6L: Social Studies

• Alberta Program of Studies in Social Studies:
• http://www.education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/socialstudies/programs.aspx

• Canadian Geography
• http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/provinces.htm
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Canadian_Geography.htm
• http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/games/default.asp
• http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/phillie/InternationalExchange/Canada/Physical%20Regions/Physical_Regions/index.htm
• http://www.wartgames.com/themes/geography/landforms.html
• http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/geography_canada.htm

• Municipal Elections
• http://www.stalbert.ca/election

• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• http://charterofrights.ca/en/27_00_01

• The Rights and Freedoms guaranteed by the Charter include:
• a) Fundamental Freedoms: having the freedom to choose and have different religion, thought, expression, association
• b) Democratic Rights: citizens have the right to vote for representatives to govern them.
• c) Mobility Rights: to enter, remain in, or leave Canada. Can move and earn a living in any province.
• d) Legal Rights: includes such things as the right to a fair trial by an impartial court.
• e) Equality Rights: no discrimination on grounds of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or mental or physical disability
• f) Official Language Rights: makes English and French the official languages of Canada
• The Charter mainly protects our rights as individuals but also collective rights (rights of a group).

Mock Legislature Script

Bitstrips For Schools

http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/login/

Maps

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/maps-tools-adventure-island/?ar_a=1

Political Parties of Alberta

http://www.elections.ab.ca/public%20website/603.cfm

http://www.albertaliberal.com/our_values

http://albertandp.ca/wherewestand

http://www.albertaparty.ca/our_principles

http://www.socialcredit.com/index.php (look at policies and platform)

http://www.communistparty-alberta.ca

http://greenpartyofalberta.ca/vision-and-mission/

https://www.pcalberta.org/CMSArticle?name=Statement+Of+Principles (our current government)

http://www.wildrose.ca (official opposition)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_First_Party

THE LEADERS DEBATE IN 30 MINUTES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oV5rfzffMc