Social Studies Outcomes
Communities in Canada
Values and Attitudes (Physical and Human Geography):
1. I can appreciate how a community's physical geography shapes identity.
2. I can appreciate the diversity and vastness of Canada's land and peoples.
3. I can value history and stories as ways to learn about the land.
4. I can acknowledge, explore and respect historic sites and monuments.
5. I can demonstrate care and concern for the environment.
Knowledge and Understanding (Physical Geography):
1. I can tell you where the Inuit, Acadian and prairie communities are located in Canada.
2. I can tell you how the geographic regions are different from where I live.
3. I can tell you what are the major geographical regions, landforms and bodies of water in each community.
4. I can tell you what the main differences in climate among these communities are.
5. I can tell you what geographic factors determined the establishment of each community.
6. I can tell you how the physical geography of each community shapes its identity.
7. I can tell you what the daily life is like for children in Inuit, Acadian and prairie communities.
8. I can tell how the vastness of Canada affects how we connect to other Canadian communities?
Knowledge and Understanding (Culture and Language):
1. I can tell what the cultural characteristics of the communities are such as special symbols, landmarks, languages spoken, shared stories or traditions, monuments, schools and churches).
2. I can tell what the traditions and celebrations in the communities are that connect the people to their past and each other.
3. I can tell how the communities are strengthened by their stories, traditions and events of the past.
4. I can tell what the linguistic roots and practices in the communities are.
5. I can tell what individuals and groups contributed to the development of the communities.
I can investigate the economic characteristics of communities in Canada by exploring the reflecting upon the following questions for inquiry:
1. I can tell what kinds of natural resources exist in the communiites (eg: fishing, agriculture, mining).
2. I can tell what the occupations in each of the communities are.
3. I can tell what kinds of goods and services are available in the communities.
4. I can tell what impact industries have on the communities (eg: agriculture, manufacturing).
I can research and inquire to learn more:
1. I can participate in making research questions.
2. I can make questions that show a personal need.
3. I can follow a plan to complete an inquiry.
4. I can find and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry.
5. I can find links in a computer program.
6. I can organize information from more than one source.
7. I can process information from more than one source to retell what has been discovered.
8. I can make new questions as research progresses.
9. I can make conclusions from organized information.
10. I can make predictions based on organized information.
Values and Attitudes (Physical and Human Geography):
1. I can appreciate how a community's physical geography shapes identity.
2. I can appreciate the diversity and vastness of Canada's land and peoples.
3. I can value history and stories as ways to learn about the land.
4. I can acknowledge, explore and respect historic sites and monuments.
5. I can demonstrate care and concern for the environment.
Knowledge and Understanding (Physical Geography):
1. I can tell you where the Inuit, Acadian and prairie communities are located in Canada.
2. I can tell you how the geographic regions are different from where I live.
3. I can tell you what are the major geographical regions, landforms and bodies of water in each community.
4. I can tell you what the main differences in climate among these communities are.
5. I can tell you what geographic factors determined the establishment of each community.
6. I can tell you how the physical geography of each community shapes its identity.
7. I can tell you what the daily life is like for children in Inuit, Acadian and prairie communities.
8. I can tell how the vastness of Canada affects how we connect to other Canadian communities?
Knowledge and Understanding (Culture and Language):
1. I can tell what the cultural characteristics of the communities are such as special symbols, landmarks, languages spoken, shared stories or traditions, monuments, schools and churches).
2. I can tell what the traditions and celebrations in the communities are that connect the people to their past and each other.
3. I can tell how the communities are strengthened by their stories, traditions and events of the past.
4. I can tell what the linguistic roots and practices in the communities are.
5. I can tell what individuals and groups contributed to the development of the communities.
I can investigate the economic characteristics of communities in Canada by exploring the reflecting upon the following questions for inquiry:
1. I can tell what kinds of natural resources exist in the communiites (eg: fishing, agriculture, mining).
2. I can tell what the occupations in each of the communities are.
3. I can tell what kinds of goods and services are available in the communities.
4. I can tell what impact industries have on the communities (eg: agriculture, manufacturing).
I can research and inquire to learn more:
1. I can participate in making research questions.
2. I can make questions that show a personal need.
3. I can follow a plan to complete an inquiry.
4. I can find and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry.
5. I can find links in a computer program.
6. I can organize information from more than one source.
7. I can process information from more than one source to retell what has been discovered.
8. I can make new questions as research progresses.
9. I can make conclusions from organized information.
10. I can make predictions based on organized information.