Show a brief video clip and ask students to individually record what they see and summarize what happens. Invite them to share their observations as a class and suggest reasons for similarities and differences. In preparation for a school-wide survey, have the class brainstorm questions they would like to ask about Canadian unity. Each survey question then becomes the responsibility of a group, which must take the survey results, create categories based on the data, graph the results, and make a summary statement. Form small groups of students and have each identify a community problem and create a survey to ask residents their opinions on how to deal with it.
Groups then work to assess the data and come up with strategies that synthesize community input.
They should also indicate why their strategies would be acceptable to the community. Suggested Assessment Strategies Plan a variety of assessments to determine the extent to which students are able to locate, organize, and interpret information about historical and contemporary Canada. When students conduct a school-wide survey on Canadian unity, work with the class to develop criteria for the group reports on specific questions. All Rights Reserved. BC MOE Curriculum Branch .