Social studies 6 focuses on Government, Greece and China
so all of the topics and lessons will somehow be related to these Cultures
and how differences and similarities among all of God's creatures end up
working together to form this awesome world of opportunity that we live in.
Here's the breakdown of the year ahead.
Topic A - Government
Major Generalization -An individual has
responsibilities and rights as a citizen, which begin at the local
level.
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Generalizations
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Concepts
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Related Concepts/Terms
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| Canadians organize
themselves through three levels of government to meet some of their
needs |
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- Levels of government; local, provincial and
federal
- leaders of the provincial and federal
governments
- difference between needs met by families and
by governments (public services); ex. schools, libraries,
swimming pools
- differences in needs met by the local,
provincial and federal governments
- how people organize themselves at the local
level to meet needs not met by the governments; ex. form a
wheelchair basketball club
- Political decisions form the basis of by-laws
and laws
- how governments raise money to meet needs
- needs of individuals met by local government;
ex. police and fire protection
- ways local government resolves issues; ex.
surveys, taxes
- different positions and roles of officials in
a local government
- how individuals can contribute to and
participate in local government by voting, attending meetings,
etc.
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| The major responsibility of
a local government is to deal with issues and concerns of the local
community |
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- needs of individuals met by local government;
ex. police and fire protection
- ways local government resolves issues; ex.
surveys, taxes
- different positions and roles of officials in
a local government
- how individuals can contribute to and
participate in local government by voting, attending meetings,
etc.
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| In democracy, citizens have
rights and responsibilities |
- democracy
- rights
- responsibilities
- lobby groups
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- democracy allows and needs people to take
part in government (voting, petitions, meetings)
- the election process operates at all levels
of government
- differences between rights and
responsibilities of citizens; ex. right of freedom of speech;
responsibility; obeying laws; paying taxes
- lobby groups can exert power on elected
officials and influence decisions; ex. petition, write letters
- some of the difficulties faced by political
representatives in trying to provide appropriate lives of
service; making unpopular decisions
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Topic B - Greece
Major Generalization: The ways in which physical,
social and psychological needs are met have varied ove time and from
place to place
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| All people have similar
physical, social, and psychological needs |
- physical needs
- social needs
- psychological needs
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- physical needs; needs related to the body
- social needs; needs related to people living
together
- psychological needs: needs related to the
mind
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| In Ancient Greek
civilization, environment, beliefs, values and class structure
affected how an individuals needs were met |
- environment
- beliefs/values
- class structure
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- the role of historians and archaeologists in
helping us to learn about ancient civilization; ex. artifacts,
books
- awareness of chronology, B.C., and A.D.; that
time is measured from the birth of Christ
- how the environment affected the way in which
basic needs were met (climate and geography affected the foods
available and the materials available for clothing) and how the
people in turn affected their environment
- some important values, religious beliefs and
customs and how they affected everyday life; ex. government,
holy days
- some important values and beliefs and customs
and how they affected everyday life; democracy, class structure,
religion
- the class structure and the relationships
between the class structure and the equality/inequality that
existed in terms of satisfying needs
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| Greek values, beliefs and
ideas have affected Western civilization |
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- ways that Greek values; beliefs and ideas
have affected Western civilization, such as;
- idea of democracy
- geometry
- architecture
- Olympics
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Topic C - China
Major Generalization: Nations in the world are
becoming increasingly interdependent
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| The Pacific Rim is becoming
increasingly important |
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- Location of China in relation to Canada and
other Pacific Rim nations
- Some countries that are part of the Pacific
Rim
- Reasons for the growing importance of the
Pacific Rim
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| Changes in the way China
meets basic needs have been accelerated by communications and
technology |
- Communications
- Technology
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- Physical environment of a country affects the
ways people meet their basic needs
- How communication and technology affected the
way needs were met; ex. agriculture, recreation
- Customs/traditions influence the way people
meet their basic needs; ex. religion, family roles
- Conflict can develop between technological
development and maintaining tradition; ex. role of family
- Differences in perspectives exist in the way
that basic needs are met in Canada and China
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| Sharing among countries can
influence our lifestyle |
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- Sharing of goods, language, foods, music, art
and ways of doing things influences lifestyle; ex. acupuncture,
fast foods, television
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There will be 4 units each consisting of 10 weeks. These
units will be graded as follows:
Student must have completed grade 5 social studies in
order to enter social studies 6
