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Mississaugas of Scugog Island

First Nation, Grade 3

Big Ideas
CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS The natural features of the environment influence land use and the
type of employment that is available in a region. Human activities and
The Ontario Curriculum (2018)
decisions about land use may alter the environment.
Social Studies Grades 1 to
6, History and Geography
Human activities affect the environment, but the environment also
Grades 7 and 8 Overall
affects human activities.
Expectations: B1. Application:
Curriculum Connections
Framing Questions
The Ontario Curriculum (2018)
• How does colonization affect the community of the Mississaugas
Social Studies Grades 1 to 6,
History and Geography Grades of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN)?
7 and 8 • Specifically, how has colonization impacted The Mississaugas’
Overall Expectations: B1. access to the water that surrounds their community and their
Application: demonstrate access to clean drinking water?
an understanding of
some key aspects of the
interrelationship between the
Background Information
natural environment, land use,
employment opportunities, and Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Resource Book:
the development of municipal
regions in Ontario Page 16, History. This passage provides an overview of the
impact of the Lindsay dam on Lake Scugog and the First Nation
B2. Inquiry: use the social
community there at that time.
studies inquiry process to
investigate some of the
Page 36, Water Walkers. This passage explains the role of water
environmental effects of
walkers in preserving the water.
different types of land and/or
resource use in two or more Page 54, Water Rights. The Mississaugas of Scugog Island
Ontario municipal regions, as
First Nation community has been under a boil water advisory
well as some of the measures
since 2008.
taken to reduce the negative
impact of that use
B3. Understanding Context:
describe major landform Emotional (Relate) Activating Prior Knowledge,
regions and types of land use
Minds On
in Ontario and some of the
ways in which land use in Opening Circle
various Ontario municipalities Prompting Questions:
addresses human needs,
• Provide pictures of children using water in their daily lives.
including the needs for jobs
• What did you brush your teeth with this morning?

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