2. Guided Inquiry Questions
❏ What do I know about government?
❏ Why are there different levels of government?
❏ Why do I need government?
❏ What services is government responsible for?
❏ What are some of the services provided by the different
levels of government?
❏ Why are these services the responsibility of a specific
level of government?
3. Learning Goals
❏ We are learning to describe the different levels of
government
❏ We are learning to explain some of the responsibilities
associated with each level of government
❏ We are learning to describe some of the shared
responsibilities between different levels of government
for various services and social/environmental issues
4. What does the term government mean?
Chart paper of students’ responses
5. Activity #1 - Government Responsibilities Cards
In groups, sort the cards into categories according to their
own rules.
Who provides
these services
to us?
6. Map of Canada
❏ Why is Canada divided into regions?
❏ Are there certain responsibilities given to each region?
❏ Are there certain responsibilities given to each
community?
