Outcome Chart - Ontario - Social Studies 6

Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present

A1. assess contributions to Canadian identities made by various groups and communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, and by various features of Canadian communities and regions

A2. use the social studies inquiry process to investigate different perspectives on the historical and/or contemporary experiences of a few distinct communities, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities, in Canada

A2.2 gather and organize information from a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g., photographs; letters and diaries; oral stories; maps; songs; paintings; newspaper reports; interviews with Elders, knowledge keepers, and/or community members at friendship centres or cultural centres; books written on the experiences of new settlers in a community; books written about a specific community; online databases and archival collections; treaties and wampum belts) that present different perspectives on the historical and/or contemporary experience of a few communities, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities, in Canada

A2.4 interpret and analyse information and evidence relevant to their investigations, using a variety of tools

People and Environments: Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community

B1. explain the importance of international cooperation in addressing global issues, and evaluate the effectiveness of selected actions by Canada and Canadian citizens in the international arena

B2.1 formulate questions to guide investigations into global issues of political, social, economic, and/or environmental importance (e.g., child labour, dwindling oil supplies, ownership of and access to fresh water, climate change, food shortages, refugees, or natural disasters), their impact on the

B2.4 interpret and analyse information and data relevant to their investigations, using a variety of tools

B3. describe significant aspects of the involvement of Canada and Canadians in some regions around the world, including the impact of this involvement

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