Curriculum

Alberta
SOCIAL STUDIES 4
Alberta: Its Geography and People
• Locate and describe major geographical regions and specific geographical features, such as lakes, rivers, cities and mountains.
• Use colour contour and visual relief maps to visualize the nature of the areas shown.
• Compare distance in kilometres to places under study.
• Analyze how the use of a natural resource can affect the rest of the environment.
• Predict the consequences of misusing natural resources.
• Compare and contrast points of view and underlying values, e.g. about how Alberta’s resources are used.
• Draw conclusions about the use of renewable and non-renewable resources.
SOCIAL STUDIES 5
Canada: Its Geography and People
• Gather information by interpreting relationships and drawing inferences from graphs, tables, charts, pictures and atlases.
• Read and interpret maps/legends of Canada showing: political divisions, physical features, major natural resources within regions, population distribution and transportation routes.
• In kilometres, compare distances to places under study.
• Draw conclusions about how the characteristics of a physical region affect natural resources, occupations, population distribution and transportation.
• From physical geography and latitude, infer human activities and ways of living.
• Summarize information from a variety of sources by writing two or more well-organized paragraphs, supporting main idea(s) with appropriate details.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 4
General Outcome 3: Listen, speak, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.
• 3.2: Locate information to answer research questions using a variety of sources, such as maps, atlases, charts, dictionaries, school libraries, video programs, elders in the community and field trips.
• 3.2: Recall important points, and make and revise predictions regarding upcoming information.
• 3.4: Communicate ideas and information in a variety of oral, print and other texts, such as short reports, talks and posters.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 5
General outcome 3: Listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.
• 3.1: Summarize important ideas in print, oral and other media texts and express opinions about them.
• 3.2: Locate information to answer research questions such as newspapers, encyclopedias, CD -ROMs, a series by the same writer,
scripts, diaries, autobiographies, interviews and oral traditions.
• 3.3: Organize ideas and information to emphasize key points for the audience.
• 3.4: Communicate ideas and information in a variety of oral, print and other texts, such as illustrated reports, charts,graphic displays and travelogues.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 4 and 5
• C1: Access, use and communicate information from a variety of
technologies.
• C5: Use technology to aid collaboration during inquiry.
• C6: Use technology to investigate and/or solve problems.

Learning Objectives

• Locate and describe major geographical regions and specific geographical features, such as lakes, rivers, cities and mountains.
• Use colour contour and visual relief maps to visualize the nature of the areas shown.
• Gather information by interpreting relationships and drawing inferences from graphs, tables, charts, pictures and atlases.
• Read and interpret maps/legends of Canada showing: political divisions, physical features, major natural resources within regions, population distribution and transportation routes.
• Access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.