Grade 7 Geography Natural Resources Around the World Use and Sustainability

Total Pages: 270 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: N/A
File Size: 6 MB
File Type: PDF

Grade 7 Geography Strand B Ontario Curriculum: Teachers are provided with 16 in-depth lessons to help their students explore and understand natural resources around the world use and sustainability. Natural resource topics covered: types, issues, extraction methods, perspectives on use, the impact of use, environmental concerns, and energy types.

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Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Social Studies Curriculum 2018 Grade 7 Strand B.

Included Lessons:

• Introduction - Canada: A Land of Natural Resources (As/Of Learning)
• What is a Natural Resource? (As/For Learning)
• Where are Natural Resources Located in Canada? (For/As Learning)
• Where are Natural Resources Located in the World? (As Learning)
• What Makes Natural Resources Valuable? (As Learning)
• How Do Humans Meet Their Needs and Wants (As Learning)
• Natural Resources Quiz (Of Learning)
• Perspectives On Natural Resource Use (As Learning)
• Current Events Assignment (As/Of Learning)
• Natural Resources Extraction Methods (As Learning)
• Effects of Natural Resource Extraction (As Learning)
• Environmental Responses to Resource Extraction (For/As/Of Learning)
• Taking Action: Organizations That Care (As/Of Learning)
• National Resources Inquiry Assignment (As/Of Learning)
• Personal Plan of Action (Of Learning)
• Unit Test (Of Learning)

Unit Includes:

• Detailed unit plan
• Lessons divided up with title pages for easy access
• 16 different lessons
• Lots of variety and student choice on assignments
• Detailed teacher and student directions
• Q Chart to help students formulate good questions
• Inquiry-based learning
• Inquiry stations research folder cover pages
• Inquiry station cards with detailed instructions
• Inquiry station graphic organizers to help students with their research
• Oral presentation assessment rubric
• geographic content assessment rubric
• Writing assessment rubric
• Variety of assessment formats (inquiry, assignments, quiz, and test)
• Case Study on Canadian Diamonds vs. Conflict Diamonds

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Notes:

• Regular and reliable internet is required for this unit.
• Research is not included for inquiry stations. Students must gather the research themselves from a textbook, non-fiction books, or online sources.

Want Strand A Lessons? Grade 7 Geography Strand A

Aussi disponible en français Grade 7 Geography French Edition

Need to go paperless? Check out the digital expansion pack for this unit. Grade 7 Digital Strand B. This expansion pack contains all of the student output pages in a Google Slides format. This will save you time at the photocopier! 

Note: The expansion pack is NOT a complete unit. You will need to purchase the complete unit.