Communities in Canada · Contemporary Canada
Community Mapping
Students learn to use and create maps to identify key features and landmarks within their own and other Canadian communities.
Key Questions
- 1How do maps help us understand a community?
- 2What symbols represent different community services?
- 3How has our community changed over time on a map?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: People and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario - Grade 3
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Communities in Canada
Period: Contemporary Canada
Suggested Methodologies
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