The Canadian Communities Atlas offers a unique national network of geographic information by providing schools the opportunity to create an Internet-based Atlas of their community. Supplemented by the National Atlas of Canada's Internet mapping resources, students can see both local and national perspectives of many physical, economic, human, and historical geographic themes. The atlas project provides an on-going educational project and Canadian educational resource for students, teachers and the general public. Top Teacher Curriculum Resources Submit your suggestions. Students compare and contrast general environmental differences, and explore their immediate environment.
Students make a picture web to describe a place.
The site has an Assessment Rubric. Six teaching units that provide objectives, summaries, text, and activities. Classes will exchange the scrapbooks and compare and contrast the communities. In this activity, students express a personal view of land areas as well as buildings, schools, stores, and cultural events that make their community unique. With this activity, children learn how numerical information can help them better understand their community.