Unit Plan: Canada's Three Levels of Government (6-7)
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Lessons are sequentially designed to build vocabulary, explain democracy, examine municipal, provincial/territorial and federal governments, and explore different levels of government in relation to health.
This unit plan overview provides links to all lessons along with links to accompanying teacher support materials that include:
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Student worksheets and answer guides for individual lessons
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Inquiry activities (support materials are provided as needed)
NOTE - answer keys/marking guides are accessible only by teachers and are located at the bottom of this page.
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Canada's Three Levels of Government (6-7) lessons and links to resources are listed below.
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- Lesson 1: Canada's Government (approx. 35 mins)
- Handout Goverment Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
- Handout Government Services Activity (approx. 20 minutes)
- Lesson 2: The Municipal Government (approx. 30 mins)
- Handout Municipal Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
- Handout Electing a Leader Activity (approx. 15 minutes)
- Lesson 3: The Provincial Government (approx. 30 mins)
- Handout Provincial Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
- Activity Tour Guide in My Own Province/Territory
- Lesson 4: The Federal Government (approx. 30 mins)
- Handout Federal Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
- Activity Voting in Federal Elections
- Numeracy Activity Understanding Ridings
- Lesson 5: Governments and Your Health (approx. 20 mins)
- Handout for online lessons’ interactive activities (in case computer or online access is limited).
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