Overview of Virtual Field TripThis virtual field trip explores how the building of Canadas national railway affected the development of Canada. In order to completely understand this, it is important to first understand the railway itself. Students will guide themselves through an explanation of what was happening at the time and some of the details of the railroad. They will then discover the effects that it had on different groups of people as well as Canada as a whole. Using the information they have been given, students will develop a page on tagxedo.com that answers the question, How did the building of Canadas national railway affect the development of Canada? For this task, students will have to carefully consider how to synthesize their ideas into one or two words. For example, words used could be multiculturalism, expansion or boom town. When they have finished this, students will build a project showing what they have learned using animoto.com. The first page of their videos will be their tagxedo.com page. When everyone is finished, a few volunteers will share their projects with the class.

Back to Teacher NotesCurriculum LinksSocial Studies:Specific Learner Expectation: 5.3.2 assess, critically, the changes that occurred in Canada immediately following Confederation by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:How did the building of Canadas national railway affect the development of Canada?

ICT:General Outcome C.2: Students will seek alternative viewpoints, using information technologies.Specific Learner Expectation 2.1: Seek responses to inquiries from various authorities through electronic media.General Outcome P.3: Students will communicate through multimedia.Specific Learner Expectation 2.1: Create a multimedia presentation, incorporating such features as visual images (clip art, video clips), sounds (live recordings, sound clips) and animated images, appropriate to a variety of audiences and purposes.

Back to Teacher NotesTips for Best UseUse this project after having studied a portion of early Canadian history, so as to provide some background knowledge for studentsAllow students to explore on their own instead of demonstrating in front of the class. Continue to be available to help students though, and ask questions as students work to check for understanding.Have the entire class use this virtual field trip at the same time as opposed to using it as a learning centerThis virtual field trip can be adapted for grades 4 and 7, which also look at Canadian historyThis virtual field trip can easily be split into multiple days. For the first day, allow students to explore the site on their own and finish with the Dangers of Working on the Railroad task. The next day, have students begin their tagxedo.com and animoto.com project. Give students time to complete their projects in subsequent classes and then share them with the class.Once all virtual field trip activities have been completed, a trip to Fort Edmonton Park with emphasis on the steam train would conclude the project nicely.The map works best if students initially navigate it from right to left. Once they have viewed all sections they may view at leisure.

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Travel to the West is just far to slow and difficult due to our poor transportation. A railway from coast to coast could help speed things up and help develop our empty West. By building this railway Canada will stretch from coat to coast.We will call it the Canadian Pacific Railway, or CPR for short.I am Sir John A. Macdonald I am the Prime Minister of Canada.

Arnold, P. (2005) From Sea to Sea: Preparing the West for Settlement. Last Best West Series.

Photos http://www.mcq.org/ghosts/jeu/images/gp/anc-pa-8338-ottawa.jpghttp://www.macdonald.egate.net/sirjohn/sir.html

2Resourceswww.animoto.comwww.tagxedo.comhttp://kansasphotos.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wheatfield_2403b_sm.jpghttp://www.mcq.org/ghosts/jeu/images/gp/anc-pa-8338-ottawa.jpghttp://www.macdonald.egate.net/sirjohn/sir.htmlhttp://www.sedaliakatydepot.com/locomotive.htmwww.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5http://www.landsurveyinghistory.ab.ca/Characters/Fleming_S.htmhttp://www1.canadiana.org/citm/imagepopups/cpr_e.htmlhttp://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~echist/railways.gifhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRh7ngcJ2HA&feature=relatedhttp://www.latinamericanstudies.org/19-century/railroad-workers-1.jpg www.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5http://www.flags.net/

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Next Page Conflicting cultures

Many of us are part of different cultures and speak many different languages. Unfortunately the North Americans were not to familiar with our different cultures and held strong prejudices against us. This often lead to them giving us the most difficult and dangerous jobs.

Back to MapFlags http://www.flags.net/Photos www.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5Kalman, B. (1999). Life in the Old West: The Railroad. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Co.

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The railway made it easier for us to trade with others. It brought more people here to trade with and it brought supplies that we could use. We did not have to travel so far to trade anymore.{Close this window}Native Americans and the RailroadKalman, B. (1999). Life in the Old West: The Railroad. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Co.Picture from: http://kansasphotos.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wheatfield_2403b_sm.jpg

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We are immigrants from Ireland, Germany, Mexico and China and have come to Canada to help build the railway and make money to support our families back home. It was lonely times. We work long days doing difficult physical work.We couldnt afford to bring our families with us and went months without seeing them.Even when the railroad was complete many of us were too poor to afford the trip home.

Needed thousands of workers so people from all over the world joined the railway-building crews.

The Immigrants of the Railroad

Back to MapKalman, B. (1999). Life in the Old West: The Railroad. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Co. Immigrant photo http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/19-century/railroad-workers-1.jpg www.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5

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The Route of the CPR

ImmigrantsEngineCulturesDangersProjectNativesBoom Town

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http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssric/index.html

3Take a look at these images and think about What do these pictures tell you about the dangers of working on the railroad?Now share your thoughts with an elbow partner and be prepared to share what you have discussed with the class. When you have finished discussing watch the video clip on the right.

Dangers of Working the Railroad

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Photos www.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/Photo+Gallery/Building+the+Railway/default.htmhttp://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yzo6Otpgj-E/0.jpgVideo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o87MgkGAqeU&feature=related

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BANKBANK OFMONTREALOpening the WestBefore the CPR was built, it was very hard for people to move to Western Canada.The railway opened up all the land in the west for people to live on. A few years agothis town only had a few families living in it, but now that the railway stops here, itis booming! The size has tripled in the last year! Click on the different buildings to Explore this town.

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Click on this image to explore the parts of an engine.

The Steam EngineWhen the steam train was introduced as a quicker, safer way to travel, North America changed forever.

It was faster, more comfortable, more convenient and most of all affordable.

The rail way created many jobs such as: railway construction workers, train operators, and train station workers.

Back to MapKalman, B. (1999). Life in the Old West: The Railroad. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Co.The Locomotive http://www.sedaliakatydepot.com/locomotive.htmPhotos www.imagescanada.ca/r1-116-e.php?trail=trail5

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Sandford FlemingHi I'm Sandford Fleming.I am an engineer/surveyor who helped to plan and develop 4 different railways, changing the face of the industrial world as we knew it.

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Sir Sandford Fleming photo http://www.landsurveyinghistory.ab.ca/Characters/Fleming_S.htmBuilding the CPR http://www1.canadiana.org/citm/imagepopups/cpr_e.htmlTranscontinental Railways in Canada http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~echist/railways.gifYou Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRh7ngcJ2HA&feature=related

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Native Americans and the RailroadClick on an object to explore the effects of the railroad

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Background from: http://kansasphotos.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wheatfield_2403b_sm.jpg10Teacher Notes Project Overview Curriculum Links Tips for Best Use Animoto.com Assessment Resources

Back to Maphttp://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/Photo+Gallery/Building+the+Railway/default.htmhttp://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yzo6Otpgj-E/0.jpghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o87MgkGAqeU&feature=relatedhttp://ottawastudent.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/viar1.jpghttp://totheroots.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/pine-ridge-indian-reservation-south-dakota.jpghttp://www.searail.ca/0map.gifArnold, P. (2005) From Sea to Sea: Preparing the West for Settlement. Last Best West Series. Kalman, B. (1999). Life in the Old West: The Railroad. St. Catharines, ON:Crabtree Publishing Co.

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