Grade 7 Geography Natural Resources Around the World Use and Sustainability

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Total Pages: 402 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: N/A
File Size: 102 MB
File Type: PDF

Engage your students with this comprehensive Grade 7 Geography Strand B Unit: Natural Resources Around the World Use and Sustainability, fully aligned with the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum (2023). This resource includes 19 in-depth lessons designed to help students explore key geographical concepts about natural resources: types, issues, extraction methods, perspectives on use, the impact of use, environmental concerns, and energy types. With both print and digital formats, this unit provides a variety of engaging activities, assessments, and inquiry-based learning opportunities to foster critical thinking and geographic literacy.

Curriculum Alignment

• Ontario Social Studies Curriculum (2023) – Grade 7 Geography, Strand B

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What’s Included?

✅ 19 Engaging Lessons – Well-structured and interactive lessons to keep students actively participating.
✅ Audio MP3 Files – Audio recordings of student readings for accessibility and enhanced comprehension.
✅ Google Slides™ Student Pages – Digital student materials for seamless integration into online learning.
✅ Teacher Slideshow – A structured slideshow to guide instruction and keep students on track.
✅ Daily Lesson Plans – Detailed plans to support effective classroom instruction.
✅ Student Choice & Differentiation – Activities that are designed to meet diverse learning needs.
✅ Video Links & Inquiry Source Links – Curated multimedia resources to enhance understanding.
✅ Inquiry-Based Learning – Assignments that promote exploration, curiosity, and research skills.
✅ Graphic Organizers – Tools to help students visualize and retain key concepts.
✅ Summative Assessment & Unit Test – Assessments to evaluate student learning.
✅ Assignment Exemplars, Assessment Rubrics & Answer Keys – Time-saving resources for quick and effective grading.
✅ Sub Plans – Ready-to-use lessons to ensure continuity when you're away.
✅ Individual PDFs of Student Pages – Easily upload to Google Classroom™ for digital learning.

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Strand B Lessons

1. Geography Vocabulary
2. Canada: A Land of Natural Resources
3. What is a Natural Resource? 
4. Where are Natural Resources Located in Canada?
5. Where are Natural Resources Located in the World?
6. What Makes Natural Resources Valuable
7. How Do Humans Meet Their Needs and Wants?
8. Natural Resources Quiz
9. Different Perspectives on Natural Resources
10. Current Events in Natural Resources 
11. Natural Resource Extraction Methods 
12. Effects of Natural Resource Extraction
13. Environmental Responses to Resource Extraction
14. Taking Action: Organizations That Care 
15. Natural Resources Inquiry
16. Personal Plan of Action
17. Natural Resources Unit Test
18. Geography Sub Plans – AI Energy Use
19. Exit Card & Creating A Solar Oven

Do you have students working significantly below grade level?

• Check out this Grade 7 Geography Strand B Modified Unit that compliments this resource. 

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

✔️ Comprehensive & Curriculum-Aligned
This unit is fully aligned with the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum (2023), ensuring teachers can confidently meet Grade 7 Geography Strand B expectations without extra planning.

✔️ Ready-to-Use & Time-Saving
With detailed daily lesson plans, a teacher slideshow, assessments, answer keys, and sub plans, teachers can save hours of prep time while delivering high-quality instruction.

✔️ Engaging & Student-Centred
The resource includes student choice activities, inquiry-based learning, videos, and graphic organizers, making geography interactive, meaningful, and accessible for learners.

✔️ Print & Digital Flexibility
Teachers can seamlessly transition between in-person and digital learning with both PDF and Google Slides™ versions, making it easy to adapt to any classroom setting.

✔️ Differentiated & Accessible For Learners
With audio MP3 files, varied assessments, and differentiated tasks, this resource supports diverse learning needs and ensures every student can succeed.

✔️ Assessment Made Easy
The included unit test, summative assessment, rubrics, and answer keys help teachers efficiently track student progress and provide meaningful feedback.

✔️ Perfect for Sub Plans
Unexpected absence? No problem! The included sub plans ensure students stay engaged and on track, even when the teacher is away.

Teachers will love how this resource makes teaching geography stress-free, engaging, and effective!

Teacher Feedback

1. "All of your packages are incredible - many lessons and activities included, lots of variety, and suitable for 21st-century learning. Thanks for sharing this, I would love to see what you share in the future!"
2. "Great structure to the unit. Easy for teachers to follow along. I love how everything needed to teach the lesson is clearly communicated. Students love the inquiry components."
3. "As I am teaching rotary Geography, it is important for me to have fun lessons that I look forward to teaching four times in a row on the same day! This unit provides me with just that! So far the students have loved the unit and I cannot wait to continue it until the end. Thank you!"
4. "This resource (along with the 1st one) is absolutely incredible. Super in-depth and easy to follow. I cannot thank you enough for this resource!"

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. This resource is not editable.

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