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Contributions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
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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The Ideal Trophy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Invite your pupils to represent a club, team or other group with a trophy of their own creation. Learners examine the Taylor Cup by Laurent Amiot and then prepare trophy designs. When the sketches are complete, pupils sculpt...
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Louisiana and Canada: Understanding Acadian Cultural connections

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate why Acadians moved to Lousiana.  For this geography lesson, 9th graders research the migration of Acadian to Louisiana and how that influenced the culture.  Students analyze a list of cultural and...
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Deportation of the Acadians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use an online atlas to identify the presence of Acadian culture in the Maritime provinces of Canada and explore the deportation.
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Canada, Our Neighbor to the North

For Teachers 3rd
Students obtain knowledge of Canadian geography and history. Students work in groups gathering information to create a brochure on Canada. Students discover how French and British history helped shape Canada as a nation.
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Capital Questions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students test their knowledge of Canada's capitals and their geography in Canada. Students answer 15 multiple choice questions, then check their answers.
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Buffalo Hide Paintings

For Teachers 6th
To the Native American people living on the plains, the buffalo represented culture, art, sustenance, and survival. Explore the history of the buffalo with a social studies lesson, in which learners create a buffalo hide painting in the...
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Linguistic Diversity. Languages in Canada - Elementary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Create a language mosaic to reveal the linguistic diversity in your community. Pupils interview a person with a home language other than English and contribute to a bulletin board display representing the variety of languages spoken. The...
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From Africa to Canada

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Represent the African diaspora with figurines. Using a discussion on the contributions of people of African descent as inspiration, class members prepare sketches of a figure and put together a small sculpture from those sketches.
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Successful Resource-based Learning Strategies for the Geography of Canada Course

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct a statistical research project on population changes. They evaluate demographic issues, such as the size and location of native people. immigrant groups, and the age and gender of the population.
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United States Geography: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geography worksheet, middle schoolers use the 14 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate United States geography answers.
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European Explorers of North and South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the connection between the geography of America and the migration of the Native Americans to the American continents to the future conquering of the continents by the Europeans. They discuss the causes and effects...
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Historical Research on Explorers of Canada

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study an online atlas of Canada to research an early explorer.
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Canada Eh? Pre/Post Tests on Canada Using GPS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in a GPS activity and answer questions about Canada. For this Canada lesson, students identify location by using a GPS Unit and latitude and longitude. Middle schoolers find an Inuksuk (station) and a...
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Worksheet 1: Geography Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students take a geography quiz and circle the multiple choice answer that answers each question correctly. The quiz is quite-challenging, and an atlas may be required to help the students. An answer sheet is provided.
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The United States and Canada Review Worksheet and Study Guide

For Students 7th - 10th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 34 short answer questions about the geographic features and climates found in the United States and Canada.
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Geography Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
This learning exercise uses maps of South America and Canada to combine basic geography vocabulary and using prepositions. Students use the maps to answer questions about the locations of various countries on the two maps. This would be...
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Canada's Geographic Position

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the characteristics of the geographic position of Quebec and Canada in the World. They study Canada's land and water boundaries, surface area and time zones.
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As Simple as Beans: Canada's Population

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather facts about Canada from various maps. In this Canada lesson plan, students use beans to relate the populations of the U.S. and Canada. Students create population distribution maps based on the placement of the beans. 
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Canada's Landform Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify and describe the processes that created the landform regions in Canada. They map the regions and research one region to discover more about it. They present their findings to the class.
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Canada's Landform Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a atlas to identify and describe Canada's Landform region. Using the information they collect, they create a thematic map of the region and describe all of the physiographic regions and the processes that formed them. They...
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Locations Of Countries In Europe

For Students 6th - 8th
In this European geography worksheet, middle schoolers describe where 12 countries in Europe are located by using directional phrases. Students also practice describing the nationalities of people from each country and how to pronounce...
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The Geography of Aboriginal Languages in Canada

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the relationship between geography and the Aboriginal language communities.
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The Arctic and Taiga Ecozone of Canada

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the various sub-regions of the Arctic and Taiga zones in Canada. Using the online Canadian Atlas, they locate and describe the characteristics of each zone. They organize their information into a chart and share it with...

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