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 * Grade 4 Social Studies Skills and Processes Report Card Comments **
 * __ Knowledge Outcomes __**

**__-__**demonstrates understanding of the knowledge objectives
Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking -evaluate significant local and current affairs, distinguishing between fact and opinion -evaluate, critically, ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives -re-evaluate opinions to broaden understanding of a topic or an issue - generate original ideas and strategies in individual and group activities - seek responses to inquiries from various authorities through electronic media - evaluate significant local and current affairs, distinguishing between fact and opinion
 * __ Dimensions of Thinking __**

Historical Thinking - use photographs and interviews to make meaning of historical information - use historical and community resources to understand and organize the sequence of local historical events - explain the historical context of key events of a given time period

Geographic Thinking - use the scale on maps of Alberta to determine the distance between places - construct graphs, tables, charts and maps to interpret information - use historical maps to make meaning of historical events and issues - use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes - identify the location of sources of nonrenewable resources (e.g., fossil fuels, minerals)

Decision making and Problem Solving - contribute and apply new ideas and strategies, supported with facts and reasons, to decision making and problem solving -identify situations where a decision needs to be made and a problem requires attention > select and use technology to assist in problem solving > use data gathered from a variety of electronic sources to address identified problems > solve problems requiring the sorting, organizing, classifying and extending of data, using such tools as calculators, spreadsheets, databases or hypertext technology > use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flow charting and outlining, to present connections among ideas and information in a problem-solving environment

Cooperation, Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building - demonstrate an awareness of the skills required for compromise and consensus building - demonstrate the ability to deal constructively with diversity and disagreement - consider the needs and points of view of others - work collaboratively with others to complete a group task >- share information collected from electronic sources to add to a group task
 * __ Social Participation as a Democratic Practice __**

Age Appropriate Behaviour for Social Involvement - initiate projects that meet the particular needs or expectations of their school or community

Research and Information - develop the skills of skimming and scanning to gather relevant information - organize and synthesize information gathered from a variety of sources - use graphic organizers, such as webbing or Venn diagrams, to make meaning of information - draw and support conclusions, based on information gathered, to answer a research question - formulate new questions as research progresses - cite references as part of research >- access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locators (URLs) >- navigate within a document >- organize information gathered from the Internet, or an electronic source, by selecting and recording the data in logical files or categories >- organize information, using such tools as a database, spreadsheet or electronic webbing
 * __ Research for Deliberative Inquiry __**

Oral, Written and Visual Literacy - organize and present information, taking particular audiences and purposes into consideration - respond appropriately to comments and questions, using language respectful of human diversity - listen to others to understand their points of view >- create visual images for particular audiences and purposes >-use selected presentation tools to demonstrate connections among various pieces of information >- communicate effectively through appropriate forms, such as speeches, reports and multimedia presentations, applying information technologies that serve particular audiences and purposes
 * __ Communication __**

Media Literacy - compare information on the same issue or topic from print media, television, photographs and the Internet - examine diverse perspectives regarding an issue presented in the media >- identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic