Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Part A: The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

Region (Topic: What Are Some Uses of Land in this
Region?)

Date

Thursday, Nov. 24th

Subject/Grade
Level

Social Studies Grade 4/5

Time
Duration

78 minutes
(Period 6: 12:58-1:37)
(Period 8: 2:36-3:15)

Unit

N/A

Teacher

Ms. Roe

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

General Outcome 5.1 Physical Geography of Canada:

Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the physical geography and
natural resources of Canada affect the quality of life of all Canadians.
1.4 Appreciate how the land sustains communities and the diverse ways that people have of living
with the land.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Appreciate how land sustains communities in the Great Lakes-St. Larence Lowlands Region.

ASSESSMENTS
Key Questions:

Where is the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands Region?

What are some unique characteristics of landforms in this region?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Our Land and People Teachers Guide.
Our Land and People Textbook.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Our Land and People textbook.

Our Land and People teachers guide.
Smartboard.
Whiteboard.
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands
PowerPoint presentation.
Grand Cache Audio Clip:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alb
erta-coal-town-grande-cache-may-no-longerbe-a-town-1.3641310

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber

Introduction (Total Time: 5 minutes)

DO: Show picture of the Canadian Parliament building.
ASK: Can anyone tell me what this building is?

Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

Time
2 minutes

DO: Show pictures of travelling in Quebec.

ASK: What provinces are a part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Lowlands region?
1 minute
DO: Take 2-4 responses until students say: Quebec, Ontario and parts
of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Transition to Body
Learning Activity #1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/

SAY: Today, we are going to learn about how communities use the land
in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands region!
SAY: I need you to all get out your textbooks, so we can study more
about this region.
Body (Total Time: 71)
Alberta Coal Town Grand Cache Study
DO: Play Grand Cache audio clip with students. (video is about five
minutes long and can be found here:

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

1 minute
1 minute
Time

Differentiation

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-coal-town-grandecache-may-no-longer-be-a-town-1.3641310 )
DO: Show students slide show about pieces you want them to
understand from the audio clip.
ASK: What are some reasons that the town may be closing down?
DO: Take 3-5 responses.
DO: Have PowerPoint ready to go on the smartboard. Instructions for
the activity are in the PowerPoint.
Definition of Perspective: Perspective is the values and ideas shared by
a people with a common language, culture and history. Perspective can
also be how people feel about different events or beliefs.

Learning Activity #2
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Textbook Questions
Using page 30 of the textbook
SAY: In partners, I want you to determine the latitude range of the Great
lakes-st. Lawrence region. Latitude is the distance north or south of the
equator, measured in degrees north and south.

20 minutes

ASK: Who knows how to look for latitude on a map?

DO: Take 2 answers for some strategies to figure out latitude.
ASK: Think about the latitude of Bassano. Is the great lakes-st.
Lawrence region further south or Bassano?
SAY: Lets brainstorm some ideas together as a class on the white
board.
DO: Give students a few minutes to discuss with an elbow partner
before brainstorming together as a class.
Using Page 31 of the textbook
SAY: You will need a whiteboard and a whiteboard marker!
Step 1: I am going to show you a landform and definition.
Step 2: quickly draw what you think that land form would look like.
Step 3: lets see what is looks like in photos!
DO: Show students PowerPoint slides about lowland, moraine, and
escarpment.
ASK: Why might these landmarks be important to the Lowlands region?
Using Page 32:
ASK: What is a land mark?
DO: Take 2-3 responses.
SAY: A landmark is an object or feature of a landscape or town that is
easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables
someone to establish their location.
ASK: What landmarks are important in your community?
DO: Take 3-5 responses.
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Learning Activity #3
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Developing a Personal Profile

SAY: Regional landmarks provide an important sense of belonging.
Identity is a combination of many personal, social, language, and cultural
factors and is shaped by where we live.
DO: Turn the PowerPoint to the example of Ellie. Read this to the
students and discuss how various aspects of belongingness and identity
are reflected.
ASK: What are the aspects of identity in Ellies life?

12 minutes

DO: Take 2-4 responses.

ASK: What are some aspects of identity in your life?
DO: Take 2-4 responses.

Transition To Next
Lesson

(this may extend into the next class depending on where students are at
with the first activity)
Closure (Total Time: 2 minutes)
SAY: Okay, students it is now time to put away your stuff and get ready
for recess.

Time
2 minutes

Reflections from the

lesson

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe