Alberta - Grade 7 - Social Studies - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle
This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all units in the Grade 7 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.
Unit 1 - Towards Confederation
Workbook
Some of the concepts that are covered:
- Introduction to Pre-Confederation Indigenous Societies
- Social Structure of the Iroquois Confederacy
- Case Study: Ojibwa Social Organization
- Story - The Mi’kmaq Governance and Hierarchy
- Indigenous Social Structures And Decision-Making
- Role Play: Status of Women in Indigenous Societies
- Blog: Drivers of European Imperialism
- Activity: European Imperialism Timeline
- Role Play: The Effects of Imperialism
- Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France
- Jean Talon: Shaping the Economy of New France
- Blog: Royal Government & Catholicism in New France
- Case Study: Henry Hudson & The Passage
- James Wolfe: The British Conquest of New France
- The Selkirk Settlement
- Activity – Scenes from the Selkirk Settlement Tableau
- Competition In The Fur Trade Trivia Card
- Newspaper Article: The Fur Trade
- Activity: Daily Life in a Fur Trade Post Role Play
- British and French Interests In The Fur Trade
- Activity: Trading Card Game - Fur Trade Figures
- French Royal Government Policies
- Essay: Mercantilism And The Treaty of Paris
- Activity: Mercantilism and the Treaty of Paris
- Fact or Fiction: French and British Conflicts
- European Conflicts And North American Colonies
- Story: The Great Deportation of the Acadians
- The Battle Of The Plains Of Abraham
- Loyalist Migration And British North America
- Activity: Loyalist Migration Poster Creation
- Chief Pontiac’s Rebellion and British Fort Control
- The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and Indigenous Rights
- The Québec Act of 1774 and Bilingual Foundations
- Case Study - Chief Tecumseh and the War of 1812
- Activity – War of 1812 Tactical Map
- The Great Migration of 1815–1850
- The Act of Union of 1840
- Political Deadlock
- Confederation For Quebec & Ontario
- John A. Macdonald and George Étienne Cartier
- Representation By Population
- Strengthening The Maritime Colonies
- Unit Test
- Answer Pages For All Activities
Unit 2 - Following Confederation
Workbook
Some of the concepts that are covered:
- Louis Riel and the Métis Leadership
- Comparing the Métis Uprisings of 1869 & 1885
- Role Play: Red River Métis & Development
- Government Response and Métis Resistance
- Activity: Debate on Government Responses
- Newspaper Article: Resistance Against Assimilation
- Diverse Perspectives on Manitoba’s Creation
- Compromise and Conflict in Manitoba’s Creation
- Fact or Fiction – Conflict In Manitoba’s Creation
- British Identity and Educational Legislation
- The Purchase of Rupert’s Land
- Activity: Timeline of Confederation
- The National Policy and Canadian Expansion
- Case Study: Impact Of Sifton’s Policies
- Memory Game: Canadian Expansion Terms
- Contribution of Asian Immigrants
- The Pacific Railway and National Growth
- Increasing The European Immigration
- Religious Communities and Migration
- Fact or Fiction – Role of Religious Communities
- Francophone & Western Development
- Eastern European Immigrants & Western Canada
- Word Search Activity – Confederation & Immigration
- Agriculture As A Driver Of Population
- Case Study: British Columbia’s Path to Confederation
- Story - Prince Edward Island Joins Confederation
- Creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan
- Research: Creation of Alberta & Saskatchewan
- Numbered Treaties & Land Negotiations
- Newspaper Article: Entry into Confederation
- Activity: Newfoundland’s Confederation Discussion
- Changing Roles of Women in Canada
- Activity: Women’s Rights News Articles
- Story: Women’s Changing Roles (1914-1945)
- Blog: Indigenous Population Growth & Challenges
- Bilingualism & The Official Languages Act
- Activity: Multiculturalism Song Writing
- Franco-Albertan Community And Assimilation
- Blog: Urbanization and Its Impact
- Industrialization & Its Economic Impact
- Technological Innovations & Development
- Activity: Technology Timeline
- Case Study: The Impact of the Bush Plane
- The Role of the Tractor in Canadian Agriculture
- Essay: The Growth of Canadian Media and Film
- Activity: Technological Innovation Interviews
- Canadian Media and National Identity
- Role Play: Impact of Urbanization and Technology
- Unit Test
- Answer Pages For All Activities
Google Lesson Slides
Google Slides Lessons! Alberta Social Studies, Grade 7. This mega bundle also gives you access to both 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.