Learning Outcomes at a Glance

Skills and Processes of Social Studies

• apply critical thinking skills - including comparing, classifying, inferring, imagining, verifying, identifying relationships, summarizing, and drawing conclusions - to a range of problems and issues
• interpret graphs, tables, aerial photos, and various types of maps
• evaluate the credibility and reliability of selected sources
• deliver a formal presentation
• implement a plan of action to address a selected local or global problem or issue

Identity, Society, and Culture

• assess diverse concepts of Canadian identity
• compare Canadian society with the society of another country
• relate a society's artistic expression to its culture

Governance

• compare the federal government in Canada with national governments of other countries
• describe key characteristics of the justice system in Canada
• assess equality and fairness in Canada with reference to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• compare individual and collective rights and responsibilities in Canada with those in other countries
• describe the role of Canada in the world

Economy and Technology

• describe the importance of trade for BC and Canada
• analyse the significance of communications technologies in Canada
• evaluate effects of technology on lifestyles and environments
• compare Canada's economy, technology, and quality of life with those in one or more selected countries

Human and Physical Environment

• assess the relationship between cultures and their environments
• describe factors that affect settlement patterns and population distribution in selected countries