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Lesson Plans by Province / Territory and Specific 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:

Newfoundland and Labrador

Grade 10 – Climate Regions: Climate Characteristics of Canadian Localities

Grades 6 to 8 – The Extreme Place Race: A Lesson in Survival

Grades 4 and 5 – Harvesting Our Natural Resources

Nova Scotia

Grades 10 to 12 – Regional Disparities in Canada

Grades 7 to 9 – Sustainability and Canada's National Parks

Grades 4 to 6 – Mapping the Halifax Explosion

Prince Edward Island

Grades 9 to 12 – Settlement Patterns of Atlantic Canada

Grades 6 to 8 – Deportation of the Acadians

Grades 4 to 6 – Mission Possible!

New Brunswick

Grades 9 to 12 – The Aging Population of Canada

Grades 6 to 8 – Physical Systems, Here and There

Grades 4 and 5 – Aboriginal Societies of Canada

Quebec

Secondary 3 – Canada’s Geographic Position

Secondary 1 – Environment: Forestry

Grade 3 – Organization of a Territory: Map Elements

Ontario

Grade 11 – Forest Fire Hazard and Climate Change

Grades 7 and 8 – Canada’s Forests and Resource Management

Grades 4 and 5 – Provinces and Capitals of Canada

Manitoba

Senior 2 (Grade 10) – Terrestrial Ecozones, Population Density and Species at Risk

Grade 6 – Historical Indian Treaties and Aboriginal Population

Grade 3 – Plotting a Trip Across Canada

Saskatchewan

Grades 9 to 12 – Assessing Canada’s Federal Election Results

Grades 6 to 8 – Geographical Pursuit in Canada

Grades 4 and 5 – Saskatchewan and its Physical Geography

Alberta

Grade 10 – Resource-Reliant Communities and Economic Diversity in Canada

Grade 8 – Historical Research on Explorers of Canada

Grades 4 and 5 – The Rivers and Lakes of Alberta

British Columbia

Grades 9 to 12 – Avalanche and Landslide Hazards in Canada

Grades 6 to 9 – Exploring Canadian Heritage

Grades 1 to 5 – Discovering Dinosaurs: Planning your summer vacation

Nunavut

Grades 9 to 12 – Pollution and Contaminants in the Northern Environment

Grades 7 to 9 – Nunavut, A Northern Land

Grades 1 to 6 – Nunavut – Our Communities

Northwest Territories

Grade 9 – Canada’s International Connections

Grade 7 – Canada and the Circumpolar World

Grades 4 and 5 – Discovering the Northwest Territories through the Five Themes of Geography

Yukon Territory

Grade 12 – Landscape Diversity in the Yukon

Grades 6 to 8 – The Geography of Aboriginal Languages in Canada

Grades 1 to 5 – Introduction to the Yukon