Summative

Period 2 summative presentation schedule: click here

Period 2 exam interview schedule: click here

For those wondering about your summative, you can start working on it now. You should be using the research from your previous projects to answer the following question:

Is Canada a good place to live?

You can answer yes or no, it doesn't matter as long as you can prove your answer.

Be sure to prove it with a thesis, so make sure you say why Canada is/is not a good place to live.

Touch on your previous projects (physical landscape, resources, demography) to answer the question. Do not repeat your whole project - simply use the important information that helps answer this question.

Links from Ms. Holmes

PROJECT TOPICS: period 2 period 3
Project Cheat Sheet
Unit 4 Rubric
Links for comparison data for D1:
World Population Pyramids
Gapminder
OECD Well-Being

December 2nd
Today we will take at Canada's immigrants and where they come from. We will use data from Canada Citizenship and Immigration to fill out these instructions for today's map.

December 3rd
How do we measure and view population data? Intro to population pyrmaids
Population in Canada: data vs graph

December 4th
Today we will investigate various non-government organisations and how they help in Canada and worldwide. Here is a link to the research document for Period 2 and Period 3.

December 7th: Homework due WEDNESDAY
You will interview a family member or friend who immigrated to Canada. Ask questions and include:

• Services that helped them immigrate
• Their background/why did they choose Canada?
• Problems
• Successes
• Anything else you want to add

Remember that immigration can be a very personal and emotional story. People may not wish to answer all of your questions and that is OK!

December 8th
Today we will investigate the challenges that new immigrants face when they arrive in Canada and ways to help them. You will create your own service designed to help immigrants (instructions here) and research organisations in the city to see what is already being done.

December 9th
We will look at data relating to immigration - make sure you have your interview completed.
3 types of immigrants: family, economic, refugee.

December 15
Weekly Question Unit 4, Week 3: In what way does increasing immigration affect both urban growth and the quality of life for neighbourhoods?
UN Conventions on the right of the child. Children have their own human rights, read them here.

December 16
Work period - project research

December 17
Settlement patterns in Canada - why do people live where they do?
We will use data from the 2011 census for Yarmouth, Calgary, Little Bay Islands, Windsor, and Kirkland Lake. You will also need to research some more information about these towns from other web sites.
Answer about each town:

• What type of industry drive's the town's economy? (List the top 3 or 4)
• How much education do you need to get these jobs?
• Is the town growing or shrinking?
• Describe the town's physical location - what is it close to?
• One interesting fact 

December 18
Where do immigrants in Canada settle and where are they from? Take a look at this infographic to see immigrants in Canada by province. Colour coded to show where they are from.