The Canadian Reader Issue 6
A Trip Around the Moon
Internet Connections (p.p 11-12 )
1. Read more about this news story:
2. Discover more about Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch:
3. Find out what inspired Jeremy Hansen’s participation in the Artemis II mission:
4. Meet the astronauts who will fly around the Moon:
5. Learn how the Artemis II crew will live in space:
- https://youtu.be/hm53zV92Hgo?si=0SgPPxxqCQPKSgO5
- https://youtu.be/6aavK4UcAU0?si=bdgj1hUxa10QNuW8
- https://youtu.be/jFNfOCIuyfo?si=7ZpGeT80G6BXRaHj
6. Curious to know more about Canada’s role in this mission? Read on:
Teacher’s Corner (p. 12)
1. Pre-reading images:
- https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/imagerecords/0/885/modis_wonderglobe.jpg?w=540&h=540&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/52554088202/in/album-72177720303788800
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasaorion/20628480293/in/album-72157657006459346
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimedia/search/image/17679
- https://images.nasa.gov/details/ArtemisIICrewPoster
2. Hometown hero tributes:
A Better Life for Marineland’s Belugas
Internet Connections ( p. 21 )
1. Read more about this news story:
- https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/whats-happening-to-the-30-beluga-whales-and-4-dolphins-at-marineland
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11638268/marineland-beluga-whale-export/
2. Watch these news videos:
- https://youtu.be/TYTM91eA3xw?si=3KsSF7eYqQX6XLMA
- https://youtube.com/shorts/SiUiTBKydcU?si=eBx4e2clZs3gtQtq
- https://youtu.be/AQ_a5YuehdM?si=YVuXKwdgVFFbcyDg
3. Find out more about beluga whales:
- https://www.arcticwwf.org/wildlife/beluga-whale/
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/beluga-whales.html
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/beluga-whale
4. Learn more about the Whale Sanctuary Project in NS:
5. Discover more about whales and dolphins in captivity:
- https://youtu.be/-8fBQnBYe3E?si=au_lcYT9FHe_gbBw
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/whales-in-captivity-what-scientists-say-1.2722933
- https://whalescientists.com/whale-sanctuary/
- https://onewildthing.co.uk/whales-and-dolphins-in-captivity/
- https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/benefits-seaside-sanctuary/
- https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AWMhEnCGY/
Teacher's Corner ( p. 21 )
Beluga images:
- https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/everyone-loved-marineland-now-its-last-belugas-face-an-uncertain-fate/#&gid=1&pid=1
- https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/beluga-whales-welfare-marineland-big-story-podcast/
- https://cdn.nunatsiaq.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unnamed-1.jpg
Canada at the 2026 Olympics
Internet Connections (p. 30)
1. Read more about this news story:
- https://olympic.ca/games/milano-cortina-2026/
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/livestory/olympics-2026-milano-cortina-winter-olympic-games-closing-ceremony-team-canada-live-updates-9.7101260
2. Visit Team Canada’s website:
Teacher's Corner (p. 30)
1. How to craft a great headline:
2. The Milano Cortina 2026 Medals: