Grade Level Grade 8 (this lesson could be modified for another grade level)
Time Required 60 to 120 minutes depending on grade level and level of computer comfort
Curriculum Connection Alberta Social Studies Curriculum, Grade 8 – Topic B: History of Canada to the 20th Century
- generalization: colonization was one result of competition
between nations for new territory
- concept: colonization
Link to Canadian National Geography Standards
Essential Element #1 – The World in Spatial Terms
- map, globe and atlas use (for example, observing and
analyzing relationships)
- spatial graphics (for example,
air photos, satellite images, various map types and atlases)
Essential Element #2 – Places and Regions
- factors that influence people’s perception of places and regions
Essential Element #4 – Human Systems
- demographic transition of a country
- types and patterns
of human settlement
Essential Element #5 – Environment and Society
- human adaptation to the physical environment
Essential Element #6 – The Uses of Geography
- influences of physical and human features on historical events
Atlas of Canada Resources
Go to the Atlas of Canada Web site found at: atlas.gc.ca
The following parts of the Web site will be accessed by students
during the lesson:
- Explore Our Maps
- History » Exploration 1497 to 1760 » Initial Probes 1497 to 1501 Map
- History » Exploration 1497 to 1760 » The Search for a
Western Passage c1519 to 1527 Map
- History » Exploration 1497 to 1760 » Initial Penetration of the St. Lawrence Valley 1534 to 1583 Map
- History » Exploration 1497 to 1760 » The Atlantic Coast and St. Lawrence River 1603 to 1607 Map
Additional Resources
- print atlas
- computer Lab with Internet access and printer
- student handout of research assignment
- student text
- library with encyclopaedias, and with
non-fiction biographies of early explorers
Main Objective
The primary objective of this lesson is to introduce students to and allow them to navigate the online Atlas of Canada enabling them to complete historical research.
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of the activity, students will be able to:
- understand that colonization was one result of
competition between nations for new territory
- acquire information to find the answers to questions
through observing and reading
- read and interpret historical maps to uncover
the relationships between human and physical geography
on the development of the Canada
- make generalizations by stating relationships
among concepts about significant events and contributions
of individuals in Canada’s history
- appreciate the contributions of individuals to
the development of Canada
- have an appreciation of
British and French interaction in shaping Canada’s
political development
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