Friday, January 18, 2013

Social Studies Game!


                    Social Studies 

K.C.I.C (2000). Knight’s Canadian Info collection. [Online image]. 
Check out this cool game where you can learn about Ontario and the greenbelt! This game teaches you all about resources found in Ontario and locations around the province! Help find EnviroGirl by completing clues around the province! Good luck
 

This game even connects to the Social Studies Ontario Curriculum too!!

Canada and World Connections,  Grade Four: Canada's Provinces, Territories, and Regions

Polly, Olsen (No Year). Jinny Lind Elementary School Website. [Online image]. Retrieved from http://jennylind.mpls.k12.mn.us/ms_polly_olson
Overall Expectation: 
  • Use a variety of resources and tools to determine the influence of physical factors on the economies and cultures of Ontario and the other provinces and territories

Specific Expectation: 
  • Identify and describe types of communities in each physical region of Ontario 
  • Ontario Ministry of Education (On-Going). 
    Elementary Curriculum Documents. 
    [Online image] Retrieved from
    • This website allows students to see what types of agriculture, food, communities, landscapes, etc reside within Ontario and where they can be found
    • The student's learn about the Ontario greenbelt, and where it is located
    • Some of the communities listed on the game are very small, rural, towns where little is usually known about them, and this game highlights their contributions to Ontario!!   

Extra Note to Parents:
This game not only allows your child to play and use the internet effectively while heling EnviroGirl with her environmental clues, it gives your child a chance to learn about the province we live in, Ontario. The game incorporates physical and cultural aspects of Ontario, and most of the important factors that make up Ontario! Sit with your child and play if you have a minute, I ensure that you will be impressed!

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