Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada. - MR. Earland

NATURAL RESOURCES

BIG IDEA: Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.

Natural Resources Unit:

A UNIT BY C. WEBER AND L. KIM FOR SD#40 AND TC2

mspalmersclassroom.weebly.com/grade-5-natural-resources.html

Resources

Agriculture
http://www.metrovancouver.org/events/school-programs/K-12-resources/food-for-thought/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.aitc.ca/bc/resources/videos http://eschooltoday.com/global-food-waste-and-food-loss/introduction-to-food-waste-and-food-loss.html

Fishing
http://www.eschooltoday.com/overfishing/what-is-overfishing-for-kids.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U-dEKI0MpY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nat09VVPBs

Forestry
http://eschooltoday.com/forests/forest-preservation-tips-for-kids.html
http://www.canadianforestry.com/kits/english/index.html

Mining
http://www.mineralsed.ca/ http://www.mineralsed.ca/s/Grade5UnitOnMining.asp
http://www.britanniaminemuseum.ca

National parks/Ecotourism
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/vancouver-rainforest?source=relatedvideo

Oil spills
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/04/130405-arkansas-oil-spill-is-canadian-crudeworse/

Renewal and non-renewable energy
http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/renewable-energy/what-is-renewable-energy.html
http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/non-renewable-energy/what-is-non-renewable-energy.html

Water
www.safewater.org
http://www.eschooltoday.com/global-water-scarcity/global-water-shortage-for-kids.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/env-freshwater-whycare?source=searchvideo http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/