Critical+Challenge+5

= Thank You, Canada = Outcomes

Whose responsibility should it be to ensure the preservation of Canada’s national parks and protected areas?

How are Canada’s national parks and protected areas important to the sustainability of Canada’s natural environment?

Discover Canada Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection The Canada Page: Regions of Canada Canada's 75 Best

// Choose the top five geographical features and natural resources that have the greatest impact on the quality of life in Canada. //

In this culminating challenge, students review what they have learned about the influence of the environment on our quality of life, and celebrate these influences by writing and performing a creative work that highlights those features and resources that affect the quality of life of Canadians the most.


 * Identify geographical features and natural resources **

** Geographical Features **


 * ** Natural Resources ** ||
 * * Niagara Falls
 * Great Lakes
 * Rocky Mountains
 * Appalachian Mountains
 * prairies
 * badlands
 * forests
 * tundra
 * rivers
 * islands
 * coastlines
 * valleys
 * lowlands
 * mineral deposits
 * oceans
 * lakes
 * marshes
 * bogs
 * fens
 * ponds. || * iron ore
 * nickel
 * zinc
 * copper
 * gold
 * lead
 * molybdenum
 * potash
 * diamonds
 * silver
 * fish
 * timber
 * wildlife
 * coal
 * petroleum
 * natural gas
 * hydro-electric power. ||

Select five geographical features and five natural resources to research in order to determine their impact on quality of life in Canada.

** Rank impact on quality of life ** Criteria for most significant might include the following:
 * how much it affects people; e.g., a little or a lot
 * the number of different effects it has; e.g., affects leisure, food and beauty
 * how many people are affected by it; e.g., a few people in one area or many people across the country.

** Create and perform a work on Canadian geography and natural resources ** Students compose and perform a creative work acknowledging Canada's most significant geographical features and resources. This may take the form of a poem, a song or a choral montage.

Develop criteria for an effective performance:
 * focuses on the top features and resources
 * is informative and convincing about their impact on quality of life
 * is engaging and well presented.


 * Dimensions of thinking focus: **
 * //historical thinking//**