Unit Plan: Canada's Three Levels of Government (8-10)

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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:

• Student worksheets and answer guides for individual lessons 

• 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 (8-10) lessons and links to resources are listed below.

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• Lesson 1: Canada’s Three Levels of Government (approx. 35 mins)
  • Handout Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)

• Lesson 2: The Municipal Government (approx. 30 mins)
  • Handout Municipal Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Activity Municipal Tour Guide in My Own Community Activity

• Lesson 3: The Provincial Government (approx. 30 mins)
  • Handout Provincial Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Activity Provincial Government Services & Spending Decisions

• Lesson 4: The Federal  Government (approx. 30 mins)
  • Handout Federal Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Numeracy Activity Understanding Ridings

• Lesson 5: The Three Branches of Government Vocabulary (approx. 30 mins)
  • Handout Three Branches of Government Terms Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Activity Federal Electing A Leader

• Lesson 6: The Three Branches of Government (approx. 30 mins)

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