The Resource Game
Objective
To be the first group to complete the task below (this is a competition!)
Task
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Cut out the blue square 15 cm X 15 cm.
Cut out the white circle 13 cm in diameter.
Cut out the red cross 10 cm x 10 cm.
Glue the red cross centered on the white circle.
Glue the white circle centered on the blue square.
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The other groups may not have the same materials and tools you have.
Between the groups, you have all the necessary materials.
You may use only the materials given to you by Ms. Walters.
All work must use precise measurements and be neat and accurate.
The Resource Game Reflection Questions
1. Why could the activity not be completed at first?
2. What did you feel when you realized that you did not have what you needed and thus could not
complete the activity?
3. Did you have a fair chance to win? Why or why not?
4. Which works better, cooperation or competition?
5. List any groups in Canada who are similarly disadvantaged.
6. List any countries which are similarly disadvantaged.
7. What can be done about this?
8. What are the government, organizations, etc. doing to help the situation?
Natural Resources – Chapter 22
1) What are natural resources? ___________________________________________________________
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2) Natural resources come in two basic categories – what are they?
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b. ____________________________________________________________________________
Types of Industry
3) Do more Canadians work in education or in agriculture? _____________________________________
4) Do more Canadians work in transportation and warehousing? or in forests and mining?
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5) Do more Canadians work in manufacturing? or in wholesale and retail trade?
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6) Primary Industries are:
7) Secondary Industries are:
8) Tertiary Industries are:
9) Each of the different types of industries, no matter primary, secondary, or tertiary, are either
_________________ industries or _________________ industries.
10) Basic industries:
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e.g., manufacturing something in your home town then selling it somewhere else
11) Non-basic industries:
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e.g., getting your haircut at a local barber