Great Resources for Students and Teachers

People and Places in the World (Grade 7)

• Be the Change, created by the Ontario School Library Association, provides a ton of resources on the topis of children's rights, citizenship, taking action etc. 
• Geography of the World - Countries of the World, National Geographic,Geographia
• A Visual Guide for Global Trends - National Geographic EarthPulse , Facing the Future - sustainability, climate change etc., Gapminder - statistics
• Geocaching
• Countries of the World, Greetings from the World (a wiki with Glogs posted by students from around the world), Countries Study, Infonation, Time for Kids - view and compare country data, Comparing World Statistics - NationMaster , Celebr8UandMeDigitally - written by Eva Büyüksimke?yan of Turkey and Alexandra Francisco of Portugal here is a place to celebrate special days and share different cultures 
• Infoplease - Encyclopedias, atlas, almanacs, biographies, dictionaries, etc.
• Gander Academy - Nations of the World
• Internet Public Library
• CIA World Fact Book
• United Nations Environment Program  
• Japanese Internment in Canada: Japanese Canadian History, The Internment of the Japanese - Historica, CBC Archives, The Canadian Encyclopedia, History CBC Canada - Japanese Internment, PTSD Customized Search Engine 
• Internment: Ukranian Internment - InfoUkes, German Internment - German Internment - Historica, Japanese Internment in America 
• Teen Experiences of War - Beyond the Fire

Ancient History (Grade 8)

• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Best History Web Site
• Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mesopotamian and Egyptian art 
• Ancient Eygpt - The British Museum , Mummies, Cyber Mummy, Make Your Own Mummy, Odyssey Egypt, National Geographic Mummies, Pyramid Power, Pyramid Construction, Pyramids and Temples, The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser, Inside a Pyramid, Building a Better Pyramid, A Custom Google Search for Eygpt 
• The Ruins of Pompeii
• Vikings - Nova Online ,Gander Academy - Vikings teaching resources , Resource Links,
• Norse Mythology
• Exploring Ancient Greece - MarcoGram
• Museums Online
• Medieval Times - Ducksters, KidsClicks!

Canada Today (Grade 9)

• Historica
• History by the Minute - Historica
• The Canadian Encyclopedia  
• Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Elections Canada
• Electoral Boundaries of Manitoba
• Our Three Levels of Government
• Elections Manitoba
• Canadian War Museum

Other Interesting Sites and Sources

• Current Winnipeg Statistics Peg - Tracking Progress. Taking Action
• 20 Wonderful Online Museums
• Canada Shared by Canadians - Keep Exploring
• History Now 
• Manitoba Information: Manitoba Life and Times, World Book on Line - Explore Manitoba, History of Manitoba (Manitoba and Canadian Archives)
• Sustainable Development - Free - UNESCO Indigenous Knowledge Posters
• Current Events and Newspapers: Front Page - Newseum,  Press Display, Interactive Newspaper Web Site, Thousands of Newspapers on the Net, HistoryNet,  Internet Public Library - Newspapers from around the world, NY Times Learning Network, Newseum - today's front page news,  CBC News in Review, The Wire - Canadian, Scholastic News,  CNN Student News, Newspapers in Education
• Internet Public Library - Online newspapers from around the world
• News Maps will show you the news from all around the world
• Learning Resources - great for current events for EAL students and others as well
• CBC Manitoba
• Archives in the Classroom - Canadian
• Famous Canadians:CBC Archives, Well Known Canadians, Great French Canadians, Celebrity Canadians, Great Canadian Scientists, Great Canadian Writers, Great Manitoba Writers, Canadian Prime Ministers, Canadian Heroes Fact and Fiction, Famous Canadians Theme Page, Omnibiography 
• Canadian Prime Ministers: PMs Web Site, Prime Ministers, Canadian Prime Ministers, CPAC, CPAC Interactive, Grave Site of Canadian Prime Ministers,
• All things Canadian: Canadian Virtual Vault - works of art related to Canada's history, Canadian Statistics, Library and Archives Canada,
• Indian and Northern Affairs, Four Directions Aboriginal Teachings 
• Searching Different Themes: eThemes, Thinkfinity, teAchnology
• Human Rights: Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Link, Amnesty International Canada, PBS Documentary - Nelson Mandela, PBS Children of the Camps, Taking it Global, A Class Divided Documentary 
• Palaeography - the study of handwriting
• Genealogy: TeacherPlanet, Family Tree Workshop, Geni - free online family tree builder
•  World War II Power Point
• Flags: Flags of the World, Flag of Canada, Historica - Flag of Canada, Symbols of Canada
• American History: History Now