Grade 4 Social Studies BC Learning Standards Standards

Big Ideas

Social Studies

Curricular Competency

Content

early contact, trade, cooperation, and conflict between First Peoples and European peoples

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions

The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

the fur trade in pre-Confederation Canada and British Columbia

Construct arguments defending the significance of individuals/groups, places, events, or developments(significance)

Interactions between First Peoples and Europeans lead to conflict and cooperation, which continues to shape Canadas identity.

demographic changes in pre-Confederation British Columbia in both First Peoples and non-First Peoples communities

Ask questions, corroborate inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and origins of different sources(evidence)

Demographic changes in North America created shifts in economic and political power.

economic and political factors that influenced the colonization of British Columbia and its entry into Confederation

Sequence objects, images, or events, and determine continuities and changes between different time periods or places(continuity and change)

British Columbia followed a unique path in becoming a part of Canada.

the impact of colonization on First Peoples societies in British Columbia and Canada

Differentiate between intended and unintended consequences of events, decisions, or developments, and speculate about alternative outcomes(cause and consequence)

the history of the local community and of local First Peoples communities

Construct narratives that capture the attitudes, values, and worldviews commonly held by people at different times or places(perspective)

physiographic features and natural resources of Canada

Make ethical judgments about events, decisions, or actions that consider the conditions of a particular time and place(ethical judgment)

Ethical Judgement

Perspectives

Continuity and Change

Cause and Consequence

Evidence

Significance

Inquiry Skills

Simplified Curricular Competencies for Socials