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Social Lesson Plan
Social Lesson Plan
Objectives/Outcomes (Indicate GCO and SCO) (Indicate SCO in student friendly language)
GCO: analyse how the movement of people, goods, and ideas have shaped, and continue to shape, political,
cultural, and economic activity
SCO: 9.2.2 Analyse the effects of selected geographic factors on Canadian identity
- describe where Canadians live and explain why communities are established and grow in particular
locations
- account for the variations in growth of settlements due to physical and human factors
- explain the effect of natural and human resources on regional prosperity
SFL:
I can describe how geographic factors effect Canadian identity and…
- Why Canadians established communities in certain areas.
- Why some settlements grow at different rates.
- The effects of different resources on regional prosperity.
Introduction
- While entering the classroom students will be divided into 1 of 4 groups. In the middle of the room on the
floor in a visible location (or hung on a wall if visibility is a problem) there will be a giant map of Canada
with colored hexagonal tiles (the game board for Settlers of Catanada).
- As an APK students will be asked trivia questions about Canadian geography to determine who goes first
during the activity.
- Based on population, what are the 3 largest Canadian cities? (Toronto 5.5 million, Montreal 3.5
million, Vancouver 2.2 million)
- Name 3 geographic regions in Canada. (Boreal Forest, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Cordelia
Region, Great Lakes, Atlantic, Mountains)
- What are 3 major industries in Canada? (Energy: oil, gas, coal, etc. Mining, Forestry, Agriculture,
Fishing)
Assessment
Through participation in a class wide activity students will demonstrate and explain their prior and acquired
knowledge. During an activity debrief guided by specific questions, students will be able to further
demonstrate an understanding of key points.
- After all teams have a chance to collect resources they will have 1min to trade resources with other
groups (indicated by the sound of a bell or some timing device).
- At the start of their next turn, teams will have the chance to upgrade their settlements
- Play will continue for 15-20 min (or until everyone has achieved a metropolis)
Discussion
- The handout that students are given for the activity will also include discussion questions for a
activity debrief. These questions are:
o How did you decide where to settle?
o What strategy did you use to upgrade/grow your city?
o What did other people do that worked well?
o Why did some settlements grow faster than others?
o What types of jobs do people in your city have?
o What are people in your city like?
o What type of climate does your city have? Would you like to live in that climate?
o What would you change about the game?
- These questions are designed to link the activity to the SCO/GCO/Curriculum theme (Canadian
identity)
- Students are invited to quietly discuss their answers to these question while they wait for their turn.
Closure
Activity debrief/Class discussion (see above)
Reflection
Were my students successful in meeting the outcomes and objectives? How do I know? Did my instructional
decisions meet the needs of all students? What could I do to improve the lesson?
Wheat Oil
Grows well in the plains region of Canada where it is Because of the unique makeup of the boreal forest
arid and dry most of the year region there is an abundance of oil beneath it
Forest Fishes
40% of Canada is covered in forested area The fishing industry is active in all major coast
regions of Canada