Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands Region

Social Studies 9Mr. Schofield

Lesson 6Thursday, April 24th, 2014

Today’s pathway• Check-in, attendance (Collect HW)• Current Events• Peer Evaluation for Coastal Plains• Great Lakes Activity• Overview of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence• Table Work Time on Region Form• Closing: Check for understanding• Next Class: Interior Plains Region

Peer Evaluation

• Find a partner to work with for the class• Read each other’s Coastal Plains submissions– Discuss topics, ideas, formats– Share ideas and questions with class

Map of the Great Lakes

• Continue to work with the same partner• Label the map as best as you can– Without looking at a book or atlas

• We will then go over this as a class• Please hand in 1 form for both of you (names)

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region

– Where is this region located?– Which cities are located in this region?– What are some geographic features of this region?– What else is significant about this region?

* WRITE YOUR RESPONSE ON A STICKY NOTE AND PLACE THIS ON THE WHITE BOARD

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Smallest region in Canada• Greatest population in Canada• Many large cities in this region• Most southern region in Canada• Combination of parts of S. Ontario & S. Quebec• Economic heartland of Canada– Industry, manufacturing, banking, agriculture, …

Table Work Period

• At each table, share ideas and information• Work together on geographic component• When finished, work on the diary component• Raise your hand if you have any questions

Closing

• Do you have any questions?• Homework: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region• Next Class:– We will move on to the Interior Plains Region– Remember to sign-up for the current events