{"product_id":"gr9-ss-sys","title":"Alberta Gr. 9 Social Studies - NEW Curriculum — Systems - Complete No-Prep","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you are teaching Grade 9 Social Studies under Alberta's new curriculum and searching for genuine resources that actually exist — you have found one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive, print-and-use workbook covers the complete\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSystems segment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the new Alberta Grade 9 Social Studies Program of Studies, addressing every knowledge outcome, understanding outcome, and skills and procedures outcome for both driving questions in this segment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResources for the new Alberta curriculum are scarce. This \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eideologically-neutral book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was built by an Alberta Teacher from the ground up to align with the new program — not adapted from older materials, not a rough approximation, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea purpose-built resource written specifically for what Alberta Grade 9 students are now expected to know and do.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lI703o1HWfQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alberta Grade 9 Social Studies New Curriculum — Time \u0026amp; Place Complete Unit Preview\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake a peek inside the booklet on our YouTube Channel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT IS COVERED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet addresses both driving questions of the Systems segment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 1: How did economic changes transform Canada into a modern economy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe causes of the Great Depression — overproduction, consumer credit, speculation, the collapse of global trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe human impact of the Depression — unemployment, deflation, the Dust Bowl, relief camps, and the On-to-Ottawa Trek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment responses — laissez-faire, public works programs, social welfare, deficit spending, and the legacy of the Depression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada's post-war economic transformation — automobile manufacturing, petroleum and energy production, pulp and paper, hydroelectric power development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrbanization and suburbanization — causes, consequences, and social impacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada's trade relationship with the United States — the Auto Pact, the FTA, NAFTA, CUSMA, free trade debates, and economic interdependence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 2: How is power organized and exercised in Canada's system of government?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResponsible government and the confidence convention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three parts of Parliament — the Crown, the Senate, and the House of Commons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow laws are made — the full seven-stage legislative process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRidings, representation, and voting — first-past-the-post, suffrage history, the MP's three roles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal vs. provincial power — the division of powers, fiscal federalism, natural resources, Alberta's relationship with the federal government, western alienation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe courts — the rule of law, judicial independence, the court hierarchy, criminal vs. civil cases, landmark Supreme Court decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Charter of Rights and Freedoms — all categories of rights, the notwithstanding clause, citizenship rights and responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE — 266 PAGES TOTAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudent Workbook (169 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen complete sections of original, engaging reading passages written at an accessible Grade 9 level — key terms bolded throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deliberately varied mix of student activities designed to build the skills tested on the PAT:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraphic organizers (cause webs, 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options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESIGNED FOR PAT PREPARATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlberta's Provincial Achievement Test for Grade 9 Social Studies tests students on multiple choice, short written response, and extended written response. Every element of this booklet is designed with those formats in mind:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading passages build the background knowledge students need to interpret PAT-style sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource analysis exercises develop the skills students need to analyze maps, graphs, quotations, and political cartoons under exam conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructured written responses train students to take and defend a position with evidence — the core skill of the PAT extended response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 100-question multiple choice practice test gives students authentic exam experience with questions at mixed difficulty levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRINT-AND-USE — TRULY NO PREP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet is designed to be photocopied and handed out. 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