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In the summer of 1897 two ocean going steamers landed on the west coast of the United States. One ship, The Excelsior, landed in San Francisco and three days later The Portland landed in Seattle. Down the gangplank of these two ships went a rag-tag group of men and women carrying sacks of gold. Some walked down the docks with $5,000 worth of gold while others had over $10,000 worth. The miners told of the rich claims they had staked one year earlier on a series of small creeks flowing into the Klondike River. This new goldfield, in the northwest corner of Canada, was said to be the richest gold find in all of history with enough work for tens of thousands of people. There were stories of gold nuggets lying on the ground waiting to be picked up. One rich miner was to say, "With hardly any effort at all I'm coming out with $25,000." What could be easier? All you had to do was get there.The ensuing Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 was the greatest gold rush in all of history and was said to be 'the last great adventure.' The Dawson City Museum presents a glimpse of the journey to the harsh north country of Alaska and Yukon. Do you have what it takes to make it to the Klondike? Become a virtual stampeder! Take the challenge and strike it rich or lose it all. Good luck, cheechako!


Items 1 - 79 of 79 1759 : From the Warpath to the Plains of Abraham The Seven Years War began in 1756 and was the first world armed conflict. This incredibly detailed website will walk you through the history of this conflict from the perspectives of the French, the British, the Canadians and the Amerindians. Over three hours of engaging and dynamic content detail this virtual tour of the Seven Years War created by the North American Battlefield Commission. This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Player Creator(s): National Battlefields Commission 2K40 Have you ever dreamed of exploring the cosmos? Fast forward to 2040 where your country is searching for the best candidates for a mission to Mars and see if you have what it takes to stay alive on a space shuttle mission. Brought to you by the Montreal Science Center, this flash science game is totally interactive and full of Canadian trivia providing a fun, educational and interesting gaming experience for all ages This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): Montréal Science Centre 3D Corvette: H.M.C.S. Sackville Explore the virtual radar room and operate other Second World War technologies of the H.M.C.S. Sackville naval ship! This game uses the following plug-ins: Shockwave, Windows Media or Cult 3d Viewer Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, HMCS Sackville A Journey into Time Immemorial 'A Journey into Time Immemorial' is based on First Nations traditional knowledge and content developed in collaboration with the Sto:lo web site development committee and staff of the Xa:ytem Interpretive Center. It is an artistic and cultural interpretation and is not meant to convey precisely accurate archaeological information. Contemporary archaeologists view First Nations as partners and value oral traditions as a source of information about the past that augments the scientific approach. Compare this site with 'A Journey to a New Land', a complementary web site done from a scientific perspective. Creator(s): Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology A Sunken Ship.s Tale. The game A Sunken Ship's Tale : an educational Internet game about the discovery of a shipwreck, the Elizabeth and Mary which sank in 1690 following Sir William Phipps' attack on Quebec. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash 5 Creator(s): Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal museum of archeology and history Acadia - Lifestyles in the days of our ancestors Acadian history in the Maritime Provinces of Canada dates back to the 17th century. Acadian history is rich with culture, and here you can learn about their lifestyles, architecture, food, and their daily life with educational games and a tour of the Acadian communities. The Acadian Historical Village invites you to learn about their culture, history, and explore the many facets of their lives This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash MX Creator(s): Village Historique Acadien Alvir Champrobacter has disappeared Online activity where the Internet visitor must discover what happened to Alvir Champrobacter. Creator(s): Centre d'interprétation des biosciences Armand-Frappier Armoured Warrior Armoured Warrior is a work of fiction based on the real-life experiences of Canadian tank crews that fought in North West Europe during the Second World War. Unlike their stories, however, YOU get to decide how this adventure will end. As the commander of a Sherman tank in the final days of the Normandy Campaign of 1944, you will live through some of the excitement, despair, brutality and sheer horror of one day's fighting at the front. This game uses the following plug-ins: QuickTime 4.x / 5.x Creator(s): Canadian War Museum Before E-commerce Mail-order catalogues have a long tradition in the retail history of Canada. The Before E-Commerce website offers a history of the mail-order catalog business in Canada featuring vintage catalogues from Eaton's, Simpson's Army and Navy, Woodwards, and the Hudson's Bay Co. The use of mail-order catalogues built some of the largest retail businesses in Canada while revolutionizing the art of marketing and merchandising around the world. Creator(s): Canadian Museum of Civilization; Library and Archives Canada; Toronto Culture Contributor(s): Carol Anderson; Christina Bates; Emmanuel Béland; Gaëtanne Blais; Neil Brochu; Nicole Cloutier; Catherine C. Cole; Jennifer Cook-Bobrovitz; Louise Duguay; Bianca Gendreau; Les Henry; Elisabeth Joy; Shirley Lavertu; Charles Long; Sylvie Marier; Eileen O'Connor; Lorraine O'Donnell; Hélène Plourde; Paul Robertson; Scott Robson; Marguerite Sauriol; Alan Stewart; Evelyn Strahlendorf; Tamara Tarasoff; John Willis Butterflies North and South - Game This website was produced by Museums and affiliated organizations in Canada and Peru, to give you a glimpse of the butterfly and moth wonders just waiting to be seen and appreciated. Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Canadian Museum of Nature; Friends of the Earth; Insectarium de Montreal; Museo Lasalle; The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History; The Provincial Museum of Alberta; Ananas Production Cloth & Clay: Communicating Culture - Back in Time Adventure The textiles and ceramics of ancient Mesoamerica are featured in the Cloth and Clay, Communicating Cultures Exhibit. Drawing from the collections of the Textile Museum of Canada and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, this exhibit organizes Mesoamerican textiles by geography and then by culture so that you can easily access images of our objects and retrieve general information about the different culture groups represented by the combined collections of the two museums. Creator(s): Textile Museum of Canada; Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art Dig Down, Dig Back Simulated archaeological dig based on public archaeological excavations of historic sites along the Little Bonnechere River. Creator(s): Davenport Centre Heritage Hall Do you have what it takes to be a Buckaroo? The year is 1858. Gold has been discovered in the new Colony of British Columbia and thousands of gold seekers have flocked to the rugged territory. As a rancher in western Oregon, you watch with interest. The miners will have to be fed and you have hundreds of surplus cattle and there is a ready market in the goldfields of British Columbia. Unfortunately, getting the cattle there is a problem. There are mountains to cross, rivers to swim and hardships to endure. But, at the end of the trail, is the potential for huge profit. Do you have what it takes to be a BC buckaroo? Creator(s): O'Keefe Ranch & Interior Heritage Society Contributor(s): Zero One Design Inc. Dr. Discovery Learn about great Canadian medical achievements while having fun! Creator(s): The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame; Hall & Associates EchoPhotograph Interactive game in which players test their observation skills and ability to match an old photograph with a series of sounds. Springboard for the learning of secondary-level Canadian history. Notman - Canada - 19th, 20th centuries This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Player Creator(s): McCord Museum Explore Herschel Island! Trivia Quiz Test your knowlege on facts about Herschel Island, an island off the Yukon North Slope in the Beaufort Sea that was home to ancestors of the people of the Arctic and served as an American commercial whaling colony in the 1890s. A dozen whaling structures still stand and there are rich archaeological and palaeontological sites. It is managed according to the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. Creator(s): Yukon Territorial Government, Heritage Branch; Yukon College From Camp to Community: Walkthrough a Logging Camp Explore a virtual logging camp from the last century - look at what tools the loggers used, the hearty logger meals they ate and where they relaxed after a hard days work. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash 6 + Creator(s): Zero One Design Inc. Contributor(s): The BC Forest Discovery Centre Games and Activities - Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare offers a wide variety of interactive games and hands-on activities for all ages. Use your powers of observation, challenge your memory, work your logic, and enjoy the moment! Creator(s): Canadian Museum of Nature Great Upper Canada Adventure Try your hand at the life of a settler on the Sydenham River. This interactive game takes you through several of the challenges settlers had to face in Upper Canada. Creator(s): Strathroy Middlesex Museum Contributor(s): Township of Strathroy-Caradoc Interactive Investigator Game Use your crime-solving skills to solve a heinous crime! Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Carleton University; Musée de la civilisation; Musée de la Police de Montréal de l'île Bizard; Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale; Vancouver Police Centennial Museum; Vancouver Police Department Klondike: The Rush for Gold In the summer of 1897 two ocean going steamers landed on the west coast of the United States. One ship, The Excelsior, landed in San Francisco and three days later The Portland landed in Seattle. Down the gangplank of these two ships went a rag-tag group of men and women carrying sacks of gold. Some walked down the docks with $5,000 worth of gold while others had over $10,000 worth. The miners told of the rich claims they had staked one year earlier on a series of small creeks flowing into the Klondike River. This new goldfield, in the northwest corner of Canada, was said to be the richest gold find in all of history with enough work for tens of thousands of people. There were stories of gold nuggets lying on the ground waiting to be picked up. One rich miner was to say, "With hardly any effort at all I'm coming out with $25,000." What could be easier? All you had to do was get there.The ensuing Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 was the greatest gold rush in all of history and was said to be 'the last great adventure.' The Dawson City Museum presents a glimpse of the journey to the harsh north country of Alaska and Yukon. Do you have what it takes to make it to the Klondike? Become a virtual stampeder! Take the challenge and strike it rich or lose it all. Good luck, cheechako! Creator(s): Dawson City Museum Landscape Change: Landscape Loss The project includes a live web feed, quadrat analysis and time-lapse video of plant growth, interactive prairie history timeline, living memory videos, a prairie web forum and a virtual guided hike. In addition, the project includes a database of the museum artefacts (herbarium)which includes access to information on plant propagation. The project also has a children's section which includes animations and interactive games. Creator(s): The Living Prairie Museum; Dr. P. Richard Perron; Jonina Ewart Contributor(s): Rob Kovitz; G N Louise Jonasson; Jan Guenther Braun; Alicia Smith; Ryan Gorie; Alex Poruchnyk; Joe McLellan; Sumit Vijayvergiya; Michael Zajac; Buffy Handel; Hank Desjarlais; Jay Anderson; Jackie Avent; Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson; Dr. Matthew Boyd; Cynthia Cohlmeyer; Doug Collicutt; Gene Fortney; Orille Haugan; Cheryl Heming; Mimi Lamontagne; John Morgan; Lori Nichols; Rodney Penner; Allan Webb; Dr. Robert Wrigley; Liz Wreford; Sophie Nichol Sauve; Christina Harris; Lise Smith; Dean Syverson; Ida Giannini; William Francis Butler; Frederick Philip Grove; William Rees; John Madson; Wallace Stegner; Kathlee Keane; Kelly Kindscher; Valerie Taliman; Alison Calder; Virginia Petch; Robert W. Nero; Dr. C. Thomas Shay; Margaret Kapinga; Robert Kroetsch; Rachel VanCaeseele; A. Richard Westwood; Christie L. Borkowsky; A. L. Knispel; Dr. S. M, McLachlan; Julie Sveinson; Errol J. Bredin; James Hodgins; Carole Rubin; Sarah Kipp; Clive Callaway; Michael Linton; Raymond Hotomani Living Traditions: Museum Honour the North American Indigenous Games - Teacher's Corner Come and discover a variety of Indigenous Games and traditions of sporting events through many and well developed learning activities for primary to secondary level students and teachers. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):The Canadian Canoe Museum; The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games; Musée des Abénakis; Museum of Anthropology; St. Boniface Museum; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Woodland Cultural Centre; Sport Canada; 2002 North American Indigenous Games Host Society; North American Indigenous Games Council; Aboriginal Sport Circle Contributor(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Living Traditions: Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games - Flash Activities Experience Indigenous games and sports! Through these interactive activities, explore the qualities and capabilities that make one a great athlete: skill, teamwork, agility, discipline, stamina, strategy, strength and speed. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): The Canadian Canoe Museum; The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games; Musée des Abénakis; Museum of Anthropology; St. Boniface Museum; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Woodland Cultural Centre; Sport Canada; 2002 North American Indigenous Games Host Society; North American Indigenous Games Council; Aboriginal Sport Circle Contributor(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Maison Saint-Gabriel, A Present From The Past! The Montreal museum, Maison Saint-Gabriel has stood for most of the history of Montreal. As one of the original buildings on Ville-Montreal, the house stands as a living museum telling stories from the history of New France and Quebec. With exhibits from the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Maison Saint-Gabriel is a monument that tells the history of Montreal, Quebec and New France. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Shockwave Flash Creator(s): Maison Saint-Gabriel Medi-Centre Canada's contribution to the history of medicine has been considerable; medical discoveries such as insulin, the electric pacemaker, the child-proof medicine cap and much more were all created by Canadians. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame offers showcases of each distinguished Canadian including vital stats, biographical information and video documentaries. Don't miss the Games Lab which provides a fun and challenging environment to explore each Laureate's contribution to the history of medicine. This game uses the following plug-ins: QuickTime 5; Flash Creator(s): Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Musical Composition In the section on musical composition, why not give free rein to the musician or orchestra conductor in you. A dozen instruments are waiting for you to play them, one at a time or all together. Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Andalusian Study and Research Centre (CERA); Ennejma Ezzahra' Arab and Mediterranean Music Centre; Museum of Music, Cultural Heritage Branch, Burkina Faso; Research Laboratory on World Music, University of Montreal; Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton; Canadian Museum of Civilization; Museum of Art and Archaeology of the University of Antananarivo; Alexandre Sènou ADANDE, Ethnographic Museum (MEASA); National Museum of Mali; St.Boniface Museum; 'Alexandre Dumas' School of Foreign Languages; Museum of the Romanian Peasant New Brunswick: Our Stories, Our People The history of New Brunswick Canada is followed in this virtual exhibit that features the stories of the people of New Brunswick. Starting in pre-history with the oral history of the Wabahahki, the exhibit moves through the centuries to the days of the Acadians and the United Empire Loyalists of the American Revolution. The history of New Brunswick is told through stories, student projects, historic artifacts and panoramas of historic locations, which provide an overall storyline, giving the virtual visitor with an understanding of New Brunswick's distinct cultural heritage. Creator(s): Heritage Branch Outsmart the sinister JavelWater Online activity where the internet visitor must convince JavelWater to free Alvir Champrobacter. Creator(s): Centre d'interprétation des biosciences Armand-Frappier Palaeo Pursuit As a junior palaeontologist, find your way to the dig. On your journey, you will encounter rocks, questions and discoveries! Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Canadian Museum of Nature; Musée du Séminaire de Sherbrooke; Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Pier 21: Canadian Immigration Process Pier 21: Canadian Immigration Process is an online game designed to teach students about the process of immigrating to Canada during the era that Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia welcomed one million newcomers. Creator(s): Pier 21 Society Remembrances -- Kitbag Challenge and more! Put your knowledge of military history to the test by outfitting Jenny and Johnny Canuck for various missions! Online and printable versions of crossword, trivia and word search games await! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park; CFB Gagetown Military Museum; Military Communications and Electronics Museum; Royal 22e Régiment Museum; Naval Museum of Québec; R C A F Memorial Museum; The Cameron Highlanders Of Ottawa Regimental Museum; The Museum of the Regiments Contributor(s): Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Museum; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Museum and Archives; The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Museum; Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives; The Naval Museum of Alberta; The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum; Canadian War Museum; Juno Beach Centre; Parks Canada; The Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation; Veteran's Affairs Canada; Organization of Military Museums of Canada S.O.S. History Montreal's history game for student sleuths. S.O.S. History is an adventure game challenging students to solve five mysteries at pivotal points in the history of Montreal. From the early days of the Ville de Montreal and the Great Peace of 1701 to the St. Helen's Island, site of Expo 67, site visitors need to find artifacts from the history of Montreal by solving historic problems, and return them to the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History. This game uses the following plug-ins: Shockwave Creator(s): Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History; Virtual Museum of Canada Contributor(s): Radio-Canada Sable Island: A Story of Survival - The Game A remote island found 300km east of Halifax far out in the North Atlantic, Sable Island, Nova Scotia is also known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Due to this isolation, unique strains of several animal and plant species have evolved, the most famous being the wild herd of Sable Island horses and ponies. Many ships have run ashore on Sable Island due to its heavy fog; this eerie collection of shipwrecks made Sable Island a serious navigational hazard until the development of radar. Creator(s): Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Contributor(s): Sable Island Preservation Trust Safe Harbour, Treacherous Seas The treacherous shores of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada contain 1.5 shipwrecks per mile. This virtual exhibition offers a wealth of information about the numerous ships that have foundered on the Island's shores as well as the fascinating human and social history that went down with the ships. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): Greg Evans Contributor(s): David Alexander Safe Trax Safetrax is a train safety game designed to show children the hazards and dangers in and around trains, railyards and railway bridges. Three fun train safety games guide kids through a rail yard, across a railroad bridge and over a rural railway crossing. Most injuries and deaths associated with children and trains are due to carelessness or a lack of knowledge on the child's part. These games clearly demonstrate the dangers of playing around trains, railway bridges and rail yards. This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Canadian Pacific Railway Police Service; Canadian Railway Hall of Fame; Direction 2006; Exporail: Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant; Salem and Hillsborough Railway Museum; Transport Canada -- Rail Safety Contributor(s): Railway Association of Canada Sign Me Up! / Regulation Size Only Sign yourself up to test your knowledge of the rules and regulations used by hockey referees and find out how you measure up! Creator(s): Musée de la civilisation Staying in Tune - Activities section Come and learn about traditional musical instruments from French-speaking countries, through games, creative and learning activities, and by listening to the beautiful sounds made by instruments of your choice. This game uses the following plug-ins: Shockwave Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Centre des recherches et études andalouses; Centre des musiques arabes et méditerranéennes Ennejma Ezzahra; Musée de la musique; Laboratoire de recherche des musiques du monde; Canadian Museum of Civilization; Musée d'art et d'archéologie de l'Université d'Antananarivo; Musée ethnographique Alexandre Sènou Adande; Musée National du Mali; St Boniface Museum; Lycée de langues étrangères Alexandre Dumas; Museum of the Romanian Peasant Contributor(s): Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton TAG! Keyword Matching Game - Where to Draw the Line? Editorial Cartoons in Quebec, 1950-2000 Describe images using your own keywords and help us improve the McCord Museum's search engine. To score, you and your partner must write the same words. The aim of the game is to come up with as many descriptive keywords for the images as possible in 3 minutes. Creator(s): McCord Museum of Canadian History Contributor(s): La Société pour l'Apprentissage à VIE (SAVIE) inc. The Adventure Train! The Canadian Train Game is a cross-Canada tour of railroad history. Crossing the entire continent, the transcontinental Canadian railway connected Halifax Nova Scotia on the Atlantic coast to Squamish British Columbia (near Vancouver) on the Pacific. From the days of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) to the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), the history, settlement and economy of Canada are tied to the rails and the goods carried on them. The tour ends at the driving of the last spike in Craigellachie British Columbia and shows William Van Horne's telegram to John A. MacDonald announcing the completion of the railroad. This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash 5.x; Real Player 8.x Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Contributor(s): Canada Science and Technology Museum; Canadian Museum of Rail Travel-Cranbrook, B.C.; Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant; Direction 2006; Nova Scotia Museum of Industry; Salem and Hillsborough Railroad Museum; Transport Canada; West Coast Railway Association; Department of Canadian Heritage, Heritage Policy Branch The Canadian Museum Treasure Hunt The Canadian Museum Treasure Hunt is an online quiz game for students who have toured the Virtual Museum of Canada websites. Students between the ages of 8 to 17 will enjoy this online game quizzing them on exhibits found in 23 virtual museums located across Canada. The treasure hunt covers exhibits on Canadian history, science, technology, art and nature. Creator(s): Canadian Heritage The Cariboo Goldrush Adventure Game An Adventure Game exploring the 1860's Goldrush in British Columbia Creator(s): Entirety Communications Contributor(s): The B.C. Heritage Branch; Winter Quarters Press; Canadian Heritage Information Network The First Totem Pole Travel with Sta-th, a young member of the Eagle clan, and discover the Haida legend of the first totem pole in Haida Spirits of the Sea. Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Haida Gwaii Community Contributor(s): Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay'llnagaay; UBC Museum of Anthropology; Royal British Columbia Museum; Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development The Photographic Studio of William Notman The photographs of William Notman (1826-91) provide a unique window on Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries, its inhabitants and its landscapes. Read about the highpoints in McCord's career and explore his work in a playful and novel way. Creator(s): McCord Museum The Trace Fossil Mystery Trace Fossils give us insight into what ancient life and the environment was like. Learn all the details of which animals were responsible for these fossils, the different types of trace fossils, and even how to create your own casts and molds! Eastern Canada is very rich with a wide variety of trace fossils and you can find out which are most common, where they are located, and how they were created. The Trace Fossil Mystery will unlock some of the facts and explain everything you need to know about these clues from the past! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Creator(s): Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History The Train Messenger Trains have played an important role in Canadian history and now you can build your own with The Train Messenger train game! Choose all aspects for your train including the landscape, engine, the train cars, and a selection of landmarks. Once your train is finished, write an email to a friend and The Train Messenger is off to deliver your letter! With this train game you can learn about Canadian train history while creating your own specially designed train and sending email to your friends! This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Salem and Hillsborough Railroad Museum The Women of Aspenland The contribution of women is often forgotten in 'official' history; 'The Women of Aspenland' visits women's history in central Alberta and the important part they played in building community in the region. Learn about Canadian women's history and how they shaped the Aspenland region of Alberta. The Women of Aspenland exhibit profiles more than 170 women and their life stories, contributions, and the impact on the community. Here you can also visit some of the cities and towns in central Alberta to learn about their history and view a collection of photos. This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Creator(s): Heritage Community Foundation Contributor(s): Central Alberta Regional Museum Network; CKUA Radio Network; Alberta Museums Association Toys & Games Explore the history of games and toys at the Museum of Civilization / Musée de la civilisation. Travel back in our own histories to remember games and toys from childhood. The exhibit features toys from various periods in Quebec and world history and provides a rich catalog of ancient and modern games. From antique dolls to modern action figures, the Museum of Civilization / Musée de la civilisation exhibit Toys and Games is a nostalgic, educational trip back to childhoods throughout history. This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Creator(s): Musée de la civilisation Contributor(s): McCord Museum; Guelph Museums; Saskatchewan Western Development Museum University of Alberta Museums KidZone KidZone is an interactive web site for kids where they can go on mysterious adventures, play games and learn about research being done by University of Alberta professors. Children can gain a better understanding of what research entails and how it relates to our daily lives, and become familiar with museums in a university context. KidZone is hosted by the characters Wendy and Iggy who begin all their adventures in a clubhouse built in a backyard tree! This game uses the following plug-ins: Macromedia Flash Creator(s): Museums and Collections Services Urban Life through Two Lenses As a photo history of Montreal, the 'Urban Life through Two Lenses' exhibit from the McCord Museum in Montreal juxtaposes images of old Montreal against contemporary images captured at the same location. 19th century Montreal is remembered through the photographs of William Notman. When Notman's images are placed beside modern images by photographer Andrzej Maciejewski, viewers see a unique perspective of the changes that Montreal has undergone throughout the years. This virtual exhibit shows how economy and growth have affected our culture and the landscape of urban growth. This game uses the following plug-ins: QuickTime 5 Creator(s): McCord Museum of Canadian History Valentine s Day E-Delivery Let Cupid guide you through the process of building and sending your own custom Valentine Card! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash, QuickTime Creator(s): Provincial Museum of Alberta; Maison Saint-Gabriel; Cupids Museum; Fanshawe Pioneer Village; Musée Colby-Curtis - Société historique de Stanstead; Doon Heritage Crossroads; St. Marys Museum Watch The Birdie Interactive game in which players take on the role of a customer or apprentice photographer working in the famous Notman studio on Montreal around 1860. Springboard for the learning of secondary-level Canadian history. Canada - 19th century This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Player Creator(s): McCord Museum Wormholes & Gravity Slingshots Challenge your knowledge of astronomy to avoid wormholes or to get a boost from gravity slingshots! This game uses the following plug-ins: Flash Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network Creator(s):Australian Museums & Galleries Online, Australia; Centre of the Universe; Gemini Observatory, Hawaii; Glenbow Museum; Manitoba Museum; National Research Council Canada; Le Planétarium de Montréal A bacterium to the rescue of the environment This mission allows the Internet player to improve his or her knowledge of biotechnology. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Ancient Egypt Discovery Case This guide is intended to provide parents, elementary and secondary school teachers, and their students with some of the tools they will need to explore the world of the Pyramids. ROM Teachers and Egyptologists hope that the materials presented in this section will be helpful to teachers, parents and students. Creator(s): Royal Ontario Museum Bacterium, virus and company This memory game allows the Internet player to discover the 5 families of microbes. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Bacterium, virus and company (2) This memory game allows the Internet player to improve his or her knowledge of micro-organisms. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Botany John - Activities Go on a 1927 botanical exploration of Garibaldi Park or hand-tint Botany John's digital lantern slides. These are a couple of activities that can be explored on the 'Activities' page. Creator(s): UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research Bread: the inside story Its origins are ancient, but it is eaten all around the world today. It can be round, flat, long or small, eaten at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and most of it is made from wheat. What is it? Bread, of course. And, in the exhibition at the Canada Agriculture Museum entitled "Bread: The Inside Story", people can discover the fascinating tale of this basic food, from field to flour to baker to us. Creator(s): The Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation; Parent Corporation of the Canada Agriculture Museum ClioClic Hosted on the McCord Museum.s Web site, ClioClic, is a pedagogical tool and a Web learning environment offering a number of activities related to the high school Canadian History program, and focussing on living conditions at the end of the 19th century, in the context of growing industrialization and urbanization. Within a framework of rediscovery and project-based learning, activities include observation games and inquiries into the past. These activities draw upon the exploration of a series of virtual exhibitions and a database of more than 60,000 images of artifacts. Creator(s): Musée McCord Museum Colonizers of the human body (1) This activity allows the Internet player to become aware of the presence of micro-organisms on the human body. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Colonizers of the human body (2) This activity allows the Internet player to become aware of the presence of micro-organisms on the human body and to improve his or her knowledge of certain micro-organisms. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Dress Canada's History Discover the origins of Canada's cultural diversity! Creator(s): Lise Auger From DNA to proteins This activity allows the Internet player to learn the different steps in the production of a protein from DNA (transcription and translation. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum Heavens! My Ship... An interactive game of exploration in the territories in the seventeenth century. Creator(s): Musée de la civilisation Contributor(s): Musée de la civilisation Heritage crossword A crossword highlighting significant Canadian inventors and inventions Creator(s): Hauser, M. Holman: forty years of graphic art-classroom activities- The exploration of Inuit graphic art, created in Holman, in the Northern Territories of Canada, offers students and teachers, from primary levels to highschool, nine themes to discover through a variety of resources and learning activities. Creator(s): The Winnipeg Art Gallery I like Cats An interactive quiz game that will test your knowledge of felines. Creator(s): Bienvenue Welcome Design Multimédia Contributor(s): Musée de la civilisation Journey to Kitigaaryuk Explore the culture and history of the Inuvialuit as you join a journey from Tuktoyaktuk to the ancient village of Kitigaaryuk. Creator(s): Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Learning Experiences This program investigates the lifestyles of people living in the fort during the early 19th century. Participants tour the ruins of the fort, visit exhibits depicting the life of soldiers and officers, and participate in activities such as hearth cooking and dressing up in soldiers' uniforms. Students make and take home a regimental pewter button and print a British Military Commission. A focus can be put on the War of 1812 or the Rebellion of 1837-38 if desired. Creator(s): Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada Mansion Madness An overview of artistic methods and styles done as an educational haunted house tour. The exhibit focuses on 6 important British Columbia artists: Sybil Andrews, Ted Harrison, E.J. Hughes, Tim Paul, Margaret Peterson, and Sophie Pemberton Creator(s): Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; Labatt's People in Action Program Over the Top An interactive adventure which allows you to experience life in the trenches during the First World War. Creator(s): Canadian War Museum Properties of Materials These online activities explore properties of materials such as magnetism, conductivity, sound absorption, and density. Sorting games and crossword puzzles offer students interesting problems as they learn the properties of materials. Creator(s): M Hauser Public health on page one This mission allows the Internet player to improve his or her knowledge of biotechnology. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum The Cariboo Gold Rush The Cariboo Gold Rush Adventure Game invites you join gold seekers following the Cariboo Trail to learn how the goldrush shaped British Columbia. Choose your character and prepare for a long hard journey. Starting at Fort Victoria, your adventure takes you across to the mainland and into the heart of BC's history. Players make choices at every stop and with every character they meet. Reading, learning and taking care of your player's health and wealth is essential to striking it rich in the goldfields of the Cariboo. Creator(s): BC Heritage Branch The life of Dr. Armand Frappier (1) This activity allows the Internet player to find out more about Dr. Armand Frappier and his contribution to public health. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum The life of Dr. Armand Frappier (2) This activity allows the Internet player to become aware of the evolution of biotechnologies. Creator(s): Armand Frappier museum The Provincial Museum of Alberta's Education Puzzle Corner Educational games where you can learn facts about fish and play educational games This game uses the following plug-ins: Real Player Creator(s): Provincial Museum of Alberta Contributor(s): Provincial Museum of Alberta War of 1812 in the Western District The web site is an attempt to highlight the campaigns and battles of the War of 1812, that occurred in the area now covered by Essex, Kent and Lambton counties in Ontario. Creator(s): Windsor Public Library Language Policy
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