Social Studies Project- Grade 5
Learning task: 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.
Presentation choice: bristol board, shoe box, power point or
prezzie, duotang
Tasks:
1) Answer the following questions in paragraph form. Use 3
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?
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?
3) 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.
4) Art: choose one of the following.
a) Create a visual art piece to be displayed in a gallery or
museum that is typical of your chosen group and the time.
b) Create a poem or song that conveys the ideas and
experiences of your chosen group.
5) Bibliography
Possible groups or people: Champlain, Cartier, Hudson, Cooke, Forbisher, De
Monts, 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
Learning task: 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.
Presentation choice: bristol board, shoe box, power point or
prezzie, duotang
Tasks:
1)Answer the following questions in paragraph form. Use 3
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?
2) Map. Include a map of the country where your chosen group
is from. The map must be coloured neatly and labeled appropriately.
3) 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.
4) Art: choose one of the following.
a) Create a visual art piece to be displayed in a gallery or
museum that is typical of your chosen group and the time.
b) Create a poem or song that conveys the ideas and
experiences of your chosen group.
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
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