Ack! Geography!

I know there are a few Geography majors in our class, but it seems like most of the future socials teachers I've spoken to come from a History background. I took a couple Geog classes in first year, but was quickly scared off by the labs. A scientist I am not.

Needless to say, when my mentor teacher told me that she wanted me to teach the Geography section of Socials 11, I was a bit unnerved. I have a sneaking suspicion that a few of my students will have a better grasp of the fundamentals than me, having studied the subject more recently than the late 1990s.

Scouring the net for enlightenment, I came across a pretty handy resource: Statistics Canada. While I knew that statscan was a great place to get...well...stats, I had no idea that they also produced resources for teachers! Their site includes a wide array of K-12 lesson plans and activities based around their stats, maps etc. Not just geography either, there lessons on civics, the environment, immigration and a lot more. They`ll also direct you to age appropriate charts, datasets and articles. You can even order FREE classroom materials!

Check it out, its a great resource!

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/edu01_0000-eng.htm