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Descriptive Record for Educational Resource No. 57
Subject:
Geography | History | Language Arts | Social Studies
Grade Level:
Grades 7, 8 | Grades 9-12 | Secondary I-V (Quebec) | Senior 1-4 (Manitoba)
Type of Learning Resource:
Classroom Activities
Description:
In this unit of four activities, students will learn about geology and the important role that the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) has had in shaping Canada. Students will gain an understanding of what surveyors and geologists do. They will learn about Canada's natural resources and will have the opportunity to examine primary-source material. The suggested activities can be adapted to specific class and/or curriculum needs.
Author of Resource:
Dale Simmons
Language:
English; French
Relation:
Date:
2006--
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Curriculum Connections:
Alberta: Canada: Origins, Histories, and Movement of People: Grade 7
All Provinces/Territories: Reading, Writing and Visual Communication: All grades
All Provinces/Territories: Mathematics: Computation, Measurement: All grades
All Provinces/Territories: Visual Arts: All grades
Manitoba: People and Places in the World: Grade 8
Northwest Territories: The Growth of Canada: Grade 9
Nova Scotia: North America: Grade 7
Nova Scotia: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Canada: Grade 8
Nunavut: The Growth of Canada: Grade 9
Ontario: Inquiry, Physical Geography, Natural Resources: Grave 7
Ontario: Confederation, History of Western Canada, Changing Society: Grade 8
Ontario: Patterns in Human Geography, Economic Systems, and Migration: Grade 8
Ontario: Canadian Geography: Gade 9
Prince Edward Island: Canadian History 1814-1900: Grade 8
Prince Edward Island: Human and Physical Geography: Grade 8
Quebec: History of Québec and Canada: Sec. IV
All Provinces/Territories: Reading, Writing and Visual Communication: All grades
All Provinces/Territories: Mathematics: Computation, Measurement: All grades
All Provinces/Territories: Visual Arts: All grades
Manitoba: People and Places in the World: Grade 8
Northwest Territories: The Growth of Canada: Grade 9
Nova Scotia: North America: Grade 7
Nova Scotia: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Canada: Grade 8
Nunavut: The Growth of Canada: Grade 9
Ontario: Inquiry, Physical Geography, Natural Resources: Grave 7
Ontario: Confederation, History of Western Canada, Changing Society: Grade 8
Ontario: Patterns in Human Geography, Economic Systems, and Migration: Grade 8
Ontario: Canadian Geography: Gade 9
Prince Edward Island: Canadian History 1814-1900: Grade 8
Prince Edward Island: Human and Physical Geography: Grade 8
Quebec: History of Québec and Canada: Sec. IV
