These resources:
- highlight clear connections between social studies, history and geography and data management strands within mathematics; and,
- provide math lessons targeted to primary, junior and intermediate divisions.
Linking Social Studies, History and Geography with Mathematics
This project highlights the clear connections between math and social studies, history and geography, with focus on the Data Management. Suggested activities for grades 1 – 8 are included.
Documents
Grade 1 Math, Recycling Pictograph
Linking Social Studies, History and Geography with Mathematics
This project highlights the clear connections between math and social studies, history and geography, with focus on the Data Management. Suggested activities for grades 1 – 8 are included.
Documents
Linking Social Studies, History and Geography with Mathematics
This project highlights the clear connections between math and social studies, history and geography, with focus on the Data Management. Suggested activities for grades 1 – 8 are included.
Documents
Grade 7 Math, Acadian Expulsion Bar Graph
Grade 7 Math, Deforestation Comparison
Using a rich mathematics investigation students participate in an inquiry which is focused on the social studies thinking concept of “continuity and change.” Students compare longhouses at the historical Iroquois village at Crawford Lake with their own homes (size, number of people, materials used). Teachers look at, monitor and redirect student misconceptions as they conduct their investigation.
Guiding Questions
How can you integrate math and other subject areas into a social studies inquiry? How can using social studies thinking concepts help students to focus their investigations? How do you look for, monitor and redirect students who might develop misconceptions during the learning process?
Students examine a Cost Comparison map to explore the causes and consequences of food and transportation cost inequities between the Canadian North and the rest of Canada. Also see how current social studies issues can be integrated with broader curriculum concepts. As well, they discuss the importance of choosing appropriate source materials.
Guiding Questions
How can you integrate math, language and other curriculum areas into social studies? How do you determine whether or not a particular source is appropriate for your students? How can you modify primary source materials to meet the learning needs of your students, while maintaining the integrity of these sources?