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Lacrosse
Who developed the game of lacrosse? What was the game originally called? Lacrosse Living Traditions Museums Honour the North American Aboriginal Games(
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Traditions/English/lacrosse.html
) Lacrosse (
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-41-824/sports/lacrosse/
)
Section 9.2, p. 322
Canadian Hockey Players
Canada has produced many famous hockey players. To learn more about famous Canadian hockey players follow the links.
Legends of Hockey (
http://www.legendsofhockey.net
) ESPN Contemporary plus/minus statistics for individual players can be obtained on this site.(
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players
) Brief history of hockey in aboriginal communities (
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/hockey/kids/024003-2400-e.html
) Collections Canada (
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/hockey/024002-2401-e.html
)
Section 9.5, p. 336
Golf Terms
What does an “albatross” mean in golf? What integer would you use to represent an albatross?
Golf Terms (
http://www.scottishgolfhistory.net/origin_of_golf_terms.htm
) USGA (
http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/usga_history.html#1
) Golf Dictionary (
http://www.abc-of-golf.com/golf-dictionary.asp
)
Section 9.5, p. 338
Wind Chill
To learn more about wind chill, go to www.mcgrawhill.ca/mathlinks7 and follow the links.
Wind Chill Choose an air temperature and a wind speed. Then use the Environment Canada wind chill calculator to determine the wind chill.(
http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/education/windchill/calculator_e.cfm
)