Is it a Province or a Territory?

Objectives:      

Students will:

• Discuss how many provinces and territories there are in Canada and the difference between the two.
• Learn about the different provinces and territories located within Canada along with their names.

Procedures:

Introduction:

1.      As a class we will discuss what provinces and territories are

a.      How many provinces?

b.      How many territories?

Materials:

Packets on each province and territory

World map

Internet

Computer

Colored pencils/crayons

National Geographic Geography Game, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/ 

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Body:

1.      The students will work in pairs to complete a map locating where each of the provinces and territories are.

2.      The students will go to the computer lab and print out a map of Canada that they will be able to write on using National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

3.      Next they will find the location of each province and territory, label the map and write 2-4 facts about the province or territory (Click here for Fact Sheet handout)

Closing:

1. As a class we will go over the fact sheets and the maps together to see who needs help on certain areas.  Also the students will be able to add any of the other student’s facts to their sheet.
2. Collect the student’s fact sheets and maps when they are finished to see if they are completed.
3. The students will then study with their partner and learn where the provinces and territories are located.
4. Once they feel confident enough they will go to the computer lab and use the program, National Geographic Geography Game, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/  to test their knowledge on where the provinces and territories are located.

Follow-Up:

1. The students will label their maps of where the provinces and territories are located.
   1. We will go over the labeling and the facts together as a class the following day.

Evaluation:

            The students will be evaluated throughout this lesson as a class I will observe the students during our discussion on provinces and territories.  I will make a mental note of the students that are participating during our discussion time.  Not every student will be called on but I will take note of those who were not and give those students a chance during the next discussion.  The students packets will be collected once they are finished to observer their effort in complete the work.  Each student will receive a check mark of the work in the packet is completed.  Those students who were not able to complete the packet will get a check minus and will be expected to complete the work when we go over the answers as a class.  Those students who do not complete any of the assignment will be giving a minus and will be asked to take the work home for homework. 

Teacher Resources:

New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology

Standard #5:  Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

-         Use the computer as a tool for generating and drawing ideas

New York State Learning Standards for Social Studies

Standard #3: Geography - use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.

  • Locate places within the local community, State, and nation; locate the Earth’s continents in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians.

• Ask geographic questions about where places are located; why they are located where they are; what is important about their locations; and how their locations are related to the location of other people and places