Program of Studies Historical Worldviews Examined
Summaries of the Critical Challenges for the new Grade 8 Social Studies program.
Our Worldviews Student Centre
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Worldviews: Contact and Change
Worldviews: Contact and Change Web Links
Social 8 - AISI Lesson Plans, Projects, and Teacher Resources

Calgary Regional Consortium Infusion of Technology into Alberta Social Studies Curriculum. The consortium has created a number of innovative projects based on the critical challenges.

access.ca This resource introduces a new way to find lesson plans, articles, visual and multimedia resources to support Social Studies teachers in all parts of Canada.

The CBC Archives Web site provides teachers and students with access to CBC radio and television news clips. Organized in grade levels and by general outcome or topic of study, each selection is directly correlated with the Alberta Program of Studies.

Outcome 8.1 - From Isolation to Adaptation:

Japan

Outcome 8.2 - Origins of a Western Worldview:

Renaissance Europe

Outcome 8.3 - Worldview in Conflict:

The Spanish and the Aztecs

What is a Worldview? Explore one’s own worldview by completing a questionnaire on key assumptions about the world. Learn to recognize contemporary worldviews by looking for clues about the implied worldview presented in selected newspaper editorials and opinion pieces.

Examining Worldview Through Digital Storytelling

Assignment Rubric Students will demonstrate their understanding of worldview by creating a digital narrative story from the perspective of a historical figure that comes from one of the case studies covered this year.  A Calgary Regional Consortium project.

CURRENT EVENTS

Current Events-The World At A Glance