Fintry and the Laird
Research

Use the Canadian Encyclopedia, the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, or the World Book Encyclopedia, or other sources in the library to find out more about one of the following topics.

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Ayrshire cattle
Grizzly bears in BC
Scottish immigration to Canada
Curling as a sport
Fairbridge Farm Schools
The battle at Gallipolli, Turkey, during WWI

Read the article in the encyclopedia carefully. Then reread the article and pick out five important facts about the topic. Summarize the five facts in point form on a piece of paper or on a chart. You may want to put your chart on the wall so all students can share the information.

The following web sites provide information on subjects related to Fintry.

Find out about Fintry Provincial Park. You may want to visit Fintry.
www.sunnyokanagan.com/fintry/
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/index.htm (Click on Park Finder. Then “F”. Choose Fintry from the list of parks.)

See the on-line version of the Glasgow Herald newspaper.
www.theherald.co.uk/

See photos of Fintry, Scotland.
www.ehabitat.demon.co.uk/scotland/fintry.html
www.culcreuch.com/about.htm

What’s coming up at the Armstrong Fair?
armstrongbc.com/ipe/