Alberta - Grade 5 - Social Studies - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all units in the Grade 5 Alberta 2024 Social Studies Curriculum. With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbooks, which contain fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Time and Place Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:​

• Gathering Information from Various Sources
• Story: Using Nature for Time and Direction
• Fact or Fiction – Natural Indicators of Time & Direction
• Understanding Time: Different Worldviews
• Pictionary – Measurement of Time
• Components of Timelines
• Timeline Creation: Ancient Civilizations
• Fact Sheet: Types of Info. Communicated by Maps
• Activity: Topographical Mapping
• Elements of Maps
• Activity: Absolute Location Mapping
• Blog Post: Understanding Different Perspectives
• The Role of Social Scientists
• Role-Play: Comparing Social Scientists
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• Memory Game: Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Newspaper Article: Technology and History
• Fact Sheet: Research Processes in Social Studies
• Research Project: Ancient Civilizations
• Blog Post: Developing Informed Perspectives
• Case Study: Ancient Egyptian Civilization
• Case Study: Ancient Greek Civilization
• Spelling Bee: Ancient Civilizations
• River Valley Civilizations
• Role-Play: Ancient Civilization
• Story: From Nomads to Settlers
• Roman Civilization and the Mediterranean Sea
• Agricultural Advancements and Their Impact
• Economic Practices in Urban Centres: Toronto
• Fact or Fiction – Urbanization Impacts
• Newspaper Article: Adapting to a Disaster
• Changing the Land: A Father's Tale
• Blog Post: Human Actions and the Environment
• Four Corners: Settlements & Environmental Changes
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Systems Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:​

• Technological Advances in Ancient Civilizations
• Activity: Model Building of Ancient Technologies
• Story: The Mighty Empires and Dynasties
• Trade Routes in Ancient Civilizations
• Activity: Trade Route Debate
• Story: Cultural Exchange through International Trade
• Challenges Faced by Travellers on Trade Routes
• Fact or Fiction – Historical Trade Challenges
• Blog Post: Taxes in Ancient Times
• Role-Play: Tax Collection in Ancient Societies
• Organizational Systems in Ancient Civilizations
• Case Study: Authoritarian Govt. in Ancient Egypt
• Types of Authoritarian Systems
• Memory Game: Ancient Civilization Govt. Systems
• Role-Play: Authoritarian Rule in Ancient Civilizations
• Fact Sheet: Ancient Social Class Structures
• Four Corners: Ancient Social Class Structures
• The Role and Status of Enslaved People
• Blog Post: Gender Roles in Ancient Civilizations
• Fact or Fiction – Gender Roles in Ancient Civilizations
• Varied Social Class Structures of Ancient Civilizations
• Activity: Ancient Social Class Structures
• Interview: The Rise of Civilizations and Empires
• Persian Empire: Growth through Trade and Conquest
• Roman Empire: Growth through Trade and Conquest
• Story: The Fall of Mighty Empires
• Activity: Mapping Continuity & Change in Civilizations
• African Empires: The Rise and Fall of the Axum Empire
• Case Study: Power Struggles in the Ottoman Empire
• Snowman – Rise and Decline Factors
• Impact of Colonial Powers on Indigenous Civilizations
• Spelling Bee: Ancient Civilizations
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Citizenship Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:​

• Technology and Turning Points in Ancient Civilizations ​
• Timeline Creation: Technology Turning Points​
• Case Study: Successes of the Ancient Roman Republic​
• Case Study: Failures of the Ancient Roman Republic​
• Role-Play: Exploring Ancient Systems of Government​
• Blog Post: Exploring Ancient Beliefs and Religions​
• Ancient Intercultural Contact: Impact on Today's World​
• Role-Play: Intercultural Contact​
• Story: How the Past Shapes Our Present​
• Ancient Wonders and Their Modern Influence​
• Activity: Art and Architecture Exhibit​
• Story: The Pioneers of Astronomy​
• Interview: Medicine and Ancient Practices​
• Case Study: The Development of Zero​
• Word Search – Historical Events and Figures​
• Timeline: Evolution of Writing Systems​
• Ancient Philosophy and Literature: Socrates​
• Activity: Socratic Method​
• Memory Game: Ancient Contributions​
• Blog Post: What is Informed Citizenship?​
• Fact or Fiction – Current Events​
• Newspaper Article - 1: Ukrainian Perspective​
• Newspaper Article - 2: Russian Perspective​
• Developing Empathy: The Story of Sasha​
• Activity: Current Events Analysis​
• Fact Sheet: Understanding Causes and Consequences​
• Case Study: National Housing Affordability​
• Newspaper Article: Devastation in Alberta​
• Calgary Stampede: A Local Event with Global Appeal​
• Blog Post: Volunteering and Personal Behaviour​
• Four Corners: Being an Informed Citizen​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Google Slides Lessons! Alberta Social Studies, Grade 5. This mega bundle also gives you access to all 3 of the Google Slides lessons. Click on the individual units to see a full preview of the Google Slides lessons.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download copies of the Google Slides for the three different units to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.