Tag: North America
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USA and Denmark Agree to Greenland Deal Lesson Plan
Greenland has a population of only 57,000 but has been at the centre of a major security debate for the last few years. This lesson uses the US-Denmark-Greenland case to teach sovereignty, security and power, with three reading levels and a criteria-based ranking task on strategic value.
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Is Canada Joining the EU? – Lesson Plan
The EU has invited Canada to become its first “associate member”, a status that doesn’t exist yet. This lesson uses that offer to ask what a country actually gains by formally aligning itself with an international organization, across three reading levels. NEW! This lesson includes google slides in addition to PowerPoint
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United Nations Adopts ‘Equal Earth’ World Maps Lesson Plan
On 4 September 2026 the UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to encourage equal-area world maps. This lesson turns that vote into a study of how a cartographic choice made four centuries ago still shapes what students think the world looks like. In this lesson, students will explore and compare different map projections to determine their…
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Supersized El Niño in 2026-27 Lesson Plan
The UN’s meteorological agency says this El Niño is almost certain to run through February 2027 and may be the strongest on record. But a stronger event does not mean worse effects everywhere. This lesson asks why the same Pacific warming produces a manageable dry season in one country and a food emergency in another.
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What are US Midterm Elections? – Lesson Plan
Every two years, Americans elect a Congress that can reshape what a president is able to do, but without removing the president. This background lesson explains how that works, why the president’s party almost always loses ground, and what actually changes when a chamber changes hands. This lesson is the first part of a mini-unit…
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