Grade 5 Social Studies BC Learning Standards

Big Ideas

Social Studies

Curricular Competency

Content

the development and evolution of Canadian identity over time

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions

Canada's policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies.

the changing nature of Canadian immigration over time

Develop a plan of action to address a selected problem or issue

Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.

past discriminatory government policies and actions, such as the Head Tax, the Komagata Maru incident, residential schools, and internments

Construct arguments defending the significance of individuals/groups, places, events, and developments(significance)

Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.

human rights and responses to discrimination in Canadian society

Ask questions, corroborate inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and origins of a variety of sources, including mass media (evidence)

Canadian institutions and government reflect the challenge of our regional diversity.

levels of government (First Peoples, federal, provincial, and municipal), their main functions, and sources of funding

Sequence objects, images, and events, and recognize the positive and negative aspects of continuities and changes in the past and present(continuity and change)

participation and representation in Canada's system of government

Differentiate between intended and unintended consequences of events, decisions, and developments, and speculate about alternative outcomes (cause and consequence)

resources and economic development in different regions of Canada

Take stakeholders' perspectives on issues, developments, or events by making inferences about their beliefs, values, and motivations(perspective)

First Peoples land ownership and use

Make ethical judgments about events, decisions, or actions that consider the conditions of a particular time and place, and assess appropriate ways to respond(ethical judgment)

Inquiry Skills

Perspectives

Ethical Judgement

Continuity and Change

Cause and Consequence

Simplified Curricular Competencies for Socials

Significance

Evidence