Religions of the World - Social Studies Eight
You are working on a project to compare and contrast two world religions.
The following sites are great places to begin your research.
Don't forget to collect bibliographic information as you go! Use Noodle Tools - Software for citing sources and more. Log in with your school GEDU account. Click on the Google icon or log in to chrome and use the Noodle Tools link in the app launcher. Our school code is available in the Library.
BBC Religions:
Excellent content and design. A great place to start!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
World Book:
A subscribed (paid) database. Good articles on many formal religions, easy to cite. See Miss Rimmer for how to access from home.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
Religion Facts:
The author doesn’t claim to be authoritative, but this is a good starting point for many religions
http://www.religionfacts.com/religions
Canadian Encyclopedia:
Good article to use as a starting point for Aboriginal religion. Take care! This article draws on several different groups and looks for similarities. (You may also want to search this website for more.) Some great links at the bottom to help you hone in on more specific groups. Perhaps, start with the origin stories.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/religion-of-aboriginal-people/
This takes you to the site with origin stories: http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpindexe.shtml
A TED-Ed talk on the five major world religions:
Just over 11 minutes long.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-five-major-world-religions-john-bellaimey
United Religions Affiliate - Kids
Content on this is fine, but most of the links do not take you to relevant information sources. It might take some extra patience to find what you need.
http://www.uri.org/kids/world.htm
Several links to local First Nations’ sites -
may be able to find information on spirituality on some - not necessarily about religion/spirituality:
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAculture.html
Education World:
Links to some of the larger world religions. Scroll down to the table of religious observances and click on the hyperlinks: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/world-religions-multicultural-diversity.shtml
The following sites are great places to begin your research.
Don't forget to collect bibliographic information as you go! Use Noodle Tools - Software for citing sources and more. Log in with your school GEDU account. Click on the Google icon or log in to chrome and use the Noodle Tools link in the app launcher. Our school code is available in the Library.
BBC Religions:
Excellent content and design. A great place to start!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
World Book:
A subscribed (paid) database. Good articles on many formal religions, easy to cite. See Miss Rimmer for how to access from home.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
Religion Facts:
The author doesn’t claim to be authoritative, but this is a good starting point for many religions
http://www.religionfacts.com/religions
Canadian Encyclopedia:
Good article to use as a starting point for Aboriginal religion. Take care! This article draws on several different groups and looks for similarities. (You may also want to search this website for more.) Some great links at the bottom to help you hone in on more specific groups. Perhaps, start with the origin stories.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/religion-of-aboriginal-people/
This takes you to the site with origin stories: http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpindexe.shtml
A TED-Ed talk on the five major world religions:
Just over 11 minutes long.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-five-major-world-religions-john-bellaimey
United Religions Affiliate - Kids
Content on this is fine, but most of the links do not take you to relevant information sources. It might take some extra patience to find what you need.
http://www.uri.org/kids/world.htm
Several links to local First Nations’ sites -
may be able to find information on spirituality on some - not necessarily about religion/spirituality:
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAculture.html
Education World:
Links to some of the larger world religions. Scroll down to the table of religious observances and click on the hyperlinks: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/world-religions-multicultural-diversity.shtml