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Catapult Canada

This short stop-motion animation takes a humorous look at the theme of transportation. Forget trains and planes—the best way to get across the country is by catapult!
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  • Canada Vignettes
    Canada Vignettes
    1978 43 films
    Discover this series of classic shorts exploring every facet of Canadian culture and history.

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This short stop-motion animation takes a humorous look at the theme of transportation. Forget trains and planes—the best way to get across the country is by catapult!

Crafts Transportation Canada - Images of a Country All subjects
Ultra-Short Films All channels
  • director
    Bill Maylone
  • animation
    Bill Maylone
  • producer
    Bill Maylone
    George Johnson
  • executive producer
    John Taylor
  • music
    Rick Van Krugel

Education

Ages 6 to 11
School subjects
Arts Education - Visual Arts History - World History History and Citizenship Education - Economy and Development (1500-present) Social Studies - Development/Global Issues
Students can research different modes of transportation in their city. Students can write reports/make presentations on one transportation method in their city/province/Canada/worldwide and include its history. Students can research and report on claymation and present a Canadian or international artist’s work, describing favourite piece and self-reflecting on why they picked their work.

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