Nova Scotia Grade 5
Made by a Grade 5 teacher in Nova Scotia.
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Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content. The full Grade 5 Nova Scotia Curriculum Connections document is here.
- Critical Thinking
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Curricular outcomes:
Science- Attitude: Scientific Discovery
- 416 appreciate the importance of accuracy and honesty
- 417 demonstrate perseverance and a desire to understand Evident when students, for example:
- listen to, recognize, and consider differing opinions
- seek additional information before making a decision
- base conclusions on evidence rather than preconceived ideas or hunches
- report and record what is observed, not what they think ought to be or what they believe the teacher expects
- willingly consider changing actions and opinions when presented with new information or evidence
- record accurately what has been seen or measured when collecting evidence
ELA
- SCO 7.3 -respond critically to text
- Identify instances of opinion, prejudice, bias and stereotyping in text
- GCO 7: Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their knowledge of language, form and genre.
Health- Sexual & Reproductive Health
- Reliable Sexual Health Information
- How would I know reliable information from unreliable information online about reproduction or puberty?
- What makes information reliable or unreliable?
- Why would there be unreliable information online?
- How do I find culturally relevant sexual health information online?
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Our Roots
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Curricular outcomes:
ELA
- Word Awareness- inclusive language
- GCO 3 – Students will be able to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience and purpose.
Social Studies
- Learners will investigate how we learn about the past, with a focus on Acadians, African Nova Scotians, Gaels, Mi’kmaq, and additional cultures.
- 5.1.1 Develop an understanding of how we learn about the past
- Learners will investigate how environment influenced the development of an ancient society.
- 5.2.1 Explain how environment influenced the development of an ancient society
- Learners will investigate the diverse societies of First Nations and Inuit, in what later became Canada.
- 5.4.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the diverse societies of First Nations and Inuit, in what later became Canada
- Learners will investigate decision-making practices in First Nations and Inuit societies in what later became Atlantic Canada.
- 5.4.2 Examine decision-making practices in First Nations and Inuit societies in what later became Atlantic Canada
- Learners will analyse interactions between British and French and First Nations and Inuit in what later became Atlantic Canada.
- 5.5.1 Examine interactions between British and French and First Nations and Inuit in what later became Atlantic Canada
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Cooperation and Colonization
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Working Together
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Curricular outcomes:
Science: Life Science- Healthy Body
- Learners will analyse how the body functions to meet its needs.
- Describe the body’s defenses against infections and describe the role of the skin (302-7, 302-8)
- Describe examples of medical techniques and technologies that have contributed to the knowledge of our body organisms, systems, and health issues (106-2, 106-4, 107-12, 107-14)
Health- Health Behaviours
- Impacts on Communicable Disease Transmission
- Why is it important to know the difference between viral and bacterial infections?
- What are ways to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases?
- How can people take care of themselves, friends, or their family when experiencing impacts of communicable disease?
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Germs, The Body's Defense System, & How Vaccines Help
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Learners will analyse how the body functions to meet its needs.