Front Matter- Alberta Social Studies POS

1. Definition

1.1. Study of people

1.1.1. Relation to each other and world

1.2. Inquiry based

1.3. Interdisciplinary

1.3.1. history

1.3.2. geography

1.3.3. ecology

1.3.4. economics

1.3.5. law

1.3.6. philosophy

1.3.7. political science

1.4. practical and ethical issues

1.4.1. communities and humankind

1.5. Identity

1.5.1. student understanding of who they are

1.5.2. who they want to be

1.5.3. society

1.6. New node

2. Vision

3. Role

3.1. Values and Attitudes

3.1.1. diversity, respect, dignity, equality

3.1.2. multiple perspectives

3.1.3. honor traditions

3.1.4. sense of belonging

3.2. Knowledge and Understnding

3.3. Skills and Processes