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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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It’s a map that will have you tapping your toes in no time flat — but we need your help creating it. Canadian Geographic’s interactive Great Canadian Song Map will plot tunes about the nation in time for Canada’s 150th birthday.
Staff at Canadian Geographic and The Royal Canadian Geographic Society have already started populating the map with their picks, a few of which appear below. Now it’s your turn. Send us your single favourite song via Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #CanadaSongs, or use the online form, and we’ll add it to the map.
Chosen by: John Geiger, RCGS
Chosen by: Nick Walker, Canadian Geographic
Chosen by: Alexandra Pope, Canadian Geographic
Chosen by: Michela Rosano, Canadian Geographic
Chosen by: Sara Black, RCGS
Chosen by: Harry Wilson, Canadian Geographic
Chosen by: Ellen Curtis, RCGS
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