This teacher resource has been designed to give students an understanding and appreciation of the topics in the Grade 4 Social Studies Alberta Curriculum.

The lessons are designed to involve tactile participation and knowledge application while providing opportunities to connect ideas between topics and school subjects. The lessons include strategies for inquiry-based learning. Extensions and notes in the lessons may be used as opportunities to engage in current affairs or local concerns.

Introduction Includes:

• Unit Introduction

• Expectations

• Assessments

• Resources

• Vocabulary List

Unit 1: Alberta: A Sense of Land 

1-1 Canada’s Physical Geography and Natural Environment

1-2 Geographic Regions – Canada and Alberta

1-3 Alberta – Factors That Determine Climate in Our Regions

1-4 Natural Resources in Alberta

1-5 Alberta’s Parks

1-6 Alberta’s Dinosaur Legacy and the Royal Tyrrell Museum

Unit 2: The Stories, Histories, and Peoples of Alberta 

2-1 Alberta’s First Nations – Languages and Stories

2-2 Alberta – Migration, French Influence, Metis, and Today

2-3 Alberta – The English in Alberta, Diversity and Communities

Unit 3: Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges 

3-1 Quality of Life in Alberta, Confederation and Community

3-2 Alberta’s Multicultural Communities and Places – Changes Over Time

3-3 Exploring Alberta – Recreation and Tourism

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