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** Assignment 1 ** ** British Columbia Curriculum ** ** Grade 3 Social Studies  ** ** Web link to the Grade 3 IRP Social Studies Document **[|**http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/social_studies/2006ssk7_3.pdf**] The major learning strand in the Grade 3 Social Studies Curriculum is community. ** Skills ** ** and processes: ** critical thinking, simple maps, gathering information, citing sources appropriately, presentation skills, chronological order, responses to problems  **Identity, culture and society: **changes in communities over time, importance of communities, cultural similarities and differences characteristics of Canadian society  ** Governance: **rights and responsibilities and the well-being of the community roles and responsibilities of local governments  ** Economy and technology: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> how needs and wants are met in communities, how technology affects individuals and communities past and present <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Human and physical environment: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">landforms and bodies of water in BC and Canada, provinces and territories, responsibility for the environment, effect of environment on early settlement <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Specific Outcomes for each unit are: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Skills and processes general outcomes ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will: · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">apply critical thinking skills – including questioning, predicting, imagining, comparing, classifying, and identifying patterns – to selected problems or issues · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">identify a variety of symbolic representations · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> use simple maps to interpret and present information · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">gather information from a variety of sources · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">organize information in chronological order · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">create a presentation on a selected topic · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">formulate a response to a relevant classroom, school, or community problem or issue ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Skills and processes specific outcomes ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ask relevant questions to clarify and define a selected problem or issue <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">demonstrate a willingness to use imagining and predicting in relation to a selected problem or issue <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">compare, classify, and identify patterns in information about a selected problem or issue <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">recognize that symbols are used to represent concrete and abstract ideas (e.g., the sheaves of wheat on the Saskatchewan flag represents the importance of wheat farming to that province, a dove represents peace) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify the significance of symbols and colours on maps (e.g., colours to represent economic activity, various types of lines to represent roads and railways, symbols for capital cities) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">interpret information on simple maps using cardinal directions, symbols, and legends create simple maps to represent their own community and one or more other communities within BC and Canada <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">use simple map grids (e.g., letter-number co-ordinates) to identify specific locations <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">gather information on a topic from more than one source (e.g., book, magazine, web site, interview) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">apply strategies for information gathering (e.g., using headings, indices, tables of contents) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">record information from various sources, demonstrating appropriate strategies for note taking (e.g., key words, main ideas, point form) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">cite their information sources appropriately (e.g., simple bibliography) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">use examples to show that events happen in chronological sequence (e.g., last month, yesterday, today, tomorrow, next month) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">organize and present information in chronological order (e.g., before, now, later; past, present, future) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">select information for a presentation on a topic (e.g., a specific province or territory) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">draw simple interpretations from personal experiences, oral sources, and visual and written sources <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">organize relevant information for a presentation <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">deliver an engaging presentation on their topic <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">generate a variety of responses to a specific problem or issue <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">consider advantages and disadvantages of a variety of solutions to a problem or issue <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">demonstrate willingness to consider diverse points of view <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">distinguish between fact and opinion on a selected problem or issue individually or in groups, design a course of action to address a problem or issue, and provide reasons to support their choice <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Identity, society and culture general outcomes ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify changes that can occur in communities over time <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">describe the importance of communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify cultural similarities and differences <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify characteristics of Canadian society ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Identity, society and culture specific outcomes ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of challenges faced by communities(e.g., natural disasters, climate, resource use and availability, decision making) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">conduct research (e.g., interview an elder, visit a museum) to identify changes that have occurred in their community <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of traditions and practices that have endured over time in communities studied make simple predictions about how communities might <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">change in the future (e.g., new stores, playgrounds, roads) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples to explain how identities are shaped by living in Canada as well as by living in a particular region, province, or territory <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">describe characteristics of daily life in communities studied (e.g., housing, tools, work, use of the land, games, education) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">use specific examples to demonstrate knowledge that all members of communities have roles and responsibilities in common (e.g., to recycle, to work peacefully with others, to follow rules and laws, to pay taxes) as well as roles and responsibilities specific to individuals (e.g., related to work, family, or volunteer commitments) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">create a personal representation of what “community” means to them <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of how culture is reflected in daily life (e.g., language, traditions, recreation, arts, food, clothing) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of cultural diversity within their own or other communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">compare life in their own community to life in other communities studied (e.g., own community past and present, own community and another community in Canada, own community and a community in another country) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">demonstrate knowledge that Aboriginal groups constituted Canada’s original communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of how diverse cultural influences are represented in Canadian society (e.g., community gathering places, languages spoken, celebrations, symbols, food, music) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">create a representation (e.g., collage, diorama, poster) to communicate information about a selected culture in Canada <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">show on a map of the world the countries of origin of various groups who have come to Canada as immigrants <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify the significance of symbols of British Columbia and their local community (e.g., flag, floral emblem, bird, coat of arms) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Governance general **** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">outcomes ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">describe how an understanding of personal roles, rights, and responsibilities can affect the wellbeing of the school and community <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">summarize the roles and responsibilities of local governments **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Governance specific **** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">outcomes ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of community issues on which there are differing points of view (e.g., sharing playground space, spending community funds) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">suggest reasons why groups and communities may experience conflict <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">suggest ways to resolve conflict in groups to maintain the well-being of the school and community (e.g., class meeting, town hall meeting, mediation) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">recognize voting and participation in other forms of community decision-making as a right and a responsibility in democratic societies <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of leadership in their communities (e.g., mayor, town councillor, chief, elders, community volunteers) and identify their meeting places describe the services provided by the local government (e.g., police, firefighting, traffic control, garbage removal) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">list issues relevant to their local community (e.g., crosswalks, bike paths, playgrounds, sports complexes) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** Economy and technology general outcomes  ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">compare ways in which needs and wants are met in communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">assess how technology affects individuals and communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Economy and technology specific outcomes ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">recognize that communities have diverse ways of meeting their members’ needs and wants (e.g., acquiring food and water, shelter, clothing, education, safety, entertainment) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">demonstrate an awareness of how work done by one person in a community benefits others (e.g., one person can grow food for many, a police officer helps keep a whole community safe) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">describe how and why communities exchange goods and services (e.g., to acquire products not provided locally, to provide a service to a community that doesn’t have that service) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of how the natural environment influences work in communities studied (e.g., crops grown chosen for the climate, tourism destinations, use of natural resources) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">list and describe ways in which people can acquire goods and services (e.g., pay with money, borrow, rent, trade for other goods and services, gifts) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">compare contemporary forms of exchange with those used in pioneer communities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">select a specific technology and describe how life might be different without it (e.g., Where would you get water from if you couldn’t get it from a tap? What would you do for entertainment if you didn’t have a TV?) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">compare technologies used in past and present communities in areas such as transportation, communication, clothing manufacture, food production and preparation, shelter, recreation and entertainment <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Human and physical environment general outcomes ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">locate major landforms and bodies of water in BC and Canada, including: St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes, Fraser River, Queen Charlotte Islands, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay, locally relevant examples <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify characteristics of the provinces and territories of Canada <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">demonstrate a sense of responsibility for the local environment <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> describe how the physical environment ** Human and physical environment specific outcomes  ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">label maps of BC and Canada to show major landforms and bodies of water, including: St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes, Fraser River, Queen Charlotte Islands, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">label a map to show locally relevant landforms and bodies of water (e.g., bays, straits, inlets, gulfs, beaches, peninsulas, mountain ranges, valleys, plains, marshes, rivers, lakes, islands) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify significant landforms and bodies of water in selected communities studied on a map, identify all the provinces and territories of Canada, with their capital cities <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">create a mural, model, chart, map, or other representation about a selected province or territory (e.g., depicting relative location within Canada, significant landforms and bodies of water, tourist attractions, major industries, major cities and towns, flag and coat of arms) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of how symbols of Canada’s provinces or territories may reflect their physical characteristics (e.g., mountains on Alberta’s flag, waves on BC’s flag) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">identify a locally relevant environmental issue (e.g., pollution, over-use of non-renewable resources, loss of habitat for wildlife) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">participate in activities to address a local environmental issue (e.g., park or beach cleanup, adopt-a-stream, school recycling program, salmonid enhancement program) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">provide specific examples of how the physical environment influenced human activities in a selected community in the past (e.g., clothing, shelter, transportation methods, settlement patterns, farming practices) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">give examples of how natural resources were used in daily life in early settlements in their local community or another community studied <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">LIBE 463 **

** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Rationale ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">My rationale for choosing this curriculum area and grade level for this assignment is based on the fact that it is familiar to me. I have been teaching grade 3 for the past year and a half. Over this time I have become familiar with the grade three social studies curriculum, but it is a subject area of that I would like to improve my teaching upon. My current social studies units I have created are teacher centered, and what I would like to create is social studies units that are student centered. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Currently the province which I teach in (British Columbia) is moving towards what is called 21st century learning. What 21st century learning entails is a personalized learning approach that puts students at the center of learning. The role of the teacher is to create individualized learning programs that meet the learning needs and interests of individual students (http://www.bcelc.ca/pages/personalizedlearning/resourcesarticles.html). The ministry of education in British Columbia is just beginning to roll out the concept of 21st century learning to teachers and parents. As a teacher I like to keep on the forefront of change and ideas to improve my teaching practice. I see this as a perfect opportunity to recreate my social studies curriculum so it better meets the needs of my students. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I would like to find new resources and materials to create even better social studies units then the social studies units that I am currently teaching. Given the needs of my students I would like to create units that are based upon student based inquiry learning. I would also like to use resources that pull from a wide variety of sources including books, videos and online resources. Finally I would like to assemble a list of resources from my school library, district, and local library that will meet the differentiated needs of my students. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">References ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia (2010). Retrieved October 05, 2009 from (http://www.bcelc.ca/pages/personalizedlearning/resourcesarticles.html).