This Alberta Grade 4 Social Studies unit will take your students on a trip across the province. Students will visit the 5 physical regions of Alberta. They will learn about the natural resources, climate, landforms and more of each geographical region. Students will visit the following regions of Alberta: Grasslands Canadian Shield Parkland Foothills Rocky Mountains Boreal Forest Check out the PREVIEW to see the digital and printable versions up close. What is Included? Digital Version: 42 Google Slides that students can work through independently or as a whole group. Some slides include links to videos or articles, moveable pieces, writing activities, debate opportunities, etc. Detailed teacher guide with fun extension activities like recipes and fossil making experiences The text of the digital version is completely editable to help you meet the needs of all of your students. Your English Language Learners or students with learning differences may want to use Google Read and Write to access the instructions and information. The digital version does have an answer key included. Please remember that student answers will vary greatly, especially on longer written responses. The answer key is just meant to give you an idea of possible student responses. Printable Version: A scrapbook page for each of the geographical regions of Alberta with student samples Detailed lesson ideas for each region that include: recipes videos activities research opportunities read aloud suggestions The following learning objectives are met: • In what ways do the physical geography and natural resources of a region determine the establishment of communities? • Whose responsibility should it be to ensure the preservation of national parks, provincial parks and protected areas in Alberta? • What geological features make Alberta unique (e.g., hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, foothills, oil sands)? • What are the major geographical and natural vegetation regions, landforms and bodies of water in Alberta (e.g., prairie region, forests, rivers, hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, oil sands)? • What are the factors that determine climate in the diverse regions of Alberta (e.g., latitude, mountains)? • What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)? • Appreciate how Alberta’s fossil heritage contributes to the province’s unique character If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the Q&A section and don’t forget to check out the previews! Note: The printable file is NOT editable. Please check out the preview to ensure that it will meet your needs! The text on the digital file is editable so that students can use screen readers such as Google Read and Write to access it. Don’t forget to check out my other Social Studies Products! Google Drive – Famous Five Research Famous Five Research Canadian History Museum Project Based Learning Canadian History PowerPoint Presentation and Interactive Notes Canadian History Interactive Notebook ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about Chocolate Covered Classroom Creations! ☺