Grade 5 Social Studies
Alberta · Grade 5 · Social Studies — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
3Units
5Lessons
10Skills
Unit 1: Time and Place
Ancient civilizations: why they rose and fell, what they left us, how we know about them, and why geography decided where they grew.
Rise, Fall & Legacy of Civilizations
- Why civilizations rise and fall
- Innovations we inherited
- How we know: social scientists and sources
Geography of Ancient Civilizations
- Why civilizations grew in river valleys
- Environmental change: adapt or move
Unit 2: Systems
The economic and political machinery of the ancient world: farming surpluses, money, taxes, trade routes, and the governments that held power.
From Farms to Money: Ancient Economies
- Agriculture, cities, and the first economies
- Trade routes and the spread of ideas
Power: Governments & Social Systems
- Authoritarian government
- Social hierarchies and empires
Unit 3: Citizenship
Turning the study of the past into informed action today.
Informed Citizens, Then & Now
- Learning from history, acting today
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