The aim is to give you a hint of
- the vast variety of information and
- the vast amount of information.
Find answers to at least 4 of the following databases, choosing whichever look most interesting to you.
- Legislative Library of Ontario
How many titles are there on Jarvis Collegiate?
Are Canadian politicians honest? Who is giving them money to run their election campaigns?
How many individual citizens donated to Olivia Chow's (New Democratic Party candidate for Trinity-Spadina) campaign for the 39th General Election and what was their total donations? What was the most from a single individual? How much did she spend on mailing (Canada Post)?- Google health canada adverse drug reaction database .
Follow several links - search Allegra, Antihistamine used to prevent sneezing, runny nose, itching and watering of the eyes, and other allergic symptoms. Has anyone ever died in Canada from taking aspirin?
- You've been offered a very good deal on a used car, a 1997 Honda Accord Sedan. You want to know its safety record. Was there ever a recall on that model? Go to the Transport Canada website, select Quick Links: Vehicle Recalls, then Search the Recalls On-Line Database. What was faulty with this car requiring a recall? What could have happened if the fault was not repaired?
At Canada411.com find the telephone listing of someone with the same family name as yourself - in Toronto, if possible. Click on the name to get their address. Find a list of their neighbours.
How easy is it for a person to find you if you give them your telephone number? At Canada411.com use Reverse Phone to look up your own telephone number. Next go to Yahoo Maps or Google Maps or MapQuest and find a map for your address. Find directions for getting to your place from another address, for example, 100 Weston Rd., Toronto, or 1 Mary St., Guelph.
As a part of your job as researcher on a Toronto newspaper, you have been asked to do background research for an article on Toronto inventors. One assignment is to find how many patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office since 1976 have been granted to Toronto inventors or assignees. Carefully read the notes on the page indicating how to design a search correctly. What search syntax do you use? How many results do you get? Find the name of the latest Toronto inventor to receive a U.S. patent.
Do you love roller coasters? Did you know there is a Roller Coaster Database? Use Google to find it, then find information on the latest roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland. What is it called? How fast does it go? How much did it cost to build? When did it open?
