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A Peace Park
Piece together American and Canadian culture by learning about peace parks! Scholars discuss differences between Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park as a group. The newly-informed pupils answers questions about this...
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Exploring Canadian Heritage
Middle schoolers use the online Atlas as a research tool to find information on national parks and world heritage sites.
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Ecological Integrity in Canada's National Parks
Eleventh graders complete OAGEE Geo-Kit activity. They define and discuss ecological integrity and how it applies to Canada's National Parks. They research ecozone for a national park and use that information to complete a poster.
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Turning Parks into Islands
Learners discuss the effects of isolating areas in a park to make "islands" for nature. In this nature lesson, students role play park rangers who are developing a new section of the park. Learners work in groups to plan a park, after...
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Protect Me, Protect Me Not?
Students brainstorm natural resources found in Canadian National Parks. They, in teams, defend and support conservation efforts and give a presentation. Evaluation consists of speaking on both pro and con sides of a national parks' issue.
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Same Colors, Different Flavors
Who says getting to know your neighbors has to be difficult? The first resource in a three-part series creates an engaging project that teaches your scholars about Canadian culture. A question-and-answer format takes place via e-mail and...
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Contributions
Students explore the history of Canada by analyzing the First Nations' citizens. In this Native Canadian contributions lesson, students research the geography of Canada and create a book about the First Nations' involvement in the...
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Born to be Wild
Students watch an episode depicting the human vs. polar bear conflict in Churchill, Canada. They conduct online research and analyze the information. They interpret the facts and use storytelling techniques and role playing to convey...
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Ecosystem Interactions in Refuges
Seventh graders, using national parks as models, illustrate the energy flow in ecosystems. Working in groups, they use murals, flow charts, or other visual displays to record their findings. Students represent the food chains and webs...
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Richmond Nature Park Field Trip
Students identify different plants and their uses by attending a field trip. In this Canadian plant lesson, students explore the great outdoors of Vancouver, B.C. and discuss the uses of plants by the Native Americans that once resided...
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Outside...North of the 49th Parallel
Students explore and discuss images of Canadian landscape focusing on the work of the Group of Seven. The discuss different Canadian environments in a group of art works and complete a chart categorizing the depictions. They complete a...
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Government Jeopardy Relay
Students review facts and concepts of the Canadian System of Government using a game format.
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Public Lands: Hidden Histories
Students identify the economic, scientific, recreational, and spiritual values of public lands. They interpret First Nations quotes that demonstrate the unique relationship between First Nations and the land. Students identify important...
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Public lands: Preserve or develop?
Young scholars compare and contrast the characteristics of various public lands in Canada, including national forests, wilderness areas, national and provincial parks, wildlife sanctuaries, recreation areas and national historic sites....
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Trade in Atlantic Canada
Students explore Atlantic Canada's natural resources and investigate how these resources affect the lives of Atlantic Canadians. They identify trade and other economic linkages between Atlantic Canada and the national and global...
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Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada Immigration From 1896 (laurier) To 1947 (king)
Students study the immigration patterns in Canada from 1896 to 1947. They examine how the railroads played a part in the immigration process.
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The War of 1812
Students research the War of 1812 as it affected Canadian history. They research primary source documents that are listed at the include websites. They answer the associated research questions.
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Canada Arrives in a Splash of Color
Young scholars investigate social and political issues surrounding founding of Canada and compare their relevance to Canada today, interpret art works representing Canada's past identity and compare that identity to how Canada is...
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Species and Spaces - At Risk at Home
Eleventh graders explore and compare Canadian biomes and investigate species at risk. They describe population growth and eco-regions in terms of climate and geography. They research and create presentations about the natural history and...
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Niagara Falls, PodCards Worksheet
For this language arts worksheet, young scholars listen to a podcast about Niagara Falls. Students identify the noun that each of 7 adjectives refer to. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Young scholars complete a cloze activity. The...
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Design Your Own Suburb
Students view and discuss urban and suburban scenes; and list the features of their ideal town and discuss whether these features can be found in cities and suburbs. They draw mental maps of a city and a suburb and brainstorm and list...
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North America Puzzle
For this geography worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle in reference to North America. They identify capitals of some countries, the specific landforms of different areas, and languages spoken. There are 21 clues to solving...
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North America Puzzle Answer Sheet
In this geography worksheet, students name the capitals of various countries found in North America. They also identify the various weather patterns across the continent and specific bodies of water. There are 21 descriptions and 21...
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Fossil Hunt
Learners ask questions about the nature of science as they experience a 'Fossil Hunt'. They reconstruct a book that has been literally destroyed, just as the fossil record has been changed by billions of years of geological processes.