Alberta - Grade 6 Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

Alberta Social Studies Curriculum - Grade 6. This product was created to cover all of the expectations in the Alberta Social Studies Grade 6 curriculum.

There are 430+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. This unit contains readings, cut and paste activities, assignments and a variety of fun activities – colouring sheets, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, and more!

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Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Levels of Government ​
• Municipal Government ​
• Activity: Letter to the Municipal Government​
• Provincial Government ​
• Federal Government ​
• Government Shared Responsibilities ​
• Role-Play: Levels of Government​
• Activity: Creating a Newspaper Article​
• Story: The Birth of Alberta​
• Case Study: Premier Alexander Rutherford​
• The Executive Branch of Alberta’s Government ​
• The Legislative Branch of Alberta’s Government ​
• The Judicial Branch of Alberta’s Government ​
• Courtroom Role-Play: The Judicial Branch​
• Lieutenant-Governor: A Letter from Salma Lakhani​
• Case Study: Premier Danielle Smith Leadership​
• Memory Game: Branches of Government​
• Activity: Create a Government Flowchart​
• Fact Sheet: Responsibilities of an MLA​
• Fact or Fiction – The Responsibilities of an MLA​
• Blog Post: MLAs vs. Ministers​
• Activity: The Legislative Process​
• Provincial Powers: What Can Alberta’s Govt Decide?​
• Newspaper Article: Provincial Power​
• Four Corners: Provincial Powers​
• Timeline: The Roots of Democracy in Alberta​
• Activity: Election Process Mock-Up​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

Time and Place

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Democracy – What Is It?​
• Memory Game: Fundamental Principles of Democracy​
• Comparing Democracies: Canada and Switzerland​
• Canadian Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities ​
• Activity: Mock Citizenship Test Simulation​
• Timeline: Evolution of Civic Participation in Canada​
• The Role of Geography in Shaping Canada’s Govt ​
• Fact Sheet: Factors Driving Societal Change​
• Civic Participation in Different Govt Systems ​
• Fact or Fiction – Govt Systems and Civic Participation ​
• Four Corners: Civic Participation in Govt Systems​
• The Magna Carta​
• The Habeas Corpus Act​
• The Bill of Rights (1689)​
• Activity: Historical Documents Impact Debate​
• Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms​
• Activity: Hypothesizing New Freedoms and Duties​
• Blog Post: Addressing Discrimination in Canada​
• Ancient Athens - Government​
• Direct Democracy in Athens​
• Activity – Direct Versus Representative Democracy​
• Life in Athens: Primary Sources​
• Social Structure in Athens​
• Athens – Government Structure​
• Life in Athens: Primary Sources ​
• Story: The Birth of Democracy in Ancient Athens​
• The Challenges of Direct Democracy in Athens ​
• Interview: Athenian Democracy's Lasting Impact​
• Activity: Athenian Democracy Mock-Up​
• Word Search – Ancient Athens and Democracy​
• Case Study: The Lottery System in Ancient Athens​
• The Social & Govt Structure of the Roman Republic​
• Challenges of Representative Democracy in Rome​
• Blog Post: Enduring Features of the Roman Republic​
• Case Study: Julius Caesar​
• Role-Play: The Roman Republic Governance ​
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy​
• Haudenosaunee - Way of Life​
• Selecting the Chief​
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Democracy​
• Role-Play: Haudenosaunee Confederacy​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

Citizenship

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Civic Participation​
• Activity: Civic Participation Pictionary​
• The Founding of the Winnipeg Harvest Food Bank​
• The Power of Petitions in Canadian Democracy​
• Activity: Petition Creation and Signing​
• Blog Post: Social Media Campaigns​
• The Role of Donations in Promoting Change​
• Activity: Charitable Giving Exercise​
• Role-Play: Informal Civic Participation​
• Case Study: The Power of One Vote​
• Story: The Path to Political Influence​
• Newspaper Article: Political Rallies & Public Advocacy​
• Behind the Scenes: Election Campaigns​
• The Process of Running for Office in Canada​
• Volunteering in Political Campaigns: A Letter from Sarah ​
• Referendums and Plebiscites​
• Activity: Referendum Simulation​
• Role-Play: Formal Civic Participation​
• Blog Post: Formal vs. Informal Civic Participation​
• Activity: Debate on Civic Participation​
• Memory Game: Civic Terms​
• Steps for Successful Project Planning​
• Project Planning: Identifying Issues ​
• Project Planning: Conducting Research​
• Project Planning: Setting Goals​
• Project Planning: Costs and Resources​
• Project Planning: Plan of Action​
• Project Planning: Implementation ​
• Project Planning: Reflection ​
• Fact or Fiction – Project Planning Myths​
• Activity: Developing a Community Project Plan​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

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