Grade 7 Social Studies December 7-11

MONDAY
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Hand-in research projects

Introduction to Hudsons Bay Companyo By the end of the week, you will be able to explain what the Hudsons Bay
Company did in Canada and why it was so important
o What do you already know about HBC? create a web on the board, students
copy web into their notes
Go over Hudsons Bay Worksheet together
o Ask the class each question, accept answers from different people
o Discuss the larger importance of each question
Begin Explorer Trading Card Activity

TUESDAY
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Continue working on Explorer Trading Card Activity (Due on Friday)

Those who finish will be given another activity
Advanced students can research the Northwest Passage

WEDNESDAY
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Hudsons Bay exploration time-line

o Working in groups of 6, students will be given a blank time-line and a stack of
post-its with important events on them. Their task will be to arrange these
events in order on their timeline.
o Once all students have finished, create one together on the board in the correct
order. Students will copy this one into their notebooks
Left-over time spent finishing copying time-line then working on Trading Cards

THURSDAY
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Review of the importance of Hudsons Bay Company

o Write a paragraph that details what the Hudsons Bay Company did and why it
was so important to Canada. Use at least three details from the timeline we
created yesterday
Finish Trading Cards

FRIDAY
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Watch A Peoples History

Hand-in Trading Cards