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Grade 4 Social Studies

4.1.1 value Alberta’s physical geography and natural environment:

  • appreciate the diversity of elements pertaining to geography, climate, geology and paleontology in Alberta (LPP)
  • appreciate how Alberta’s fossil heritage contributes to the province’s unique character (LPP)

  • appreciate the variety and abundance of natural resources in Alberta (ER, LPP) demonstrate care and concern for the environment through their choices and actions (LPP)
  • What are the factors that determine climate in the diverse regions of Alberta (e.g., latitude, mountains)? (LPP)

  • What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)? (ER, LPP)

  • How are natural resources used by Albertans (i.e., agriculture, oil and natural gas, forests, coal)? (ER, LPP)
Grade 4 Science

  • Identify kinds of wastes that may be toxic to people and to the environment.

  • Identify actions that individuals and groups can take to minimize the production of wastes, to recycle or reuse wastes and to ensure the safe handling and disposal of wastes.
  • Develop and implement a plan to reduce waste, and monitor what happens over a period of time.
 
 
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