Social Studies Project

Social Studies Project- Grade 5

Goal: To research and report on a significant group or person from the First Nations or European Explorers.

All work will be modeled in class. Students can do research and final drafts at home, but the majority of the work is to be completed at school. We will create success criteria as a class as components are taught and modeled.

Due date: June 5th

Presentation choice:

Bristol board

Shoe box

Power point or prezzie

Duotang

Tasks:

1) Answer the following questions in paragraph form. Use 4 separate paragraphs.

a) The facts

Who are they? Describe.

Where did they come from and where did they settle? Or, where did they live in Canada?

When did they come to Canada? or When did they meet Europeans?

Why did they come to Canada? (explorer) What was life like? (First Nations)

b) Consequences

What happened when they met the other group? What were the positive and negative consequences? Describe.

c) Connections to Today

How is the interaction connected to present day issues in Canada? What were the long-term consequences?

How did the person or group contribute to Canadian identity?

d) Your Own Question

Develop your own question or questions to answer.

2) Time line. It must span at least 300 years, and include at least 5 main events related to your person or group, and be labelled neatly.

3) Flow map. It must be labelled and coloured, showing where the person or group came from originally and where they settled in Canada.

4) Diary entry from the perspective of the person or a member of the group that you’re researching, explaining their point of view and describing an event that has taken place. This will be presented in role on the due date.

5) Bibliography

Possible groups or people:

Champlain

Cartier

Hudson

Cooke

Forbisher

De Mons

Etienne Brule

Ojibway, Abenaki, Algonkin, Haudenosaunee, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Potawatomie, Wendat, Weskarini; Beothuk, Innu, Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Wolastoqiyik

Courier des bois

Donnaconna

Filles du Roi

First nations women

missionairies

Social Studies Project- Grade 6

Goal: To research and report on a significant group of people who settled Canada.

All work will be modeled in class. Students can do research and final drafts at home, but the majority of the work is to be completed at school. We will create success criteria as a class as components are taught and modeled.

Due date: June 5th

Presentation choice:

Bristol board

Shoe box

Power point or prezzie

Duotang

Tasks:

1)Answer the following questions in paragraph form. Use 4 separate paragraphs.

a) The facts

Who are they? Describe.

Where did they come from and where did they settle?

When did they begin to settle in Canada?

Why did they come to Canada?

b) Consequences

What happened when they tried to settle? What were the positive and negative consequences?

c) Connections to Today

How has your group contributed to Canadian identity?

d) Your Own Question

Develop your own question or questions to answer.

2) Timeline. It must span at least 300 years, and include at least 5 main events related to your person or group, and be labeled neatly.

3) Flow map. It must be labeled and coloured, showing where the person or group came from originally and where they settled in Canada.

4) Diary entry from the perspective of the person you’re researching, explaining their point of view and describing an event that has taken place. This will be presented in role on the due date.

5) Bibliography

Possible people:

First Nations

French

English

Chinese

Metis

Inuit

Japanese Canadians

Acadians

Germans

Scandinavians

South Asians

Carribean peoples

Black Loyalists

Ukranians

Irish

Scottish