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Animal Facts: Spotted turtle

The spotted turtle is a highly recognizable North American species that is known for its distinctive yellow spots on its dark coloured shell. …

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Animal Facts: Great grey owl

Despite being Manitoba’s official bird, the great grey owl can be found in nearly every Canadian province and territory.  …

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Animal Facts: Rock ptarmigan

As a seasonally camouflaged species, the rock ptarmigan has brown plumage in the summer and white plumage in the winter to blend in with its surroundings.  …

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Animal Facts: North Atlantic right whale

The massive North Atlantic Right Whale is Canada's “true whale of the ice.” …

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Animal Facts: Burrowing owl

Unlike most owls, the Burrowing Owl nests underground. …

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Animal Facts: Red fox

As one of Canada's most well-loved animals, the red fox can be characterized by its beautiful colour and white-tipped fluffy tail.  …

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11 amazing facts about Canada’s bear species

Did you know polar bears aren’t actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?

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Animal Facts: Polar bear

As one of Canada's most recognizable animals, the polar bear is the largest bear in the world and the top predator in the Arctic. 

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Animal Facts: Caribou

Caribou are highly migratory animals that stay together in herds while they move almost constantly.  …

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Animal Facts: Beluga whale

Beluga whales are one of the most recognizable species of whale thanks to their white colouring and thick bodies which are primarily made of blubber (40 to 50 per cent of their…

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Animal Facts: Bald Eagle

The bald eagle is one of Canada's largest birds of prey and is well-known for its regal appearance and contrasting coloured feathers. 

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Animal Facts: Arctic fox

As one of Canada's most beautiful mammals, the Arctic fox is well-known for its white fur which is why it's often referred to as the snow fox. 

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Animal Facts: Arctic hare

Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat.  …

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Google Earth Voyager story highlights Indigenous cultural heritage

Canadian Geographic Education offers a new multimedia educational resource centred on Indigenous content

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11 kid-friendly facts about Canada

11 facts about Canada and Canadians that are sure to entertain children of all ages

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10 questions to test your geography knowledge

The Canadian Geographic Challenge is turning 20! To celebrate we’ve compiled a list of our favourite past quiz questions. Can you answer them correctly?

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Go on an Energy Diet

Sign up for this year’s Classroom Energy Diet Challenge

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Can Geo Education’s four giant floor maps on display in Ottawa last November.

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Giant floor maps on display for Geography Awareness Week

Walking across Canada has never been so easy. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society showcased its four giant floor maps of…

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The drafters of the St. John’s Declaration

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Education declaration

Just three months after gathering in support of geographic education in Canada, a community of educators has received affirmation for its vision and action plan, as delineated…

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Boreal Forest map begins tour

Canadians now have a novel way of exploring the boreal forest — with a new Canadian Geographic Education giant floor…

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Giant floor maps on display in celebration of Geography Awareness Week

Walking across Canada has never been so easy.The Royal Canadian Geographical Society held an event in Ottawa on Nov. 18…

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Q&A: Alex Trebek, National Geographic World Championship host

Three of Canada's brightest young minds in geography walked away with silver medals at the National Geographic…

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Team Canada wins silver at National Geographic World Championship

It came down to a nail-biting tiebreaker question, but Team Canada pulled through to win the…

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Team Canada finds culture in St. Petersburg

As Canadians start their week after a (hopefully) restful weekend, Team Canada moves into day three of the…

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Big map news

They’re as big as half a school gymnasium and weigh more than 45 kilograms, and this fall, they’ll be helping Canadian students learn about their country in engaging new…

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The last day in Cape Breton

This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask.,

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Class trip winners meet famous inventor’s great-grandson

This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask.,

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Day one in Cape Breton for Canada’s Coolest School Trip

This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask.,

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Canadian soldiers march through the streets of a Sicilian town during the Second World War

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Canadian soldiers to be honoured in Sicily

On July 10, 1943, Allied forces arrived on the shores near Pachino, Sicily, to begin their invasion of Italy. The 1st Canadian Infantry Division and 1st Canadian Army Tank…

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Meeting the Challenge!

The Classroom Energy Diet Challenge (CEDC) is saving kilowatts one school at a time, and the…

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Lost on a map

Shortly after Judith Adler made a basic map quiz part of her second-year Sociology of the Family class at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, she realized that…

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The War of 1812 giant floor encourages students to interact with history

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Giant floor maps put students on the map

Canadian Geographic Education’s series of giant floor maps gives students a colossal dose of cartography and is a powerful teaching tool

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Geography education in Quebec: not all bad news

After reading this week’s articles about

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The Great Canadian Geography Challenge

For the past 18 years, scores of students across Canada have tested their geographic knowledge through the Great Canadian…

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Example of students’ work for the “Green your school” activity, part of the 2012 competition

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Energy-wise

Classrooms across Canada are once again gearing up for the Classroom Energy Diet Challenge, presented by

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Colossal cartography

Walking through Canada’s network of national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas would normally take many years, if not decades. But there will soon…

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CFL in schools

What do the Halifax Storm, Fredericton Acadians, Québec Grenadians and Yellowknife Yetis all have in common? Apart from being fictional Canadian Football League (CFL) teams,…

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Canadian Geographic Education

Think of it as a graduation of sorts — one that was nearly two decades in the making. After 19 years, the Canadian Council for Geographic…

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Storytelling and sense of place

The Students on Ice Arctic expedition is over, we've made our sad farewells and are all returning to our daily routines. One thing I miss about being up North is our daily story…

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The war on the floor

Students and teachers interact with a giant floor map at Strathcona Public School in Kingston, Ont.It may have ended nearly 200 years ago,…

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Jacob Burnley, from Nanaimo, B.C., placed second in this year’s Great Canadian Geography Challenge

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With a little help from their friends

To paraphrase an old saying, behind every great geography superstar is a great teacher or parent. That is certainly the case with two of this year’s

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March-ing on

After six years as the Atlantic representative of the Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE), Peggy March has reached…

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Class acts

From broadcasting key energy tips during the morning announcements to inventing a green product, nearly 12,000 students from across Canada learned about energy awareness during…

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The Kitchen-Kuiack family

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Energy idols

The Kitchen-Kuiack household of Marsh Lake, Y.T., displayed outstanding teamwork, ingenuity and dedication throughout the

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Executive decisions

Back row, from left: Lynn Moorman, Connie Wyatt Anderson, Jane Kerr-Wilson, Peggy March, Geoff Buerger. Front row: Rob Langston, Emily Schell,…

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