This teacher directed lesson begins with students having a clear understanding of the word accountability. A specific scenario has been chosen but a different one unique to your community would also work to help students determine criteria to show [more]
Builidng Future Voters is a free teacher resource from Elections Alberta that teaches students about citizen participation, elections and democracy. Each lesson is directly linked to the Alberta social studies curriculum and provides for use of the [more]
Elections Alberta has published several excellent, and comprehensive resources for use in Alberta classrooms. The educational resources section of their website includes:
Unit plans/teaching guides for Grades 6, 9, and 12 entitled [more]
This is a service in which justice professionals come out to schools and talk about law related topics that focus on the outcomes from the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum. Several topics are offered but the speaker can tailor his/her talk to the needs of [more]
Grade Level:
4-6, 7-9
Publisher:
Government of Alberta: Justice and Attorney General
This site specifically addresses the role and responsibilities of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. These include attending constitutional functions, giving royal assent to any bills passed in the legislature, performing certain rituals when the legislature [more]
The Edmonton John Howard Society has written these questions to guide younger students through the purpose and rational of rules and laws. The questions ask students to look for rules around them and ask questions like: Who makes them? What is their purpose? What are [more]