Regions of Canada

Students will be studying a region of Canada by analysing one of its environmental problems. Students will learn about the issue then brainstorm possible solutions. Here are some of the problems we will be studying:
- acid rain
- fish farming
- oil extraction
- mineral extraction
- logging industry

Throughout this project we will continue to build our collaboration skills but we will also add critical thinking to the mix. Here is the rubric we co-created that describes some of the components of critical thinking. We used it to evaluate where we are approximately yesterday.

habitats learning fair

Students presented their final habitat projects today. Every group used Google Slides to document two habitats: our yard and Mer Bleu Bog. They then had to explain the images using what we had learned about habitats. They had to show examples of food chains, animal or plant adaptations, the importance of the habitat for humans and how humans impact it.

The students chose to present their projects in a learning fair format whereby half the students presented their projects and the other half listened then we switched. Together we discussed some of the main ideas in all the projects. Tomorrow, we will reflect on our learning journey. We will also reflect on how our collaborations skills have improved (have they ever!!!)  and what we can yet improve on.

Next week, we will be working on our listening skills as we listen to very short videos which will give us a good overview of Canada's regions (which is our social studies focus)