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ERIC Number: EJ538409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Life, Death, and Society in the Maritimes at the Eve of Confederation. Documents in the Classroom.
Orr, Jeff
Canadian Social Studies, v31 n1 p46-47 Fall 1996
Outlines activities using the 1867 quarterly returns for the Registry of Deaths for Pictou County, Nova Scotia, to link population themes in early Canada to today's global issues. Learning activities include having students research the age of mortality, cause of death, human migration, and occupational profile. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Death, Global Education, History, History Instruction, Human Geography, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Local History, Place of Residence, Population Distribution, Population Education, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Research
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada (Maritime Provinces)