Learning Outcomes at a Glance

Skills and Processes of Social Studies

• apply critical thinking skills - including questioning, predicting, imagining, comparing, classifying, and identifying patterns - to selected problems or issues
• identify a variety of symbolic representations
• use simple maps to interpret and present information
• gather information from a variety of sources
• organize information in chronological order
• create a presentation on a selected topic
• formulate a response to a relevant classroom, school, or community problem or issue

Identity, Society and Culture

• identify changes that can occur in communities over time
• describe the importance of communities
• identify cultural similarities and differences
• identify characteristics of Canadian society

Governance

• descirbe how an understanding of personal roles, rights, and responsibilities can affect the well-being of the school and community
• summarize the roles and responsibilities of local governments

Economy and Technology

• compare ways in which needs and wants are met in communities
• assess how technology affects individuals and communities

Human and Physical Environment

• locate major landforms and bodies of water in BC and Canada, including
  • St. Lawrence Seaway
  • Great Lakes
  • Fraser River
  • Queen Charlotte Islands
  • Canadian Shield
  • Hudson Bay
  • locally relevant examples
• identify characteristics of the provinces and territoties of Canada
• demonstrate a sense of responsibility for the local environment
• describe how the physical environment influenced early settlement in their local community or another community studied