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The Canadians on D-Day: Exhibition Trivia
Students will visit the Normandy landing exhibit to understand and interpret the facts surrounding the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied territory on June 6, 1944. They will then take part in a quiz that explores Canada’s role in the landings.
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Letters and censorship
In this activity, students will study the role of Canadians in the Normandy landings and take part in a letter-writing exercise that explores censorship.
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Exam Practice
In this activity, students will answer sample exam questions for the Secondary IV History Ministry exam. To complete this activity, it is recommended that students have a basic knowledge of the Second World War and the Normandy landings.
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Canada and the Italian Campaign: Exhibition Trivia
This activity can be used as a guided tour of the exhibition on Canadian participation in the Italian campaign. After browsing the exhibition, students complete a series of questions to test their knowledge.
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Document Analysis: Divided Canadians and the Conscription Crisis
This activity will help students better understand the debate surrounding conscription during the Second World War. First, students will compare the views of three prominent politicians, using original documents. Then, they will research these same politicians to better understand how they…
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Which WWII Hero Am I? The Card Game
Students will research World War II heroes and heroines, then create playing cards based on their findings. They will then play the card game “Which WWII Hero Am I?”.
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Fascism on the Home front: Canadian Internment Camps
In this activity, students will begin by exploring the concepts of fascism and propaganda to better understand these terms. They will then learn about the internment of Italian-Canadians in Canada during the Second World War, and create a profile of an…
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Diversity and Discrimination in WWII
This activity will help students appreciate and understand the contributions of Canadians not often mentioned in textbooks. Students will develop critical thinking skills through document analysis, research and the application of cross-curricular skills.
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Document Analysis
In this activity, students will critically analyze primary-source documents and establish facts by identifying differences and similarities between the Dieppe Raid and Canada’s tragic losses, in accordance with the Québec Education Program’s provincial history course.
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Why Don’t We Learn About the Dieppe Raid in School?
Students will critically analyze the reasons why the Dieppe Raid is not included in the Quebec Education Program by identifying causes, consequences and links between facts, then expressing their point of view in the form of a podcast or explanatory essay.
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Guilty or Not? A Media Analysis
Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents and decide who is to blame for the tragedy by creating a newspaper article based on real or invented facts. Students will then present their article and decide whether or not Lord Mountbatten…
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Kahoot!: WWII and the Dieppe Raid
In this activity, students will use the historical method, situate in time and space, and deepen their understanding of Canada’s participation in the Second World War and the Dieppe Raid through an interactive timeline and a game developed on Kahoot!
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LAV III: Workhorse of the Canadian Army
This activity will help students understand the role played by LAV IIIs in Afghanistan. The activity comprises four different parts, all of which are optional and can be used independently of each other. They include the creation of an interactive line…
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Understanding the Battle of Hong Kong
Students review basic World War II concepts in the first part of the activity, then have three options for exploring the context of the Battle of Hong Kong. Students can find the answers to this activity in the exhibition on the…
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Canadians Remembered: Profile of a Canadian Soldier
In this activity, students create a profile of a soldier or nurse and then, as a team, describe their experiences in the army, in Hong Kong, as prisoners of war and after their return to Canada.
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Geneva Convention Debate
In this activity, students learn about the Geneva Conventions and compare them with the treatment of prisoners of war in Japanese camps.
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Red Cross Reporter
In this activity, students will take on the role of Red Cross representatives and gather information about the living conditions of prisoners of war for a newspaper article. To help them, students will read newspaper articles from the period and examine…
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Introduction to WWII
In this short activity, students use the interactive map and timeline in our virtual exhibits to gain general knowledge about the Second World War. This activity can also be used as a quick review.
