ONTARIO SOCIAL STUDIES
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - based on the Revised 2013 Ontario Curriculum
Goals of Social Studies – Developing a sense of who I am, and who we are Where have I come from? What makes me belong? Where are we now? How can I contribute to society? Students will work towards: • developing an understanding of responsible citizenship; • developing an understanding of the diversity within local, national, and global communities, both past and present; • developing an understanding of interrelationships within and between the natural environment and human communities; • developing the knowledge, understanding, and skills that lay the foundation for future studies in geography, history, economics, law, and politics; • developing the personal attributes that foster curiosity and the skills that enable them to investigate developments, events, and issues. |
GRADE 3 OVERALL EXPECTATIONS:
COMMUNITIES IN CANADA By the end of Grade 3, students will: A1. Application: compare ways of life among some specific groups in Canada around the beginning of the nineteenth century, and describe some of the changes between that era and the present day (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Perspective) A2. Inquiry: use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the major challenges that different groups and communities faced in Canada from around 1780 to 1850, and key measures taken to address these challenges (FOCUS ON: Significance; Cause and Consequence) A3. Understanding Context: identify some of the communities in Canada around the beginning of the nineteenth centu |
GRADE 4 OVERALL EXPECTATIONS:
POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL REGIONS OF CANADA By the end of Grade 4, students will: B1. Application: assess some key ways in which industrial development and the natural environment affect each other in two or more political and/or physical regions of Canada (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Interrelationships) B2. Inquiry: use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some issues and challenges associated with balancing human needs/wants and activities with environmental stewardship in one or more of the political and/or physical regions of Canada (FOCUS ON: Perspective) B3. Understanding Context: identify Canada’s political and physical regions, and describe their main characteristics and some significant activities that take place in them (FOCUS ON: Significance; Patterns and Trends) |