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Learning Activities

Design a Display

Students learn to interpret objects brought to Canada by immigrants and learn about immigration to Canada between 1800 and 2000 by selecting objects from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's database, by creating a display that features similar objects from different cultures, and by making a presentation in a format of their choice.

Grade: Grade 5-8; Quebec Elementary Cycle 3, Secondary Cycle 1

• Design a Display - Lesson Plan (PDF 340k)

Artifact Collections - Information Packages:

• 1: Clothing - (PDF 525k)
  • Tibetan costume
  • Chinese soldier's uniform
  • African costume
• 2: Musical Instruments - (PDF 570k)
  • Vietnamese lute
  • Mossi talking drum
  • Malawian djembe
• 3: Luggage - (PDF 605k)
  • English trunk
  • Vietnamese suitcase
  • French chest
• 4: Ornaments - (PDF 575k)
  • Tanzanian sculpture
  • Cambodian ornament
  • Chinese vase
• 5: Toys - (PDF 540k)
  • Japanese spinning top
  • Korean doll
  • Thai ball