social sciences by: jessica, shayna, caitlin, kelli, tyson and nigen

Social Sciences Social Sciences

By: Jessica, Shayna, By: Jessica, Shayna, Caitlin, Kelli, Tyson and Caitlin, Kelli, Tyson and

Nigen Nigen

Social Sciences IncludeSocial Sciences Include

Social StudiesSocial Studies

Native StudiesNative Studies

PsychologyPsychology

GeographyGeography

HistoryHistory

LawLaw

Other Subjects IncludedOther Subjects Included

EconomicsEconomics

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______________________________reinforces and reinforces and complements the beliefs and values complements the beliefs and values of the peoples, and presents of the peoples, and presents materials in a continuum of materials in a continuum of traditional, historical and traditional, historical and contemporary perspectives.contemporary perspectives.

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Students will learn to recognize, Students will learn to recognize, accept and act upon their legal rights accept and act upon their legal rights and responsibilities. and responsibilities.

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Students will learn to interpret globes and Students will learn to interpret globes and maps in terms of natural maps in terms of natural ________________________ (continents, oceans and elevation) as well (continents, oceans and elevation) as well as political divisions (boundaries of as political divisions (boundaries of countries, provinces, states), and countries, provinces, states), and cartographic markings (grid, map symbols)cartographic markings (grid, map symbols)


GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYor Physical Geographyor Physical Geography


The aim of The aim of __________________________ is to develop is to develop personal awareness and cultural personal awareness and cultural understanding, and to promote the understanding, and to promote the development of positive attitudes in development of positive attitudes in all students towards Indigenous all students towards Indigenous peoples. peoples.


Students will understand how the Students will understand how the nature of the relationship between nature of the relationship between humans and their environment could humans and their environment could define the nature and quality of define the nature and quality of human life in the future. human life in the future.

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GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYor Human Geographyor Human Geography


Students will learn to communicate Students will learn to communicate effectively to share their effectively to share their understanding and ideas, and to understanding and ideas, and to share and defend their opinions. share and defend their opinions.

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Students will develop problem-solving Students will develop problem-solving and decision-making skills with and decision-making skills with regard to legal issues and problems. regard to legal issues and problems.

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The vision of The vision of ________________________ 10 is to 10 is to graduate a generation of students graduate a generation of students who will be prepared to interact in who will be prepared to interact in mutually respectful ways in a mutually respectful ways in a multicultural environment.multicultural environment.


Students will learn how technology has Students will learn how technology has given humans the power to change given humans the power to change the world's environment significantly the world's environment significantly and how the impact of the growing and how the impact of the growing world population, with increasing world population, with increasing demands on the environment, is demands on the environment, is raising many concerns in raising many concerns in ________________


GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYor Human Geographyor Human Geography


Examine the conditions, ideas and Examine the conditions, ideas and events of the 20th century that gave events of the 20th century that gave rise to the issues of environmental rise to the issues of environmental change, human rights, etcchange, human rights, etc

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Establishing and applying criteria to Establishing and applying criteria to evaluate ideas and decisions of the evaluate ideas and decisions of the past.past.

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HISTORYHISTORY


The The ____________________ process is meant to process is meant to direct students as they find, analyze direct students as they find, analyze and present information. and present information.


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Students will understand fundamental Students will understand fundamental legal principles, practices and legal principles, practices and consequences consequences

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One goal of One goal of __________________ is to help is to help students understand the basic students understand the basic organizations of industrialized, organizations of industrialized, democratic societies. democratic societies.


Some of the themes for Some of the themes for ____________________ include Social Organizations, World include Social Organizations, World Issues and Canadian StudiesIssues and Canadian Studies


The knowledge, skills, and values The knowledge, skills, and values developed in developed in ________________________ help help students to know and appreciate the students to know and appreciate the past, to understand the present and past, to understand the present and to influence the futureto influence the future


This subject is the systematic scientific This subject is the systematic scientific study of human behavior, study of human behavior, experiences and mental processes experiences and mental processes

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In this subject students will be In this subject students will be encouraged to re-assess encouraged to re-assess preconceived ideas and prejudicespreconceived ideas and prejudices

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Psychology Psychology


I am only offered in grades 11 and 12I am only offered in grades 11 and 12

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This subject is not offered in all This subject is not offered in all schools.schools.

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What is…Social StudiesWhat is…Social Studies

““Social Studies can be defined as the study Social Studies can be defined as the study of people and their relationships with their of people and their relationships with their social, physical, and technological social, physical, and technological environments. The Study of those environments. The Study of those relationships becomes most relevant when relationships becomes most relevant when students are encouraged to make students are encouraged to make connections to their own lives as they connections to their own lives as they explore and apply knowledge, skills, explore and apply knowledge, skills, thinking, processes, and values.”thinking, processes, and values.”

- Social Studies 9 Curriculum- Social Studies 9 Curriculum

What is…Native StudiesWhat is…Native StudiesIf Natives began living on the Plains 11,500 years ago, and Europeans If Natives began living on the Plains 11,500 years ago, and Europeans

first saw the Canadian Plains less than 300 years ago, this means first saw the Canadian Plains less than 300 years ago, this means that more than 97% of Plains history is Native history alone. Imagine that more than 97% of Plains history is Native history alone. Imagine a textbook with ten chapters, with each chapter portraying an equal a textbook with ten chapters, with each chapter portraying an equal part of that history. The first nine chapters would be devoted to part of that history. The first nine chapters would be devoted to Native history, as would more than 70% of the final chapter.Native history, as would more than 70% of the final chapter. Saskatchewan Education offers both a Native Studies 10 and a Native Saskatchewan Education offers both a Native Studies 10 and a Native Studies 30 course. Native Studies 10 helps all students develop their Studies 30 course. Native Studies 10 helps all students develop their knowledge, positive attitudes and cultural understanding about First knowledge, positive attitudes and cultural understanding about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. The unique history of Aboriginal Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. The unique history of Aboriginal peoples is part of our collective past and present reality. Thus, peoples is part of our collective past and present reality. Thus, students benefit from a study of Aboriginal peoples because it gives students benefit from a study of Aboriginal peoples because it gives them the opportunity to understand and respect one another. Native them the opportunity to understand and respect one another. Native Studies 30: Canadian Studies is based on the premise that distinct Studies 30: Canadian Studies is based on the premise that distinct perspectives are common, that diversity of truths exists, and that the perspectives are common, that diversity of truths exists, and that the motivation for most behaviors and attitudes may be traced to the motivation for most behaviors and attitudes may be traced to the worldviews and philosophical orientations of people. The purpose of worldviews and philosophical orientations of people. The purpose of this curriculum is not to attempt to articulate the precise Aboriginal this curriculum is not to attempt to articulate the precise Aboriginal values and beliefs which shape worldview and philosophy, but rather values and beliefs which shape worldview and philosophy, but rather to stress their importance for gaining insight into the Aboriginal to stress their importance for gaining insight into the Aboriginal people of Canada.people of Canada.

What is…PsychologyWhat is…Psychology

Psychology is the systematic scientific study Psychology is the systematic scientific study of human behavior, experiences and of human behavior, experiences and mental processes. Psychologists use mental processes. Psychologists use stringent scientific methods and stringent scientific methods and standardized scientific procedures to standardized scientific procedures to collect information and to analyze and collect information and to analyze and interpret data. Psychology education interpret data. Psychology education involves students in learning about the involves students in learning about the science of psychology, as well as in science of psychology, as well as in conducting their own psychological conducting their own psychological research and exploring how their results research and exploring how their results can be applied to their lives and the world can be applied to their lives and the world around them. around them.

What is…GeographyWhat is…Geography

Geography consists of many areas, such as Geography consists of many areas, such as Physical Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Human Geography, Historical Geography and Economic/Political Historical Geography and Economic/Political Geography. These areas cover everything Geography. These areas cover everything from maps, political divisions and from maps, political divisions and cartographic markings as well as how cartographic markings as well as how location, climate, geographical features, location, climate, geographical features, and vegetation are interrelated. Geography and vegetation are interrelated. Geography and many of the other subjects in the Social and many of the other subjects in the Social Sciences curriculum are very interrelated. Sciences curriculum are very interrelated.

What is…HistoryWhat is…History

History involves the examination of individuals and History involves the examination of individuals and unique events, as well as of groups, movements, unique events, as well as of groups, movements, institutions, nations, and eras. Students learn how institutions, nations, and eras. Students learn how lessons from the past can be used to make wise lessons from the past can be used to make wise decisions for the present and the future. As well, decisions for the present and the future. As well, by exploring various points of view and by exploring various points of view and evaluating a variety of historical evidence, they evaluating a variety of historical evidence, they practise achieving a balanced perspective. practise achieving a balanced perspective. History, as a standalone subject is offered at the History, as a standalone subject is offered at the grade 10, 11, and 12 levels. Each grade level grade 10, 11, and 12 levels. Each grade level focuses on specific content and situates this focuses on specific content and situates this content in various contexts, such as Canadian or content in various contexts, such as Canadian or World History. World History.

What is…LawWhat is…Law

The Law 30 course is meant to assist students to The Law 30 course is meant to assist students to become active, informed and productive citizens become active, informed and productive citizens who know and understand their legal rights and who know and understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Students will develop an responsibilities. Students will develop an understanding of the concept of rule of law and understanding of the concept of rule of law and learn that the law reflects, and is shaped by, learn that the law reflects, and is shaped by, society’s values and attitudes. Law is made society’s values and attitudes. Law is made relevant to students through the study of current relevant to students through the study of current legal issues in Canada and the global community. legal issues in Canada and the global community. The course examines Canada’s legal system, The course examines Canada’s legal system, criminal and civil law, family law, employment criminal and civil law, family law, employment and Labour law, contract and consumer law, and Labour law, contract and consumer law, environmental law and international law. environmental law and international law.

What is…EconomicsWhat is…Economics

Economics is the study of how people Economics is the study of how people choose to use scarce production resources choose to use scarce production resources to produce commodities and to distribute to produce commodities and to distribute them to members of society.them to members of society.

Economics is the study of wealth, the study Economics is the study of wealth, the study of people in their ordinary business of life, of people in their ordinary business of life, earning and enjoying living. It is the study earning and enjoying living. It is the study of how humans go about the business of of how humans go about the business of organizing their consumption and organizing their consumption and production activities.production activities.


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