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Lesson Plans by Theme and General Grade Level

This collection of 39 lesson plans, for junior, middle and senior levels, have been written to use The Atlas of Canada’s freely available online maps and resources. They are based on provincial and territorial curricula and the Canadian Geography Standards of the Canadian Council for Geographic Education.

Select one of the following:

Senior Grades – 9 to 12 and Secondary 3 to 5 (Québec)

Avalanche and Landslide Hazards in Canada

Terrestrial Ecozones, Population Density and Species at Risk

The Aging Population of Canada

Climate Regions: Climate Characteristics of Canadian Localities

Regional Disparities in Canada

Pollution and Contaminants in the Northern Environment

Canada’s International Connections

Forest Fire Hazard and Climate Change

Settlement Patterns of Atlantic Canada

Canada’s Geographic Position

Assessing Canada’s Federal Election Results

Landscape Diversity in the Yukon

Resource-Reliant Communities and Economic Diversity in Canada

Middle Grades – 6 to 8 and Secondary 1 and 2 (Québec)

Historical Research on Explorers of Canada

Exploring Canadian Heritage

Historical Indian Treaties and Aboriginal Population

Physical Systems, Here and There

The Extreme Place Race: A Lesson in Survival

Sustainability and Canada's National Parks

Nunavut, A Northern Land

Canada and the Circumpolar World

Canada’s Forests and Resource Management

Deportation of the Acadians

Environment: Forestry

Geographical Pursuit in Canada

The Geography of Aboriginal Languages in Canada

Junior Grades – 1 to 6

The Rivers and Lakes of Alberta

Discovering Dinosaurs: Planning your summer vacation

Plotting a Trip Across Canada

Aboriginal Societies of Canada

Harvesting Our Natural Resources

Mapping the Halifax Explosion

Nunavut – Our Communities

Discovering the Northwest Territories through the Five Themes of Geography

Provinces and Capitals of Canada

Mission Possible!

Organization of a Territory: Map Elements

Saskatchewan and its Physical Geography

Introduction to the Yukon