Social Science: Intermediate Level

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Canada from 1815 to World War I

Intermediate Social Science students will:

A. Identify and use sources of information from:

• • Libraries by using media and non-media sources
  • Direct sources such as interviews, surveys and observation

B. Extract and report information from media and non-media sources using

• • Regional, national, global, contour and relief maps some of which include latitude and longitude, scale and distance

C. Extract and organize information into a range of formats, such as:

• • Notes, outlines, and reviews
  • Maps, graphs, and tables

D. Analyze information in a variety of ways by:

• • Finding and comparing main ideas with other material and sources of information

E. Demonstrate the ability to communicate through written and non-written methods that may include summaries, papers, projects, presentations and tests.

 

1. Identity, Culture and Society:

A. Identify and describe selected groups within Canadian society, including aboriginal and immigrants

B. Evaluate the impact of interactions among selected Aboriginal peoples, European explorers, and settlers

C. Evaluate the impact of immigration on Canadian society

2. Governance

A. Describe the evolution of government in Canada, including the BNA Act.

B. Examine political, economic, social, and geographical factors that led to Confederation and to the development of Canada’s provinces and territories, including the Red River Northwest Rebellions.

C. Describe the structure and function of Canada’s federal, provincial, and local governments.

D. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of Canadian government (executive, legislative and judicial).

E. Describe the impact that select legislation had on aboriginals

3. Economy and Industrialization

A. Describe the impact of Macdonald’s National Policy on Canada

B. Identify the impact of industrialization on Canada’s economy

C. Examine the development of British Columbia’s economy in selected regions

D. Describe the impact that industrialization had on aboriginals

4. Geography and Environment

A. Identify and describe the political divisions and physiographic regions of Canada as well as the geological processes that formed these regions.

B. Examine the impact of select resource development in British Columbia