February 23, 2019

Grade 7

This week we begin Chapter 3 and focus on regions in the world. We look at the "Moyen-Orient", the Middle East and its uniqueness. We will discuss the physical regions of Canada (forests, frontiers, and natural vegetation). Students will have an assignment where they will be designing a floor plan of the classroom. (P. 52-53 in the text)

Grade 8

This week we begin Chapter 3 and focus on comparing the constants of development in Canada and other countries. We will look at the quality of life here and discuss the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students will be charting and interpreting a correlation graph with regards to the rate of births and the annual revenue of various countries including Canada and the USA. (P. 50-51 in the text)