If the World was a Village of 100

Grade 5 National Week 3

Complete a web search of another city in Ontario or Canada, describe a similarity or difference. Refer to links along the sidebar.

Grade 6 Global Week 3

Pick a country and describe how Canada is similar and different. Refer to links along the sidebar.

Week 2

How do we use maps in our everyday lives?
Continue to share your thoughts and discussions within the blog (two entries minimum).  Search for an image to support your ideas, along with a brief description of what it is or why you chose it one wallwisher post it. 

Week 1

You are a national/global detective searching for items around your home that have connections to Canada or from another country.

Social Studies: please share ONE response to the question in a post-it posed on wallwisher. Click on the top of the post-it to type in your first name only. Include an image that supports your response.
How does the natural environment in Toronto impact and shape the social needs of our civilization? (Recreation, Family Roles, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Education)

Share your interview: By clicking on the link below, a google doc will open. Within this online document, you will assigned to work in groups and complete your responses in the designated cells. Google docs allows for many people to work on the same document at the same time.

How might the natural environment impact and shape the social needs and culture of civilization? (family roles, recreation, sports, arts, entertainment, education, language, religion, clothes, technology, food)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVcnT8FlAzpM0arC96wMWWXg__HsJQTWAPWuhorYn4c/edit

By clicking on the link below, a google doc will open.  Within this online document, you will assigned to work in groups and complete your responses in the designated cells.  Google docs allows for many people to work on the same document at the same time.
Heritage & Citizenship: Physical Needs & Climate

1. How might you describe the climate? Describe the landforms, weather and temperature?

2. How does climate affect physical needs (what do you need to stay alive)?

3. How might the natural environment impact and shape the civilization?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19LigGWyHabbZZo15z895cpm42odu5ZEqTPonSIHGZnw/edit

Students have shared their responses to the question this week focussing on Physical Needs in wallwisher.

The purpose of the Social Studies blog is to engage students in ongoing discussions related to identifying current national and international issues that concerns Canada, and the world.