Canada



So much to do. So much to see.

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** Welcome to Wonderful, Wild Canada! ** ** Explore your province or territory to find what's cool and unique about it! ** The SUM Travel Agency is looking for outstanding, creative promotional materials to use in their upcoming Canada Campaign. Your mission, should you choose to accept it...well, you really don't have a choice, is to promote your province or territory. Your goal is to inform and convince prospective tourists to visit your province or territory. In other words, your promotional materials should convince a family looking for a vacation in Canada that this would be the absolutely best vacation! The SUM Travel Agency will decide how convincing you are. So, have fun, dig for some cool things to do and provide us with lots of details about tourism in your province or territory.


 * ==Fact Finding==

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 * Enter the province or territory name in the search box widget.
 * Look over the listing to find an article found in //the J unior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. //
 * Read over the graphic organizer to find out what information is required.
 * Answer each section completely and clearly. || ==Bibliography==

Good researchers document where they have located information. A bibliography is a record of all sources you used while researching. You are going to create a bibliography. Do you like to shop? Is skiing your passion? Are you an art gallery/museum type of person? Maybe you love animals and zoos are your thing. Maybe hunting is what you are all about. What could you hunt in your province or territory? Do you like to rock climb, hike trails, go to amusement parks?
 * Open up Word. Name the document CanadaBib.
 * Create your bibliography by using the information at the bottom of the page labeled **Source Citation.**
 * Copy and paste that information on your CanadaBib Word document.
 * Save it to your H drive in your Social Studies folder. ||
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Convince us to visit your province or territory. In other words, you need to "sell" a visit to this particular province or territory will be the absolutely best vacation ever to your folks/peers! The SUM Travel Agency will decide how convincing you are. So, have fun, dig for some cool things to do and provide us with **lots of details** about your top tourist attractions. || ==Fantastic Tourist Attractions==


 * [|Links to the Official Site of each Province or Territory] - click on the link and look for tourism information. See what the people who live there think is worthwhile visiting.
 * [|Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces]
 * [|Canada.travel]
 * [|Canada Travel and Tourism]
 * [|Canada Online - About.com]
 * [|Canada Tourism]
 * [|Vacations in Canada]
 * [|Travel Guide to Museums and Galleries]

Try your searching skills to locate all the necessary information to plan a fabulous vacation. Think about what you would like to find. Write down some important words (keywords) and remember to check spelling. Use these keywords to help your search and zero in on exactly what you want. You can be very specific on the Internet. And, don't just settle for the first page of results. ||
 * ==Bibliographies==
 * ==Bibliographies==

Remember that you need to cite every web page you use - which could be many different pages. (I know. I know. I understand your frustration.) But wait... there are some online bibliography makers which will help you document your sources. (Round of applause goes here!)


 * Advice**: Think smart. Use technology to your advantage. When you have the bibliography completed using the online tool, copy and paste it and add it into your Social Studies folder. || * [|EasyBib]- this site will generate your bibliography for you. To create an entry:
 * Click to select a source.
 * Select a source - look under most popular.
 * For a website - copy and paste the web address and select Autocite.
 * Scroll down and click on Create Citation.
 * Wait...wait...wait.
 * Here is the finished entry in correct format.
 * Follow the **Advice** to the left. ||
 * ==Images==
 * ==Images==

Just because a picture is on the Internet does not give you the right to copy and paste it, even though it is very easy to do. It is stealing, lying, and unethical. Same thing with using pictures from Google Images. Those images are most likely copyrighted. In order to use it legally you must contact the person who took the picture. Sometimes that just is not easily done – OK, many times it is difficult to find a contact and you need an answer //right away//.

But, there are some times that the images are OK for you to use. The people that took the pictures are fine with you using their pictures, as long as you give them credit by citing the source. Those images can be found on the Internet under a license called Creative Commons. It is a new type of copyright with a lot less restrictions. Basically, according to how the work is tagged, you may use it as long as you cite it.

Look for this label: If you see this icon it means that as long as you give credit to the person whose work you are using, you are allowed to use it in your work. Nice! || * CompFight - at the top of the page make sure to select **Creative Commons ONLY** and that **SAFE SEARCH is ON**.
 * [|Open Photo >]
 * [|Image After]
 * [|Stock Xchng]
 * [|Wikipedia]
 * [|Framing Canada]
 * [|Tech4Learning]
 * [|Pictures of Canada] - the photographer of the pictures on this site, Phillippe Renault, has given permission for you to use his pictures, with proper citation of and not for commercial use (which you are not doing). How great is that?

Maybe you have traveled to the province or territory in Canada, or know someone who has (or maybe even lived there!) Ask if they have pictures they are willing to share. Just remember to cite your source. ||


 * =Some Interesting Tourist Sites in Canada= ||  ||
 * ==2010 Olympics== || Visit this website to see the [|Whistler Ski Resort] Check out the Nordic Sports and the Web Cam to see this beautiful resort in Canada.

Here is another website about the Olympics from [|Vancouver 2010] ||
 * ==Reversing Falls of New Brunswick==
 * ==Reversing Falls of New Brunswick==

The Reversing Falls on the St. Johns River are caused by the incoming tide. That doesn't seem like a big deal except the tides can rise up to 53 feet during high tide. That is impressive. The power of these tides creates something similar to a vortex. A vortex is "when a fluid rotates around its own center, it is called a vortex. Turbulent flow is made up of many little vortices." [|www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Racecar/glossary.html]

Watch this time elapse clip of the tide coming in. Pay attention to the cliff in the distance to see how much the water actually rises.

To see the currents and their strength, here is another video you can watch. media type="youtube" key="oRtnasSBYSI" height="285" width="340" || media type="youtube" key="_J2AtORivSY" height="405" width="500"

Check out this interesting website about the [|Tides in the Bay of Fundy.] You can make the tides rise and fall by just the click of your mouse. Try it! ||
 * ==Lake Louise== || Find out about the fabulous Lake Louise in Banff National Park and the many attractions available for you to enjoy.
 * [|Lake Louise]
 * [|Discover Lake Louise]
 * [|Banff Lake Louise] ||
 * ==CN Tower==
 * ==CN Tower==
 * ==CN Tower==

The tallest free-standing structure on land, right now, is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the video to the right for a quick overview of the CN Tower. For more images and information about the construction of this amazing structure click on this link - [|CN Tower website.] || media type="youtube" key="FBzLhy3Q7sY" height="405" width="500" ||
 * ==Chateau Frontenac==
 * ==Chateau Frontenac==

|| This fantastic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada is the [|Chateau Frontenac]! This magnificent hotel is one of the most popular attractions in Quebec City. The hotel opened in 1893 and was designed by the architect Bruce Price.

The hotel was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway to appeal to wealthy tourists and to encourage railway travel. Click on the link to discover the history of the [|Canadian Pacific Railway]. t ||
 * ==Empress Hotel in Victoria==
 * ==Empress Hotel in Victoria==

See the beautifully restored Empress Hotel in [|Victoria, British Columbia.] At this grand hotel you may enjoy afternoon tea!

On the left, look at the variety of activities you could choose to do if vacationing here. The choices are many.

This hotel has been host to many famous guests throughout its 100 year history. Guests have ranged from kings and queens to movie stars. || ||
 * ==Magnetic Hill==
 * ==Magnetic Hill==

Can cars and buses really go up a hill in neutral? It sure seems like it happens. Watch the video and see.

Do some investigation and find out how Magnetic Hill really works! || media type="youtube" key="F3jDOFeIogg" height="405" width="500" ||
 * ==Niagara Falls==
 * ==Niagara Falls==

[|Creative Commons] || Check out the [|Niagra Falls Tourism Official Website] on the Canadian side of the Falls.

To see what hotels and attractions are available when you visit the Falls, visit the [|Niagara Falls Live] website. In the upper left corner is a Live Web Cam!

There are many people that have attempted to go over the falls. Annie Taylor, the first person to go over the falls in a barrel, said after surviving the stunt, "No one ought ever do that again." Good advice not listened to. Check out the [|Daredevil Gallery of Niagara Falls] to read about other brave(?) individuals. ||
 * ==Fun Facts...Did you Know?==
 * ==Fun Facts...Did you Know?==

It rained geese in Canada one day? A flock of geese made the bad choice of flying through a storm with way too much lightening - and - BAM - fifty-two geese got it. I guess you could say their goose was cooked. The residents of Elgin, Manitoba, were not going to let all those goose dinners go to waste, so they gathered them up to have for dinner! || * [|Canada Cool]
 * [|Canadian Geographic]
 * [|Cool Canada]
 * [|Expo 67] - Mrs. Arnold was here! It was very futuristic.
 * [|Provinces and Territories]
 * [|Simply WIld Canada] ||