Geography

2018 Curriculum

Geography is taught in term two.

Unit One: Physical Patterns in a Changing World

Unit Two: Natural Resources Around the World: Use and Sustainability

Assessment: quizzes, daily homework, class discussions, group activities, multi-genre inquiry project, unit test

SUSTAINABILITY
https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals

https://kids.kiddle.co/Sustainability

GENERAL - FOR EVERYONE!
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-a-natural-resource/
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/natural-resource/599843
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-are-natural-resources
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/resources
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/conserving-earth/
https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/natural-resources-for-kids
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/home

FLOW RESOURCES
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-renewable-energy/
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/renewable_energy.php

WIND ENERGY
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/wind_power.php
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/wind-energy/
https://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/whats-good-whats-bad-wind-energy/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/wind-energy-lesson-for-kids-definition-facts.html

SOLAR ENERGY
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/solar_power.php
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/solar-energy/
https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/energy-sources/solar-power-energy-source-fact-file-2/#
https://www.energymatters.com.au/solar-energy-education/solar-kids-teens/

TIDAL ENERGY
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/wave_and_tidal_energy.php
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/marine-or-ocean-energy/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/tidal-energy-lesson-for-kids-definition-facts.html
https://kids.kiddle.co/Tidal_energy

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/geothermal_energy.php
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/geothermal-energy/
https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/energy-sources/geothermal-energy-source-fact-file-2/
https://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/whats-good-and-whats-bad-about-geothermal-energy/

HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/hydropower.php
https://kids.kiddle.co/Hydroelectricity
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/hydropower/
https://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/whats-good-and-whats-bad-about-hydropower/

RENEWABLE RESOURCES
https://kids.kiddle.co/Renewable_resource#:~:text=A%20renewable%20resource%20is%20a,because%20their%20sources%20are%20renewable.

DEFORESTATION
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/introduction-to-forests/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Deforestation
http://www.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/deforestation.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/

OVERFISHING
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-overfishing/https://kids.kiddle.co/Overfishing
https://sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-can-we-reduce-the-impact-of-fishing/
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Overfishing

FRESHWATER/GLACIERS
https://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/freshwater_biome.php
https://kids.kiddle.co/Fresh_water
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-water-pollution/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/freshwater-facts-lesson-for-kids.html
https://www.watereducation.org/water-kids
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/global-water-scarcity/
VEGETATION
https://kids.kiddle.co/Vegetation
https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/regions-of-north-america/topic/vegetation-regions
https://study.com/academy/lesson/vegetation-regions-distinctions-wildlife-weather-patterns.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/vegetation.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetation#:~:text=Vegetation%20is%20an%20assemblage%20of,specific%20botanical%20or%20geographic%20characteristics.

LAND/AIR WILDLIFE
https://www.ducksters.com/animals/wildlife_conservation.php
https://kids.kiddle.co/Wildlife
https://kids.kiddle.co/Wildlife_management
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_conservation

FRESHWATER WILDLIFE
https://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/freshwater_biome.php
https://www.worldwildlife.org/habitats/freshwater-habitat
https://kids.kiddle.co/Wetland
https://theconversation.com/freshwater-wildlife-face-an-uncertain-future-108863

OCEAN WATER/MARINE MAMMALS
https://eschooltoday.com/ocean-acidification/what-is-ocean-acidification.html
https://kids.kiddle.co/Coral_reef
https://www.wwf.ca/conservation/oceans/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_conservation
https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/programs/marine-life-ocean-conservation/

BIOFUELS/BIOMASS
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/biomass_energy.php
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/biomass-energy/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Biomass

NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-non-renewable-energy/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Non-renewable_resource

FOSSIL FUELS
https://eschooltoday.com/learn/what-is-natural-gas/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Fossil_fuel

https://kidsforsavingearth.org/programs/climatechange/b/
https://www.kidcyber.com.au/fossil-fuels

FERTILE LAND/DESERTIFICATION
https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/soil_science.php
https://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/land_pollution.php
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/erosion-facts/
https://www.greenfacts.org/en/desertification/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Desertification#:~:text=Desertification%20is%20the%20expansion%20of%20desert%20into%20the%20surrounding%20areas.&text=Desertification%20usually%20happens%20on%20the,by%20a%20variety%20of%20factors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification#:~:text=Desertification%20is%20a%20type%20of,areas%20become%20increasingly%20more%20arid.

SUSTAINABLE MINING
https://kids.kiddle.co/Mining#:~:text=Mining%20is%20the%20process%20of,%2C%20copper%2C%20tin%20and%20iron.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining#Environmental_effects
http://miningandsustainability.com/
http://www.mining.com/mining-industry-gets-good-grades-in-sustainability-but-new-challenges-threaten-progress-iied/
http://mining.ca/towards-sustainable-mining