Grade 5 Investigating Past Societies
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Acknowledgments The Departments of Education acknowledge the work of the social studies consultants and other educators who served on the regional social studies committee. New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador John Hildebrand Darryl Fillier Barbara Hillman Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Bethany Doiron Mary Fedorchuk Laura Ann Noye Bruce Fisher Rick McDonald Jennifer Burke The Departments of Education also acknowledge the contribution of all the educators who served on provincial writing teams and curriculum committees, and who reviewed and/or piloted the curriculum. Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Aims of Social Studies ............................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of Curriculum Guide ................................................................................................................... 2 Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Program Design and Outcomes ................................................................................................................... 4 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Essential Graduation Learnings ............................................................................................................... 5 General Curriculum Outcomes ................................................................................................................. 6 Processes .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Attitudes, Values, and Perspectives ........................................................................................................ 9 Contexts for Learning and Teaching ......................................................................................................... 12 The Learner ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Equity and Diversity.................................................................................................................................. 15 Principles Underlying the Social Studies Curriculum .......................................................................... 15 The Social Studies Learning Environment ........................................................................................... 16 Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning ........................................................................................ 28 Curriculum Overview ................................................................................................................................. 33 Entry-9 Social Studies . ........................................................................................................................ 33 Aims of Social Studies ......................................................................................................................... 33 Grade 5 Specific Curriculum Outcomes ................................................................................................ 34 How to Use the Four-Column, Two-Spread Curriculum Layout ........................................................ 35 Grade 5 Curriculum ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Unit 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 41 Unit 2: Environment .................................................................................................................................. 47 Unit 3: Social Structure ............................................................................................................................ 52 Unit 4: Decision-Making ........................................................................................................................... 58 Unit 5: Interactions ................................................................................................................................... 68 Unit 6: My Society ..................................................................................................................................... 74 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... 80 Appendix A: Concepts in Entry – 9 Social Studies .............................................................................. 81 Appendix B: Inquiry Approach to Organizing Thinking Concepts and Skills ................................... 82 Appendix C: Societies .............................................................................................................................. 85 Appendix D: Beothuk Encampments ..................................................................................................... 86 Appendix E: Terminology and Teaching Structures ............................................................................ 88 Appendix F: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom ....................................................................... 91 Appendix G: Student Response Journals ............................................................................................. 94 Appendix H: Portfolio Assessment ........................................................................................................ 96 Introduction Introduction The Atlantic Canada social studies curriculum was Background planned and developed by regional committees whose deliberations were guided by consideration of the learners and input from teachers. The regional committees consisted of teachers, other educators and consultants with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds in education. Each curriculum level was strongly influenced by current social studies research and developmentally appropriate pedagogy. The vision for the Atlantic Canada social studies Aims of Social Studies curriculum is to enable and encourage students to examine issues, respond critically and creatively, and make informed decisions as individuals and as citizens of Canada and of an increasingly interdependent world. An effective social studies curriculum prepares students to achieve all essential graduation learnings and 21st century competencies. In particular, social studies, more than any other curriculum area, is vital in developing citizenship. Social studies embodies the main principles of democracy, such as freedom, equality, human dignity, justice, rule of law, and civic rights and responsibilities. The social studies curriculum provides opportunities for students to explore multiple approaches that may be used to analyze and interpret their own world and the world of others. Social studies presents unique and particular ways for students to view the interrelationships among Earth, its people, and its systems. The knowledge, skills, and attitudes developed through the social studies curriculum empower students to be informed, responsible citizens of Canada and the world, and to participate in the democratic process to improve society. CAMET Social Studies Grade 5 1 Introduction In particular, the social studies curriculum: integrates the concepts, processes, and ways of thinking drawn from the diverse disciplines of the social sciences (including history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology). It also draws from literature and the pure sciences; provides the multidisciplinary lens through which students examine issues affecting their lives from personal, provincial, national, academic, pluralistic, and global perspectives Purpose of The overall purpose of this curriculum guide is to Curriculum Guide advance social studies education and social studies teaching and learning, and at the same time, recognize and validate effective practices that already exist in many classrooms. More specifically, this curriculum guide: provides detailed curriculum outcomes to which educators and others can refer when making decisions concerning learning, experiences, instructional techniques, and assessment strategies in the grade 5 social studies program; informs both educators and members of the general public about the philosophy and scope of social studies education for grade 5 in the Atlantic Provinces; promotes the effective learning and teaching of social studies for students enrolled in grade 5 classrooms. Guiding Principles All kindergarten to grade 9 curriculum and resources should reflect the principles, rationale, philosophy, and content of the Foundation for the Atlantic Canada Social Studies Curriculum (1999) by: being meaningful, significant, challenging, active, integrative, and issues based; being consistent with current research pertaining to how children learn; incorporating multiple perspectives;