CANADA AND IT'S TRADING PARTNER SET

Canada And Its Trading Partners

UNIT OVERVIEW

It is critical for students to understand Canada's role in the fast-paced, interconnected world of the twenty-first century. This unit is designed with a focus on Canada's main trading partners including the United States, Commonwealth Nations, Asian Pacific countries and China. It is broken down into two main sections. Part 1 - Core Teaching Lessons provides much of the knowledge based information in the unit such as trade vocabulary, concepts and terms, as well as general information. Student notes, suitable for photocopied handouts or as notes on the board, are used in conjunction with related student activities. Part II - Optional Lessons builds a degree of flexibility into the unit with teachers selecting suitable activities. The importance of trade cannot be underestimated - remember even Wayne Gretzky was traded!

PART I - CORE TEACHING LESSONS:

1. What is trade? (Introduction, wordsearch)
2. Canada's Major Trading Partners (T-chart, pie graph)
3. Commenwealth, Francophonie, OAS and APEC (Topic research, team teaching) 
4. Connections (Web diagram
5. United States (Research report)
6. China (Maps, questions)

PART II - OPTIONAL LESSONS

These optional activities are meant to enhance and supplement the core lessons. They help to build a degree of flexibility into the unit. Teachers may use these activities however they wish. The lessons include:

• Current Events
• Bulletin Board
• Personal Dictionaries
• Web Sites
• Classroom Exchange
• The 50 United States Wordsearch
• Venn Diagram (Canada / US Comparison)
• Travel Brochure
• Guest Speaker
• Unit Exam
• Trade Terms and Organizations
• Stock Market Game
• Ideas for Discussion

The Pacific Rim

UNIT OVERVIEW

In this unit, students hop, skip, and jump around the Pacific Rim. It is an in-depth study covering a broad range of topics from basic geography, mapping skills, climate studies and resources to type of government - all as they relate to the twenty-four nations of the Pacific Rim. Students will gain a new understanding of the emerging trade powerhouse.

PART I - CORE TEACHING LESSONS

In this section, students learn all about the Pacific Rim using a structured format. Exciting activities related to each of the lesson topics are used to "cement in" concepts. The student notes can be photocopied and given as handouts or simpy written on the board for students to write in their notebooks. A sample review exam is included. Lesson topics and activities are as follows:

1. The Pacific Rim - From Coast To Coast (Map, wordsearch)
2. Ring of Fire - She's Going To Blow! (Diagram, mapping activity)
3. Climate - And Now For The Weather (Graph)
4. Population - People Everywhere! (Pictograph)
5. Resources - Gifts From Nature (Classification, diagram)
6. Goverment - Take Us To Your Leader! (Role-play activity)

PART II - OPTIONAL LESSONS

These optional lessons are meant to enhance and supplement the core lessons. They help to build a degree of flexibility into the unit. Teachers may use these activities however they wish. The lessons include:

1. Novels
2. Internet Sites
3. Current Events
4. Bulletin Board Display
5. Volcano Model
6. Art Activities
7. Mexican Hat Dance 
8. Ethnic Recipes 
9. Pen Pal Program
10. Latitude and Sunlight Exposure
11. Temperature Experiment
12. Capital Cities Wordsearch
13. Pacific Rim Review Puzzle

PART III - COUNTRY REPORT AND MOSAIC

For this project, students choose a Pacific Rim country to research and then write a report on. The completed reports will presented in "mosaic" form.

PART IV - JUST THE FACTS

This section contains general information pages on each of Pacific Rim country. The pages can be photocopied into booklet form to use as a student handbook. The flags of each country can be coloured as an added activity.