliament from Alberta go to the link and refine the search using the tool bar to select Alberta. [|Current MPs in Canada]

For information about who is your MP click on the link. [|Find your MP]

Different provinces and territories have different names for those elected to govern their area. In Alberta they are called MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly). On this link to the [|Legislative Assembly of Alberta] you can search for your MLA if you know the area you live in. Click on the drop down menu to search for Edmonton and then your area.

The following link will provide information about the [|Prime Ministers of Canada]

Charter of Rights and Freedoms
For simpler or additional information about a section of the charter go to [|Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]