Welcome to Social Studies 6

Alberta’s Grade Six Social Studies program is a study of democracy.  It includes work about governments, but democracy is the main theme.

Grade Six Social Studies has three parts:

• the principles of democracy and how citizens participate in a democracy
• two historical examples of democracy: ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy
• how democracy works in our country, focusing on municipal and provincial governments

Our Social Studies program is an inquiry program. 

Inquire means ask.  This means that you will start with questions and find the answers in various ways.  You will use the resources listed and any others you may find to inquire to find the answers. 

In some ways, you are your own teacher.  Because of this, you have to ask the questions.  Be sure to ask yourself the Inquiry questions as you go through the resources because you must answer them at the end of the lesson. 

If you do not know the answers, go back to the resources to find them, or ask an adult for help. 

Don’t let the list of things you don’t know become too long.