Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
Mar 10
Enjoyed the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games? Bring the excitement into your classroom!
Book Artefact Talks: Follow Your Dreams – to learn about one of Canada’s Most Decorated Winter Olympians, Cindy Klassen and Canada’s First Gold Medallist in track cycling, Lori-Ann Muenzer!
Artefact Talks are live, virtual programs! With Q&A engagement and 360° software showcasing one-of-a-kind artefacts, these inquiry-based education programs simulate an in-person field trip.
Cindy Klassen
Until Cindy finished school, she played every sport she could possibly fit into her schedule. By the age of 23, Cindy won her first Olympic medal, a Bronze in the 3000m, at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, but she wanted more. Using strategies like visualization and goal-setting, alongside intense training, Klassen managed to have one of the best seasons by a Canadian athlete on the World Cup speed skating circuit with 13 Gold, three Silver, and five Bronze medals. At the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Cindy became the first ever Canadian Olympian to win five medals in one Olympic Games; Gold in the 1500m, Silver in the 1000m, Silver in the Team Pursuit, and Bronze in the 5000m and 3000m, making her the most decorated Canadian Winter Olympian in history, with a total of six medals. Cindy also overcame a difficult double-knee surgery and won gold at the Ladies World Speed Skating Team Pursuit in 2011. She retired from professional speed skating and gives back to her community as a constable with the Calgary Police Service.
Lori-Ann Muenzer
Entering track cycling at the age of 28, Lori-Ann Muenzer would experience and overcome many challenges, obstacles, and physical setbacks, most notably a mountain biking accident in 1999 where she plunged off a cliff that almost ended her career, and a ruptured appendix in 2002 while competing in South America. Instead of quitting, she raised the bar. Using strategies like visualization and goal-setting, alongside intense training, Muenzer won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympic Summer Games, being the only Canadian, to this day, to do so. Even though Lori-Ann’s career began later in life than most athletes, she accumulated 13 National Championship Titles, 4 World Championship medals, 11 World Cup medals, 3 Commonwealth Games medals, and is a two-time Olympian (2000 & 2004) to become one of Canada’s most successful cyclists of all time. Lori-Ann gives back to her community by volunteering, supporting fundraising events for cancer research, penning self-help books, and providing motivational speaking.
To view Cindy and Lori-Ann's artefacts, click here!
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Silver Medal from the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Speed Skating
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
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Clap skate designed for long track speed skating
featuring a blade that is hinged at the front of the boot and detaches at the
heel, allowing the skater a more natural range of movement. This enables a
longer stroke while keeping maximum contact with the ice.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Speed Skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
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Participation Medal from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, USA.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Speed Skating
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
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Gold Medal from the 2011 Ladies World Speed Skating Team Pursuit.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Cindy Klassen.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Speed Skating
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
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Olive Branch Wreath from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Lori-Ann Muenzer.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Lori-Ann Muenzer.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
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Lori-Ann Muenzer rode this bicycle during the Women’s Match Sprint Cycling event where she won a Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Track bicycles like this one have no brakes and only one gear.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
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When the Canadian Team was in Japan for the 1978 International Field Hockey Match, the organizers would not speak to Hall of Famer Marina van der Merwe as a female coach, only communicating organizational matters to the team's "male" physician and the "male" interpreter. After Team Canada solidly won both matches and the organizers realized she was the coach in charge, they deemed her a warrior and presented her with this Japanese Samurai (warrior) Helmet.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Field Hockey
Field hockey is similar to ice hockey, but played on a field with two teams of 10 players and a goaltender. The game is played with a hard ball.
Field hockey is similar to ice hockey, but played on a field with two teams of 10 players and a goaltender. The game is played with a hard ball.
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Daruma are traditionally used for goal-setting in Japan. This Daruma doll was gifted to Team Canada at the Rugby World Cup in 2019 hosted in Japan.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Gareth Rees.
Courtesy of Hall of Famer Gareth Rees.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rugby
Rugby is a contact sport played with an oval shaped ball on a field between two teams of 15 players.
Rugby is a contact sport played with an oval shaped ball on a field between two teams of 15 players.
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Japanese Geta Skates and Tabi were used recreationally during the 1920s as skating began to popularize in Japan.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Skating
Ice skating is seen as a recreational activity where a person wears ice skates and glides on an ice surface either indoors or outdoors.
Ice skating is seen as a recreational activity where a person wears ice skates and glides on an ice surface either indoors or outdoors.
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Wooden Sherwood ice hockey stick from the 1940s/1950s, similar to one used by Hall of Famer Manny McIntyre. McIntyre was a member of the "Black Aces," the first all-Black line in professional ice hockey.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
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Ice hockey stick signed by members of Team Canada who participated in the 1972 Summit Series.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
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Aluminum ice hockey stick. These sticks became popularized in the 1980s and 1990s when used by Brett Hull and Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
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Modern composite ice hockey stick used widely today.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
Ice hockey is a contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the modern Olympic Games. This coin is from the first Olympic Games of the modern era held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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Hartford Cross-Frame Safety Bicycle from the 1890s when the emergence of the safety bicycle, featuring two matched tires, allowed for greater motion and movement, and helped Canadian women break through gendered norms.
Courtesy of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.
Courtesy of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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Hidy and Howdy mascots from the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, AB.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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Hall of Famer Dr. Sandra Kirby’s Participation Medal from the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, QC.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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Hall of Famer Dr. Sandra Kirby’s gender accreditation card from the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, QC.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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The Dome of Silence: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport book written by Hall of Famer Dr. Sandra Kirby.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collections.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
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Ice hockey skate that bears the Olympic Winter Games logo. This suggests that it may have been produced as a special edition for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, the first Games of this era where the IIHF allowed NHL players to participate.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Ice Hockey
A contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
A contact team sport where two teams of five and a goaltender play each other on an ice surface. Players compete for the puck and try to score past the goalie in the net.
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Exploded rear tire from Hall of Famer Lori-Ann
Muenzer’s track bicycle. This silk tire exploded due to a manufacturing flaw
shortly before her final races at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collection
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collection
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
Track cycling is a bicycle race held on specially built tracks called Velodromes. Athletes use specially built bicycles to race around the track at speeds up to 70 km/h.
Katelyn achieved a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in 2009 and a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto in 2016. Despite running the Education Department at Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame for many years, Katelyn still can’t hit a golf ball. When she’s not working with Hall of Famers and teaching youth life lessons through sport, she strives to be better at golf so her enthusiastic volunteers stop making fun of her.
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Clap skate designed for long track speed skating
featuring a blade that is hinged at the front of the boot and detaches at the
heel, allowing the skater a more natural range of movement. This enables a
longer stroke while keeping maximum contact with the ice.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Education Collection.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Speed Skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
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The Tom Longboat Awards were established in 1951 to recognize Indigenous athletes for their outstanding contributions to sport in Canada. It remains the longest standing and one of the most prestigious awards for Indigenous athletes in the country.
Courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
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7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
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9. What is this artefact?
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Athletics - Long Distance Running
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km (1.9 mi). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. In the sport of athletics, long-distance events are defined as races covering 3 km (1.9 mi) and above. The three most common types are track running, road running and cross country running, all of which are defined by their terrain – all-weather tracks, roads and natural terrain, respectively.
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km (1.9 mi). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. In the sport of athletics, long-distance events are defined as races covering 3 km (1.9 mi) and above. The three most common types are track running, road running and cross country running, all of which are defined by their terrain – all-weather tracks, roads and natural terrain, respectively.
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Lacrosse stick used by Gaylord Powless during his playing career with the Oshawa Green Gaels.
Courtesy of the Gaylord Powless Family.
Bâton de crosse utilisé par Gaylord Powless durant son séjour avec les Green Gaels d’Oshawa.
Courtesy of the Gaylord Powless Family.
Bâton de crosse utilisé par Gaylord Powless durant son séjour avec les Green Gaels d’Oshawa.
Gracieuseté de la famille Gaylord Powless.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Lacrosse
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
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Lacrosse ball from the 1971 season signed by Gaylord Powless.
Courtesy of the Gaylord Powless family.
Une balle de crosse de la saison 1971 signée par Gaylord Powless.
Une balle de crosse de la saison 1971 signée par Gaylord Powless.
Gracieuseté de la famille Gaylord Powless.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Lacrosse
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
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The Oshawa Green Gaels are the only national junior team to ever win the Minto Cup four years in a row, with Gaylord Powless named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1964 and 1967.
Courtesy of the Gaylord Powless family.
Les Green Gaels d’Oshawa sont la seule équipe nationale junior à avoir remporté la coupe Minto pendant quatre années consécutives. Pendant cette période, Gaylord Powless a été nommé joueur le plus utile de son équipe en 1964 et en 1967.
Les Green Gaels d’Oshawa sont la seule équipe nationale junior à avoir remporté la coupe Minto pendant quatre années consécutives. Pendant cette période, Gaylord Powless a été nommé joueur le plus utile de son équipe en 1964 et en 1967.
Gracieuseté de la famille Gaylord Powless.
1. What do you see (physical properties)?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
3. What is special or distinctive about the artefact?
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Lacrosse
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
Canada’s national summer sport, lacrosse – the Creator’s Game (Deyhontsigwa’ehs), an ancient Haudenosaunee game that has traditional roots in healing, ceremony and a strong connection to land. Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America.
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