Unit 3: Landforms
1. Introduction to Canadian Landforms - textbook and worksheet
2. Canadian Landforms - map
3. Formation of Canada - sketch and note
4. Landform Regions of Canada - research project (3 computer lab days)
5. Canada's Landform Region Percentages - calculations note and pie graph
6. Geologic Time - sketches and note
7. The Earth's Crust - Bill Nye the Science Guy video and worksheet
8. Formation of the Earth - slide show and fill in the blank note
9. Plates of the Earth's Crust - map worksheet
10. Plate Tectonics - class note
11. National Geographic "Continents Collide" - video
12. Volcanoes - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
13. Canadian Landforms - rotating learning stations
14. Rocks and Soil - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
15. Rock Cycle - slide show and note, sorting activity
16. Glaciers - video clips, slide show and note
17. Glaciers - Ice Age movie
18. Review - individual section review pages, mind map, bingo
See below for worksheet, note, and assignment files.
Introduction to Canadian Landforms - textbook and worksheet
Canadian Landforms - map handout
Canadian Landforms - map answers
Canadian Landforms - matching map handout
Canadian Landforms - matching map answers
Formation of Canada - sketch and note handout
Formation of Canada - completed sketch and note
Landform Regions of Canada - research project
Landform Regions of Canada - research project helpful websites
Landform Regions of Canada - research project textbook pages
Landform Regions of Canada - research project teacher example
Landform Regions of Canada - research project tracking sheet
Landform Regions of Canada - research project class worksheet
Canada's Landform Region Percentages - calculations note and pie graph handout
Canada's Landform Region Percentages - calculations answers and complete pie graph
Geologic Time - sketches and note handout
Geologic Time - sketches and note answers
The Earth's Crust - Bill Nye the Science Guy video worksheet
Formation of the Earth - slide show
Formation of the Earth - fill in the blank note handout
Plates of the Earth's Crust - map worksheet
Plate Tectonics - class note
Volcano & Earthquake Areas - world map
Ring of Fire - reading and activity
Canadian Landforms - rotating learning stations
National Geographic "Continents Collide" - video worksheet
Rocks and Soil - Bill Nye the Science Guy video worksheet
Rock Cycle - slide show & sorting activity
Rock Cycle - blank note
Glaciers - slide show
Glaciers - note
Review - review package pg 1
Review - review package pg 2
Review - review package pg 3
Review - review package pg 4
Review - review package pg 5
Review - review package pg 6
Review - mind map
Review - Bingo Questions #1
Review - Bingo Questions #2
See below for web links.
The Earth's Crust - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
National Geographic "Continents Collide" - video
Volcanoes - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
Rocks and Soil - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
Erosion - Bill Nye the Science Guy video
Glacier Formation Made Easy - video clip (Time: 2:09)
Creation of Glacial Ice and Glacier Movement - video clip (Time: 4:36)
Chasing Ice: Captures the Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed - video clip (Time: 4:41)