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Immigration and Ruralization: Urban vs. Rural
Lesson Plan
Curriculum Expectation(s) and Big Ideas and Concepts
Unit
Grade
Teacher(s) Timeline:
Urban vs. Rural
Grade 7 and 8
45 minute lesson
Lesson Description
Students will develop an understanding of the importance of labour and immigration in urban settings vs. rural settings at the end of
the 19
th
and beginning of the 20
th
century in Canada. This lesson examines the human geography of Canada, as well as how and where
resources are used (i.e., the cyclical nature of urban/rural work).
Curriculum Expectations(s)
Big Ideas and Concepts
Geography
Use the geographic inquiry process to investigate the impact of
natural events and/or human activities that change the physical
environment, exploring the impact from a geographic perspective.
Use a variety of geographic resources and tools to gather, process
and communicate geographic information.
Big Ideas
Students will have a better understanding of wage earners in cities
(urban areas) who want land (rural areas).
Framing Questions
What are the reasons someone would move from an urban setting
to a rural setting for work?
Reading
Accommodations/Modifications
See ETFO Special Education Handbook to address additional areas
of need.
Materials
Interactive Whiteboard, Chart Paper, Markers
Computer - Google Earth
Learning Goal(s)
The Learning Goals are the Overall/Specific Expectations written in student friendly
language for students to access (post onto chart paper and review with students)
I can compare land use in urban and rural settings.
I will be able to compare and contrast urban and rural communities.
I am going to use written notes, drawings, tables, charts, maps and graphs to communicate information about urban and rural
communities, (e.g., comparison of various features in communities that would lead to people staying or leaving to take up life
elsewhere).
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