Grade 5 Social Studies
6 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN5.1–IN5.2): Demonstrate an understanding of the Aboriginal heritage of Canada. Analyze the evolution of Canada as a multicultural nation.
- Dynamic Relationships (DR5.1–DR5.3): Analyze the historic and contemporary relationship of people to land in Canada. Assess the impact of the environment on the lives of people living in Canada. Identify the European influence on pre-confederation Canadian society.
- Power and Authority (PA5.1–PA5.3): Describe Canada's political evolution. Explain the purposes and functions of governance structures in Canada, including First Nations systems and those… Develop an understanding of the nature of the treaty relationship between First Nations and Canada's federal…
- Resources and Wealth (RW5.1–RW5.2): Explain the importance of sustainable management of the environment to Canada's future. Hypothesize about economic changes that Canada may experience in the future.
Units
Unit 1
Immigration & Multiculturalism
Push and pull factors, refugees and citizenship, Canada's multiculturalism policy, and a reading about a family's new start in Canada.
Outcome: IN5.2 · how Canada became a multicultural nation
Unit 2
Explorers and Settlers
Norse voyages, Cabot, Cartier, Champlain and Hudson, and why Europeans came: routes to Asia, fishing, the fur trade, claiming land and spreading religion, from the point of view that Indigenous peoples already lived here.
Outcome: DR5.3 · European exploration and its influence on early Canadian society
Unit 3
The Fur Trade
Who traded what and why, what each side gained, the harm of disease and lost land, and how the Métis people emerged. Needs review with Indigenous partners.
Outcome: DR5.3 · the fur trade and its effects on people and communities
Unit 4
Levels of Government
Federal, provincial/territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments: who leads them, what each looks after, and how they're funded.
Outcome: PA5.2 · the purposes and functions of governments in Canada
Unit 5
Making Laws
How a bill becomes law in Parliament, elections and ridings, local bylaws, and how young people can take part in democracy.
Outcome: PA5.1, PA5.2 · how Canada governs itself and makes laws
Unit 6
Regions & Resources
The natural resources and industries of Canada's regions, how they shape regional identity, and First Peoples' land rights and title.
Outcome: DR5.2, RW5.1 · how Canada's environment and resources shape life and the economy
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