Application: demonstrate an understanding of some key aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, land use, employment opportunities, and the development of municipal regions in Ontario.
- The St. Lawrence. River Route to the Great Lakes. (Book)
- Ontario (Book)
- Ontario. Yours to Discover. (Book)
- Niagara Falls (Book)
- Niagara Falls Nature’s Wonder (Book)
- Ottawa (Book)
- A Bloom of Friendship The Story of the Canadian Tulip Festival (Book)
- The Great Lakes (Hoopla eBook)
- Reading Maps (Hoopla eBook)
- Map It! (Hoopla eBook)
- Canadian Encyclopedia: Ontario (Database Article)
- Ontario First Nations Maps (Website)
- Farm and Food Care in Ontario (Website)
- Foodland Ontario (Website)
- About Ontario (Website)
- Ontario’s Symbols (Website)
- Land and Climate (Website)
- Natural Resources in Ontario (Website)
- Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Action Plan (Website)
- Lake Erie’s Toxic Green Goo (Website)
- Canada Road Trip: Best Things to do in Ontario (YouTube)
- Ottawa’s Rideau Canal is the World’s Largest Ice Rink (YouTube)
- How to Make a Map (YouTube)
Inquiry: use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the environmental effects of different types of land and/or resource use in two or more Ontario municipal regions, as well as some of the measures taken to reduce the negative impact of that use.
- Life in a Mining Community (Book)
- Mining (Book)
- Nuclear Power (Book)
- Manufacturing (Book)
- Ford and Canada 100 Years Together (Book)
- Forestry (Book)
- Agriculture (Book)
- Fishing (Book)
- What in the World is Green Energy? (Book)
- A Warmer World (Book)
- Highway Builders (Book)
- Healthy Kids (Book)
- Fish (Book)
- Nuclear Energy (Hoopla eBook)
- Food and Natural Resources (Hoopla eBook)
- National Geographic: Interactive Map (Website)
- Forestry (Website)
- The Tree Atlas (Website)
- Ecological Footprint (Website)
- Deforestation (Website)
- Natural Resources (Website)
- The Ecological Footprint Explained (YouTube)
- Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities (YouTube)
- Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future (YouTube)
Understanding Context: describe major landform regions and types of land use in Ontario and some of the ways in which land use in various Ontario municipalities addresses human needs and wants, including the need for jobs.
- Life in a Residential City (Book)
- Living in Urban Communities (Book)
- Maps and Mapping for Canadian Kids (Book)
- Types of Maps (Book)
- Map my Room (Book)
- Follow that Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills (Book)
- Atlas of North America (Book)
- My Canada An Illustrated Atlas (Book)
- Canadian Geographical Regions The Canadian Shield (Book)
- The Canadian Shield (Book)
- The St. Lawrence Lowlands (Book)
- The Great Lakes (Book)
- The St. Lawrence River Route to the Great Lakes (Book)
- What is Given from the Heart (Book)
- Discover the Continents North America (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Contact the Prime Minister (Website)
- Three Levels of Government (Website)
- Ontario Municipalities (Website)
- Political Map of Ontario (Website)
- Riverfront Trail in Windsor (Website)
- Talking About Agriculture with Grade 3s (YouTube)
- St. Lawrence Lowlands (YouTube)