Learning Outcomes at a Glance

Skills and Processes of Social Studies

• interpret simple maps using cardinal directions, symbols, and simple legends
• create cimple maps representing familiar locations
• gather information from a variety of sources for presentation
• present information using oral, written, or visual representations
• select a solution to a classroom or school problem

Identity, Society, and Culture

• identify changes that occur in the school and community throughout the year
• describe ways individuals contribute to a community
• identify factors that influence who they are
• identify significant language and cultural characteristics of Canadian society

Governance

• distinguish their roles, rights, and responsibilities within the classroom adn school
• describe how decisions are made in groups, the classroom, and the school

Economy and Technology

• describe work done in the school
• describe the purpose of money
• describe how technology affects individuals and schools

Human and Physical Environment

• locate on a map landforms and bodies of water of local and national significance, including:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Vancouver Island
  • Rocky Mountains
  • locally relevant examples
• describe their responsibility to the local environment
• describe how the physical environment influences human activities