How Canada's high value resources are blockaded from the inside out Peter Tertzakian, FP,

Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Geographic Perspective, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: How might Canada manage their natural resources in a way that benefits more Canadians?

Activity: Create a spatial journal of  data on resource management and distribution.  Conduct an issue analysis to help create a potential solution the the issue. Communicate solution to an appropriate audience via story map. 

Stronger storms mean new 'category six' scale may be needed

Concepts of Thinking: Patterns and Trends, Interrelationships, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: How might a category 6 storm impact communities? How might global warming impact these storms?

Activity: Gather data on storms to determine where they occur and at what frequency and create a spatial journal. Use some global warming data to evaluate its' impact on storm severity. Conduct an issue analysis and communicate results via story map.

Congo is sliding back to bloodshed The Economist


Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Spatial Significance, Interrelationships

Inquiry: What might be needed to ensure that conflict does not erupt?

Activity: Create a spatial journal of the stakeholders involved. Conduct research to complete an issue analysis . Develop a potential solution to the problem. Create a story map to communicate the solution to an appropriate audience.

The White Darkness


Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Interrelationships,

Inquiry: Why might people want to explore Antarctica? How might this journey impact communities?

Activity: Create a story map of this solitary journey across Antarctica using The White Darkness. Communicate this to an appropriate audience.