Located in the Northern and Western Hemisphere, Canada is located in North America and is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, and the second largest country in the world. Canada has two main climate zones; many different weather patterns; six different time zones; and more fresh water tha ... See program details

The eight major landform regions of Canada are explored. Each region influences whether people will live there; the types of communities found in each; the kinds of jobs; available resources; the climate of the region; wildlife commonly found there, etc. See program details

Native people were the first people to live in Canada and can be divided into six main cultural groups - Northwest Coast; Plateau; Plains; Eastern Woodlands; Subarctic; and Arctic. Each group had homes, methods of transportation and sources of food that suited the region where they lived and the wa ... See program details

The people who discovered and explored Canada and North America, did so for many reasons. The first known visitors, the Vikings, discovered North America by accident and left for reasons still not understood. Columbus’ discovery of North America in 1492 was also an accident as he tried to find a c ... See program details

Since the early 1500s, for many different reasons, the settlers of Canada came from different places - first France and England and then the United States. Later, settlers came from many other countries looking for a better life. Some came to fish, others to take part in the fur trade and still othe ... See program details

Canada's natural resources are found on the land, under it, in the oceans and rivers, and in the air. Fish, forests, minerals, land, water and wildlife are the reasons Canada first grew into a country and these resources have shaped the modern Canada of today. Some of Canada's resources, such as fis ... See program details

For many early pioneers, arriving in their new homeland after a long and arduous journey, the struggle to survive began by building nothing more than a crude shelter to protect the family. Clearing enough land to build their first home and plant crops was difficult - most had only primitive tools, a ... See program details

For earliest pioneers, each season in the first years of life in their new homeland brought with it many hardships and struggles. Most tried to arrive in their new homeland in spring or early summer in time to plant crops - food for the coming winter. If time permitted, their first log cabin was bui ... See program details

Usually, two of the first services in an early pioneer village were a sawmill and a gristmill. Because water power was needed to operate the mills, the location of early pioneer villages was determined by the availability of running water. Not only did a sawmill and gristmill make life easier for th ... See program details

Students will view the geophysical regions of the central and eastern portions of Canada - from the Canadian Shield to the Appalachian regions - from the Arctic to the American border - this DVD includes excellent original motion footage as well as motion graphics. An overview of the regional climat ... See program details

The geophysical regions of the western areas of Canada are presented - from the Canadian Shield to the Cordillera region - from the formation of lowland areas to these areas today. The regional climate and vegetation are presented, and the influence the physical characteristics of the region has on ... See program details

A farming community is a community where people raise plants and/or animals. There are different types of farming communities - from small family-owned farms to large corporate farms. This DVD looks at kinds of farms that make up farming communities; different jobs in different farm communities; som ... See program details

A mining community is found where there are sufficient resources to be mined such as metallic minerals, non-metallic minerals, fuel minerals or precious stones. Mineral substances are non-renewable natural resources. Many people in mining communities work for a company (or companies) that takes usef ... See program details

A community where people work with trees or with the wood from trees, is called a forestry community. Forestry communities can be found where there are plenty of available trees to be logged or made into forestry products. As well as forests, water, power and transportation, forestry communities nee ... See program details

People, building and land - all combine to form a community. The first communities, groups of people living in the same area, were started by early pioneer families. Although pioneer communities looked very different from communities today, modern communities also look different from each other. All ... See program details

Unlike pioneer families who cut down trees to build their homes and other buildings (sometimes with the help of nearby neighbours), today it takes many skilled workers to build a community. From heavy equipment operators to bricklayers and masons, skilled workers are needed to install electrical wir ... See program details

Animals, just like people, are part of the Animal Kingdom. They are living things that grow and change. Animals are different from plants in that they can move in many different ways from place to place. Unlike plants, they cannot make their own food but must find food to eat. Animals live in many d ... See program details

The Animal Kingdom is a very big group, made up of all kinds of mammals, different birds, fish, insects, and other living things. This DVD looks at the variety of sizes, shapes, colours, ways of moving, body coverings, and habitats of animals around the world. See program details

How can you tell if something is living or nonliving? This program explains to young students how to distinguish between these two major groupings. Living things grow and change; they can move; they can make new living things, and they have special parts to help them live. See program details

Introducing young students to the process of classification, this DVD explains how grouping (and sub-grouping) plants and animals with common characteristics has made it easier for everyone to learn about them. Plants that make seeds (flowering plants and cone-bearing plants) and plants that do not ... See program details

There are three types of soil - sand, clay and loam. All soils develop from weathered rock. Fertile soil is a valuable resource as it is necessary for plant growth. Soil has three main horizons: mantle (parent rock or bedrock); subsoil; and topsoil. Topsoil is the most valuable layer since it suppor ... See program details

All rocks are inorganic. They are made up of different combinations of minerals; have different colours, textures and hardnesses; and are used in a variety of ways. Much of the Earth's crust is made up of rocks and minerals that form naturally inside and on top of the Earth's crust. This DVD looks a ... See program details

Most minerals are pure, solid materials made up of smaller particles or elements that occur naturally as part of the Earth's crust. Found all over the world, they are usually considered to be inorganic - meaning they are not made up of plant or animal material. Minerals have different colours, shape ... See program details

All living things need some things in order to survive. Some of those things are supplied by other living things, and some are supplied by nonliving things. The interaction between living and nonliving in an area creates an ecosystem. The living elements of an ecosystem are water, soil, light and ai ... See program details

The Energy Cycle is the movement of energy from one living thing to other living things. Plants, the producers, use the energy from the sun to make food. Animals, the consumers, get that energy by eating plants. Other animals (secondary consumers) get that energy by eating the animals that ate the p ... See program details

The geological history and development of Canada is explained in this DVD using original, high quality video footage from across Canada and excellent motion graphics. A comprehensive overview of the major forces of aggradation and degradation, from plate tectonics to water erosion; from seafloor spr ... See program details

The meaning and significance of Remembrance Day is covered in this dramatic and fascinating DVD outlining the First and Second World Wars. Many of the scenes are historic and authentic, including early scenes in the air, at sea and in the trenches. Voice excerpts from Churchill and Hitler, along wit ... See program details

The performance of O Canada in both English and French. Includes DVD and Audio CD. See segment details. See program details

Even though the realities of World War I and World War II are beyond the comprehension of Primary children, Remembrance Day is a significant event in Canadian history. With emphasis on Canada as a free and peaceful country, the program explains why we observe Rememebrance Day; why November 11th was ... See program details

A legend is a story handed down from the past. Although there is no proof the facts in a legend are true, some people, or groups of people, believe certain legends to be true. We have no way of knowing for sure if The Legend Of The Raven is based on fact, or is simply a myth. There are however, some ... See program details

The world into which Native people have been brought since the arrival of Europeans is a wider world than their ancestors knew. It involves many lands and many people - yellow, black, red and white. The Medicine Wheel represents wholeness and within the Medicine Wheel, or Circle of Life, are the Fo ... See program details

The life of the people the Europeans found inhabiting this continent was rooted in the Earth. They lived in daily contact with Earth’s creatures and most of their life was spent under the sky. The hills and mountains were special places; sacred places where they went to receive their vocations or ... See program details