Social Studies I Can Statements - Grade 5
General Outcome 5.1
I can understand and appreciate how the physical geography and natural resources of Canada affect our quality of life.
Specific Outcomes
Values and Attitudes:
5.1.1 Value Canada’s physical geography and natural resources
¨ I can appreciate the variety and abundance of natural resources
¨ I can appreciate the diversity of geographical features
¨ I can appreciate the environmental significance of national parks and protected areas
¨ I can appreciate how the land sustains communities
¨ I can appreciate the diverse ways that people have of living with the land
¨ I can demonstrate care and concern for the environment (through my choices and actions)
¨ I can appreciate the geographic vastness of Canada
Knowledge and Understanding:
5.1.2 Examine the physical geography of Canada
¨ I can identify the major geographical regions
¨ I can identify the major landforms
¨ I can identify the major bodies of water
¨ I can identify how landforms, bodies of water and natural resources affect the quality of life in Canada
¨ I can identify how natural disasters and severe weather have been part of Canada’s physical geography
¨ I can point our differences and similarities among the geographical regions
¨ I can identify how my region is different from other regions in Canada
¨ I can identify the factors that determine climate in the diverse regions (latitude, water, mountains)
¨ I know how Canada’s national parks and protected areas and important to the future of Canada’s natural environment
5.1.3 How do people in Canada interact with the Environment
¨ I can determine ways that natural resources and physical geography of a region create the establishment of communities.
¨ I know how natural resources are used, exchanged and conserved in Canada.
¨ I can discuss whose responsibility it should be to ensure the preservation of national parks and protected areas.
General Outcome 5.2
Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Values and Attitudes:
5.2.1 Appreciate the complexity of identity in the Canadian context.
¨ I can understand how Canadian history and the stories of its people contributes to their sense of identity
¨ I can acknowledge oral traditions, narratives and stories as sources of knowledge about the land and diverse Aboriginal cultures and history
¨ I can acknowledge the roots of Francophone identity and presence in Canada
¨ I can acknowledge British influence and presence in Canada
¨ I can acknowledge the contributions made by diverse cultural groups to the evolution of Canada (mosaic)
¨ I can recognize how changes in society can affect identity
Knowledge and Understanding
5.2.2 Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
¨ I can identify the beliefs of Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) regarding the relationship between people and the land (using stories).
¨ I can explain how Aboriginal cultures are unique in each of the western, northern, central and eastern regions of Canada.
¨ I can explain how the natural environment and geography of each region contributed to the diversity among Aboriginal groups (language, symbolism)
¨ I can explain the significance of the potlatch to the identity of the Northwest Coast Aboriginal peoples.
¨ I understand the ways in which anthropology and archaeology contribute to my understanding of Aboriginal peoples.
5.2.3 Ways of life in New France
¨ I can explain how the stories and legends of the coureurs des bois and voyageurs and habitants inform us about Francophone history, culture and presence throughout Canada.
5.2.4 Ways of life of the Fur Traders
¨ I can explain how the Metis stories demonstrate a culture that is rooted in the fur trade.
¨ I can identify how life in the fur trade reflects British influence in Canada.
¨ I know the main languages that were spoken by fur traders and their families in the fur trade forts.
5.2.5 Ways of life of the United Empire Loyalists
¨ I can identify what the stories of the United Empire Loyalists tell us about British culture and presence in Canada.
¨ I can explain how the diversity of the United Empire Loyalists contributed to Canadian diversity.
5.2.6 Ways of life of immigrants from the British Isles during the Great Migration
¨ I can explain what the stories of Irish and Scottish immigrants tell us about their heritage and presence in Canada.
¨ I can explain what the stories of British peoples tell us about the British history, culture and presence in Canada.
5.2.7 North West Mounted Police
¨ I can explain what the stories of the NWMP tell us about settlement and development of western and northern Canada.
¨ I can explain how stories of the NWMP shaped identity in western and northern Canada.
5.2.8 Ways of life of Non-European Immigrants
¨ I can explain how the stories of Chinese immigrants (railway workers) contribute to an understanding of the development of Canada.
¨ I can explain how the stories of the Underground Railroad tell us about the history and presence of Black communities in Canada.
¨ I can explain how the stories of immigrants from India contribute to an understanding of diversity in Canada.
5.2.9 Ways of life of European Immigrants
¨ I can explain how the stories of immigrants from Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany tell about their history and presence in western Canada.
¨ I can explain how the European immigrants were affected by pressures to conform in western Canada.