Garden of Eden
Research

Using the Internet
1.

Visit the Sun-Rype Products Ltd. website: www.sunrype.com.

2.

Learn more about the Sterile Insect Release Program: www.k-l-o.com/sirprogram.htm
3.

For more information on the Guisachan Ranch, go to: sunnyokanagan.com/guisachan/aberdeen.htm

4.

For information on the history of apples in BC and other Canadian provinces, go to: atn-riae.agr.ca/applecanada/history.htm

5.

Great site on the history of fruit growing in the BC Interior:
www.royal.okanagan.bc.ca
Surf through this site to find lots of interesting information on the history of the Okanagan Valley.

Library Research – Find Five Facts

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

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b.
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Lord and Lady Aberdeen
Coldstream Ranch
Okanagan orchards
Codling moth
 
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 post your chart on the wall, so all students can share the information.

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