A minimum of five one-hour sessions is needed to complete this unit. During the next four sessions, students will be researching their territory or province and making one large map of Canada. For two sessions, one member of the pair will be a map-maker and the other will be a researcher. After two sessions, they will switch roles.
Researchers use CD-ROMs, the Internet, and books to find information.
Their research will be compiled and put onto information cards using PowerPoint, Student Writing Center, or other word processing software. Beginning with a simplified map of Canada, they will learn to divide it into quadrants and utilize knowledge of latitude and longitude around the borders to create the final map. Information cards for each territory or province will be included with the map. Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live, including the distribution of people, places, and environments. Students will investigate why people and places are located where they are located and what patterns can be perceived in these locations.