Throughout the six challenges in this unit, students take on the role of investigative journalists in researching the issues surrounding the Brazilian rain forest as seen through the eyes of different stakeholder groups. Detailed suggestions support students in thinking critically as they keep a reporter’s log, identify issues and underlying interests, analyze photographs, prepare graphic displays and eventually produce a video documentary or a live audio-visual presentation on their findings. (131 pp.)
The first four of the eight challenges in this unit introduce Canada’s natural resources. Students determine the two most important resources found in their homes. In a game planning a trip across Canada, students plot latitude and longitude coordinates, learning the Canadian provinces, territories and their capital cities, and the most valuable resources in each area. Students decide which resource industries Canada should further develop and what this might involve.
The final four challenges focus on forestry, fishing and mining in British Columbia. Students learn of problems facing each industry and propose solutions that are environmentally and economically sound. (154 pp.)
The eleven challenges in this unit celebrate the cultural uniqueness and resourcefulness of the Inuit both past and present. Students infer from drawings how the Inuit traditionally met their basic needs and the challenges they faced. They then examine modern-day life and what we can learn from the Inuit. Included in these activities is a simulated general store where students purchase the clothing and supplies needed for a trip to the Arctic. Three supplementary literature-based challenges further explore resourcefulness of the Inuit. (167 pp.)
