Canada/Australia Project
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Canada/Australia Project
Choose one of the following activities:
1. A Country Book
2. A travel Brochure
3. Country Shape Project
4. Passport Report
5. The Country Times news article
6. PowerPoint Presentation
7. Something of your choosing
Directions: You will choose one of the above assignments for your project. You will have 3 weeks to gather your information and be ready to present to the class when we return from spring break.
The standards below will be your guide as to what information you will need.
Canada
SS6G5 The student will locate selected features of Canada.
❑ Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River,
Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and
Rocky Mountains.
❑ Include a map with the features.
SS6G7 The student will discuss environmental issues in Canada.
❑ Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution
of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield,
and timber resources
Questions to think about.
o How do people contribute to Canada’s pollution problems?
o How are acid rain, pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural
o resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources Canada’s major
o environmental concerns
SS6H4 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Canada.
❑ a. Describe the influence of the French and the English on the language and religion of
Canada.
❑ b. Explain how Canada became an independent nation.
Questions to think about.
o How have the French and English influenced the languages and religions of Canada?
SS6H5 The student will analyze important contemporary issues in Canada.
❑ Describe Quebec’s independence movement.
Questions to think about.
o Why does Quebec want independence?
o What conflicts have occurred because of Quebec’s independence movement?
o Why hasn’t Quebec been granted independence?
o What changes in Canada could occur if Quebec is granted independence
SS6CG3 The student will explain the structure of the national government of Canada.
❑ Describe the structure of the Canadian government as a constitutional monarchy, a
parliamentary democracy, and a federation, distinguishing the role of the citizen in
terms of voting and personal freedoms.
Questions to think about.
o What type of government systems exists in Canada?
o Who is the leader of Canada and what is his or her title?
o What is the role of the legislature?
o What role does the citizen have as a participant in Canada’s government
Canada/Australia Project
Choose one of the following activities:
8. A Country Book
9. A travel Brochure
10. Country Shape Project
11. Passport Report
12. The Country Times news article
13. PowerPoint Presentation
14. Something of your choosing
Directions: You will choose one of the above assignments for your project. You will have 3 weeks to gather your information and be ready to present to the class when we return from spring break.
The standards below will be your guide as to what information you will need.
| SS6G12 The student will be able to locate selected features of Australia. |
|Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Ayers Rock, and Great Victoria Desert. |
❑ Include a map with the features.
| SS6CG7 The student will explain the structure of the national government of Australia. |
|. Describe the federal parliamentary democracy of Australia, distinguishing form of leadership, type of legislature, and the role of the citizen in terms |
|of voting and personal freedoms. |
Questions to think about?
o What is the structure of the Australian government?
o What role does the citizen have as a participant in Australia’s government?
SS6E8 The student will analyze different economic systems.
← Describe the economic system used in Australia.
Questions to think about?
o What is the economic system used in Australia?
SS6H8 The student will describe the culture and development of Australia prior to contact with Europeans.
← Describe the origins and culture of the Aborigines.
Questions to think about?
o How did Aborigines migrate to Australia?
o What impact did the migration of the Aborigines have on the development of society and culture in Australia?
o Why did the British colonize Australia, and what was the impact of British colonization on Australia’s indigenous peoples?
SS6H9 The student will explain the impact European exploration and colonization had on Australia.
← Explain the reasons for British colonization of Australia; include the use of prisoners as colonists.
← Explain the impact of European colonization of Australia in terms of diseases and weapons on the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Questions to think about?
← What are the reasons for British colonization of Australia (use of prisoners as colonists)?
← How are the indigenous people affected by colonization (diseases and weapons)?
← What is the impact of English colonization on the language and religion of Australia?
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