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More References Social Studies Project

1. Education in Canada (Telisha, Christine)

Whose responsibility is Education in Canada?
How does government shape education in Canada?
Give examples of how governments provide for the education of Canadian youth.
Who are the government representatives currently involved in delivery education in different areas of Canada?

Education in Canada
Council of Ministers of Education Canada

2. Levels of Canadian Government (Yousef and Samridhi)

How many levels of government are there in Canada?
What government services are the responsibility of each level of government?
What are the titles of the important representatives in each level of government?
Give examples of how each level of government shapes policy in one of the responsibility areas.

Levels of Canadian Government
Responsibilities of Different Levels of Canadian Government

Social Studies Resources for Research Projects

Grade 4 Resources:

What are the major cities, towns, geographical features?
What are notable places to visit in your province?
What is the economy like in your province, how do people make money?
What is the wildlife and climate of your province/territory like?
Who lives in your province?
What is there to do in your province/territory?
What makes your province/territory special?

Nunavut (Jeriel, Alvin)

General information

Nunavut Information: Library of Canada

First Nations

Economy of Nunavut

Cities and Towns of Nunavut

Wildlife

Tourism: Nunavut


Ontario (Amanda, Kari)

General: Onatio
Tourism Ontario


Saskatchewan (Rahul and Steven)

General Information

Official Website Government of Saskatchewan

About Saskatechewan: Official

Virtual Sasketchewan: Places of Interest

First Nations of Sasketchewan

Tourism Sasketchewan

Quebec (Sahar, Jeffery)


Quebec: General

Quebec Official Government Website

Tourism: Quebec


Newfoundland and Labrador (Amy, Keshawn, Elif, Aaliya)

Aboriginal Peoples

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfound and Labrador: General



Grade 5 Resources:

1. The Queen (Calvin and Andy)

What function does the Queen perform in Canadian Government?

How has this function changed over the years?

Monarchy of Canada
Debate over Monarchy in Canada
History of the Monarchy in Canada
Dictionary.com: Monarchy


2. The Provincial Government of Ontario (Sarosh, Liem)

Official Government Website: Province of Ontario
Wikipedia: Province of Ontario Government

3. Structure and Members of Toronto Municipal Government (Joshua and Nicole)

How is the Toronto Government structured? What positions are incolved?
Who are the current elected officials?
How do things get done?
Where does the government of Toronto meet?

Municipal Government of Toronto
Official Website of Toronto


4. The Houses of Federal Parliament (Keon, Quang, Liam)

1. What are the names of the 2 houses of Parliament? What is some important information about each and how they are different and similar to each other?

Parliament of Canada
Senate of Canada: Official Webpage
Official Parliament Webpage

5. Canadian Citizenship and Immigration (Mackenzie, Anu)

Who is response for Canadian Citizenship and Immigration affairs in Canada? How does this process work? Give examples and describe the process. What branch of government is involved?

Citizenship and Immigration in Canada

Official Website: Citzenship and Immigration Canada

Earth Season Video

From our math lesson on Monday: