Social Studies Lessons

Distinguish primary from secondary sources and analyze speeches, documents, and cartoons for meaning, bias, and reliability.

Use legend, scale, symbols, and compass to read maps and tell apart political, regional, cultural, and physical features of Canada.

Read and draw conclusions from graphs, tables, infographics, and timelines such as demographic or electoral data.

Identify causes and consequences of significant events and synthesize evidence to draw conclusions.

Examine the features and processes of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in Canada.

Compare the structures and responsibilities of federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal governments.

Examine how Canada's voting, electoral, and justice systems work and the rights and responsibilities within them.

Interpret rights through legislation, human rights, treaties, and land claims, such as the Charter and treaty rights.

Compare political systems and models of governance, including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

Examine how citizenship, leadership, and activism are expressed locally, nationally, and globally.

Examine the relationships among needs and wants, resources, and scarcity that drive economic choices.

Examine how supply, demand, and price influence the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services.

Analyze Canada's economic system against others, including traditional and subsistence economic activity.

Examine factors behind growth and stability and the roles of consumers, producers, banks, and governments.

Evaluate factors behind economic disparity and quality of life, from personal to international levels.

Recognize the diverse cultures, traditions, worldviews, and histories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

Recognize diverse Francophone perspectives, histories, and contributions in Canada.

Analyze the causes and consequences of significant events in Canada, including continuity and change over time.

Examine Canada's regional, national, and international contributions to cooperation and conflict.

Examine the significance of remembrance, redress, and reconciliation, such as residential schools and the TRC.

Interpret the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of diverse communities in Canada.

Distinguish human, regional, political, cultural, and physical features of Canada, including regions and landforms.

Make connections between people, the land, and the environments in Canada.

Examine the past and present movement of peoples to, from, and within Canada and changes in demographics.

Examine factors contributing to environmental stewardship and sustainability locally, nationally, and globally.