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Save $$$ with a whole year of Alberta Grade 5 Social Studies!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven though this resource was written for Alberta, it makes a great introduction to any ancient civilizations unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis new social studies resource includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role and jobs of social scientists: historians, geographers, anthropologists and archaeologists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprimary and secondary sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efactors that influenced ancient civilizations to settle in specific areas: geographical locations, geographical features (rivers, elevation, soil conditions, coastlines, climate), changes to the environment that cause people to move or adapt (deforestation, flooding, desertification), changes to infrastructure such as building structures to move water (aqueducts), protect citizens (walls), improve travel (roads and bridges) or increase trade (shipbuilding)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emapping the civilizations: map skills like elevation, longitude, latitude, hemispheres, using a legend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003especific details about the locations, features, infrastructure and environment of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient China, Ancient India and Ancient Arab civilizations used in a concept-based format so you can choose which civilizations you will study while students learn enduring outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomparing the influences of settlement between civilizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed lesson plan with easy to read formatting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for how to use our activities with or without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea variety of activities that keep students engaged while learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed outlines of each activity with a list of materials along with a centralized list and reminders in each section of the lesson plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoptional Teacher Slides to support instruction and content delivery. You can choose to teach with or without them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evocabulary list with phonetic pronunciations and definitions to help support your students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“I can” statements written in student-friendly language so students can self-assess their learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esimple quizzes and assessment activities to see what students have learned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodifications to help you differentiate without spending more of your time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanswer keys and suggested answers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital versions of most of the student pages to help support your students or reduce printing. To access the digital version, download the PDF and use the link inside that file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eloose text in the digital version which can be read by your assistive technology. This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 6 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elist of Alberta outcomes broken down by activity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNinja Note: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. 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