Unit Schedule

Day

Lesson Title

Introduction to Unit

Introduction to
Geography

Lesson
Author

Duration

Description

Jessie
Haverkamp

45 min

Students will familiarize themselves

with Canada by watching a brief
video, observing a map, and talking
about iconic objects that resemble
Canada.

Aubrey
Romanowski

45 min

Students will work with different maps

of Canada to familiarize themselves
with Canadas general geography

Canadian Province
and Territory
Brochures

TJ Brandt

45 min

In pairs, students create a brochure

on a Canadian Province or Territory

Canadian Province
and Territory
Brochures

TJ Brandt

45 min

In pairs, students create a brochure

on a Canadian Province or Territory.

Quebec
Sovereignty
Debate

TJ Brandt

45 min

Students will have a debate on

whether Quebec should become its
own independent country.

Canadian History:
Discovery - 1800
and Keynote Event
Presentation

Matt
Appelbaum

45 min

In small groups, students will research

and create a Keynote slide show on a
pre selected historical Canadian
Event that will be presented to the
class.

Canadian History:
Discovery - 1800
and Keynote Event
Presentation

Matt
Appelbaum

45 min

In small groups, students will research

and create a Keynote slide show on a
pre selected historical Canadian
Event that will be presented to the
class.

Canadian History
1800-present

Alex Wendt

45 min

Students will learn about and share

important dates in Canadian History
from 1800-present day

Canadas
Government

Erika Smith

50 min

Students will learn about the

Canadian government; its levels, their
structure and responsibilities.

10

Canadian
Government:

Erika Smith

50 min

Students will apply what they learned

yesterday to simulate the Canadian

Simulation Game

government.

11

Canada Economics

Samantha
Smith

50 min

Students will learn about Canadas

economic system and Canadas
trading with the United States
applying prior knowledge of the
governments role and preparing for
an activity on Canadas economy on
day 12

12

Canadian Exports

Jessie
Haverkamp

45 min

Students will observe and inspect

exports from Canada in a group and
give a small presentation about their
export with the rest of the class.

Aubrey
Romanowski

45 min

Students will work on an online

scavenger hunt to introduce some
larger aspects of Canadas culture.

Alex Wendt

45 min

Review game to prepare the class for

the unit exam

13

Popular Culture
Scavenger Hunt

14

Conclusion to Unit