Day 60: The Hundred-Foot Journey

1) View film: The Hundred-Foot Journey

Have a good weekend!

Day 59: Immigration

1) Demography Cont

2) Immigration (handout)
*read and answer questions 1-3 as a class

Day 58: Population Cont...

1) Population pyramids Cont...

a) Video

b) Making population pyramids cont.. (activity to be collected)

2) Population Changes
*discussion and note on the board

3) Demographics PPT and handout

Day 57: Population Density

1) What do you think of when you hear the word "density"?

2) Population Density PPT

3) Population Density worksheet (to be completed as you view the PPT)

4) Population Pyramids: an overview

5) Making population pyramids

Day 56: Population Cont...

1) View: 7 Billion, National Geographic

2) Population PPT

3) Population handout (to be filled in as you view the PPT)

4) Breathingearth.net
*Let's have a look at how quickly the world's population changes.

a) consult and explore the website
b) find 2 interesting facts to share with the class (be sure to draw a conclusion based on your findings)
c) record each of your findings on the post-it provided
d) discussion: let's share our findings

Day 55: Population

1) View video: Population Geography

2) Fill out activity sheet as you view the film

3) Discuss our findings

Have a good weekend!

Day 54: Isodemographic maps cont...

1) Work session: Isodemographic maps cont...

Due at the end of the period!

2) For those of you who have finished:
Read p. 82-83 #1-3
Read p 84-85 #1-3

Day 53: Population: Isodemographic maps

1) Discussion:
Where do you think the majority of Canadians live? Why?
Where do you think the fewest number of Canadians live? Why?

2) What is an isodemographic map?
An isodemographic map "shows the area of each part of the map as proportional to the population" (http://www.csiss.org/classics/archive/isodemo.html)

Let us take a look at an example!

3) Task: Create your own isodemographic map of Canada

Due: tomorrow! (to be collected and evaluated)

Day 52: What makes Canada a great place to live?

1) Show and Tell
-Present your item and explain its significance (connecting to your culture web)

2) View: Canada, Please
-What are some of the stereotypes presented?
-What are some of the benefits of living in Canada?

3) Reading p. 76-77: What makes Canada a great place to live?
-Answer questions #1-3 on p. 77

Day 51: Culture Web

1) What does it mean to be Canadian? Cont...

-Present and discuss our findings from our collages

2) Culture Web: Who are we?

-Complete the culture web expressed on the board

Homework:
-Bring in an item that encompasses who you are as a Canadian.
-We will have a show and tell on Monday, where you will tell us what the item is and why you chose to bring in this particular item.

Have a good weekend!

Day 50: What does it mean to be Canadian?

1) Activity: What does it mean to be Canadian?

In groups of 2-3, create a collage of images which you can all agree encompass what it means to be Canadian. We will then share our collages.

Points for discussion:

What challenges did you face in creating the collage with your groups? Why do you think this was the case?
What similarities do you see among the collages?
What differences do you see among the collages?
What does this reveal about what it means to be Canadian?

Day 49: Unit Test

1) Resource Management: Unit Test

2) Circle Activity:

What is your name?
Where were you born?
Where were your parents born?
Where were your grandparents born?

3) Exit pass:

What does it mean to be Canadian?

Day 48: Work Period #4 PSA

1) Work Period: PSA

*Extension: Due tomorrow!

*Today, you should be done Steps 2 and 3. Your goal is to put everything onto your poster.

*Student/teacher conferences. How are you progressing?

Homework:
*Organize your notes for your unit test tomorrow! (open book)
*Finish your PSA assignment (due at the beginning of class)

Day 47: PSA work period #3

1) Homework check:

*Did you finish Steps 1 and 2 of the assignment outline?
*Did you bring in the materials necessary to complete your poster?

2) Learning Goals: Let's set learning goals for the period!

By the end of the period today, I would like to have completed...

a) organizing and explaining all maps, graphs, and images for my poster (which was to be completed for homework)

b) step 3 of the task: creative piece

**Teacher consultations: During the period today, I will be meeting with each one of you to go over your progress so far and to provide you with feedback.

Homework:

*Finish creative piece for tomorrow!

Tomorrow will be your last work period in class. You will be putting all of the information together, and you will be creating your posters. Be sure to bring everything you need to work productively.

Projects are due Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (at the end of the period)
Unit Test (open book) on Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Day 46: Library work period #2

1) Homework check: Did you bring in 3 items (image, graph, map, etc.) for today?

2) Library work period #2

*Set learning goals for the period. By the end of the period today, I would like to...

Homework:
*Organize your notes for Wednesday's Unit Test! (open book)
*Bring in materials for poster!

Projects are due Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Unit Test (open book) on Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Have a good weekend!

Day 45: Library work period

1) Library work period: PSA Project

Let's set learning goals for the period!

By the end of the period today, I would like to...

Homework:
*Bring in 3 items (graph, map, image, etc.) for tomorrow if you did not manage to accomplish that goal during the work period today.

*Bring in colouring pencils, scissors, glue, bristol board, coloured paper, etc. for your project!

Projects are due Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Unit Test (open book) on Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Day 44: Take Your Kids To Work Day

No class: Take your kids to work day!

*Homework:
Organize your notes for the unit test on Wednesday!

Day 44: Assignment Work Period

1) PSA work period (in class)

Let's set learning goals for the period!

What do you want to have accomplished by the end of this period?

How can you go about achieving that goal?

2) Self-Assessment: Learning Skills and Work Habits

Homework:
*Organize your notebooks for the open book unit test on Monday!

Day 43: Forestry and Intro to Assignment

1) Agriculture Cont...

2) Canada's Forest Industry
*Read handout as a class and respond to questions
*Discuss and record answers

3) Read article online: First Nations chiefs appeal forestry plan ruling

4) Introduction to Assignment:
Public Service Announcement on the State of Canada's Natural Resources

Homework:
*Choose an industry for your assignment for tomorrow!

Note: Forestry handout not available digitally.