Canada 1945-1982 Museum Project
An Artefact is any object made or used by human beings. Artefacts are windows into the past and a
connection to the present. Your project will centre on an artefact that is connected to an important
topic or issue related to Canada between the time period 1945-1982. This project is your chance to
demonstrate your research and insight into this period of history by creating a museum display on any
topic of your choice.
Goal:
1. You will conduct primary research on a significant Canadian topic/artifact
2. You will be able to show how your topic/artifact impacted Canada in the twentieth century
3. You will present this information to the class in an informative and interesting manner.
Each individual will research and organize a visual display which covers:
a) The background to your topic and artefact
b) Relevant information on your topic and artefact (example Who, What, Where, When, Why,
How?)
c) Explain both immediate and long term impact your topic and artefact has had in the time period
of its relevance and on history in the twentieth century.
Topic Suggestions:
Economic: Rand decision, growth of unions, consumerism, credit cards, branch plants, energy crisis of
the 1970s, stagflation, recession.
Social/Cultural: Postwar immigration (refugees, war brides), urbanization and growth of suburbs,
changes in birthrates, life expectancy, baby boom, teen subcultures, ethnocultural groups, Asbestos
Strike in Quebec, Richard Riot, racial segregation, Centennial year celebrations, expo 67, Aboriginal Land
Claims, civil rights movement (in Canada), 1972 summit series, Greenpeace, Alex Colville, Chief Dan
George, Joy Kogawa, Margaret Lawrence, Gordon Lightfoot, Marshall McLuhan, Norval Morrisseau, Bill
Reid, Oscar Peterson, Mordecai Richler, Maurice Richard, Buff Sainte-marie, Gilles Vigneault, CRTC,
Guess Who
Science/Technology: Avro Arrow, Goalie masks, nuclear energy, plastics, thalidomide, pacemaker,
televisions, developments in space technology: satellite, Canada arm, National Energy Program, St.
Lawrence Seaway
Political: red scare, cold war, Newfoundland joining confederation, Massey commission, Royal
commission on the status of women, NDP, 1969 White Paper, immigration Act, WMA 1970, Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982, Environment Canada, NORAD, NATO, Suez Canal Crisis,
Peacekeeping, CIDA, Korean War, Non-proliferation of nuclear Weapons Treaty, DEW Line, Cuban
Missile Crisis, Residential Schools, the Calder Case, the James Bay Project, Quiet Revolution, Bill 101,
Referendum 1980, October Crisis, Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Displace persons
WWII
Individual: Doris Anderson, Rosemary Brown, Frank Arthur Calder, Harold Cardinal, Matthew Coon
Come, Tommy Douglas, Terry Fox, Rene Levesque, Lester Pearson, Jowy Smallwood, Pierre Trudeau,
Jean Vanier.
Display Board Checklist
1. Name
2. Project title
3. Organization
4. Illustrations/images
5. Subtitles
6. Information
7. Grammar/spelling check
8. Appearance
9. Works Cited
Knowledge
Level 4 (8-10)
Excellent
understanding of the
subject
Accurate detail
Wide variety of
information and
examples/illustrations
Marking Scheme
Level 3 (7-8)
Covers main aspects of
topic
Good accuracy
Good variety of
information/illustrations
Level 2 (6-7)
Covers come main
aspects of subject
Some detail
Some
variety/illustrations
Some errors
Level 1/R (0-6)
Little or no
coverage
Little detail
Few illustrations
Many errors
Thinking
Excellent analysis of
background and topic
Good analysis of
background and topic
Some analysis of
background and
topic
Little or no
analysis of
background and
topic
Application
Excellent evaluation of
immediate/long term
impact
Good evaluation of
immediate/long term
impact
Some evaluation of
immediate/long
term impact
Little evaluation
of
immediate/long
term impact
Communication
Excellent display
Clear organization
Effective layout
Excellent lettering
Strong display
Well organized
Good layout
Good lettering
Display has some
organization
Layout and lettering
are satisfactory
Display is not
organized
Lettering needs
work.
Museum Exhibits
Name: ________________
Task:
To explore and learn about artefacts of this time period, you are responsible for choosing 10 museum
exhibits from our class. You will need to assess each exhibit according to the following criteria:
1. Visual impression
2. Understanding of the topic. Was the exhibit easy to learn from?
3. Explanation of long term and short term impact on the 20th century.
You will receive a mark out of 10 (1 for each assessment based on the quality of your assessment) for
this feedback sheet. It will be added to the application category of your grade.
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Student Name: ______________________
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