New Brunswick · Grade 9
Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities
New Brunswick’s Grade 9 social studies course, from Culture to Citizenship.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 7
- Skills
- 17
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- curriculum.nbed.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 3 skills
Culture
Perceptions of Identity in Canada
The concept of identity
I can explain that identity is built from experience and analyse the different parts that make up an identity.
Official code: SCO 1.1
National identity and nationalism
I can explain what nationalism is and analyse how a shared national identity forms in a diverse society.
Official code: SCO 1.1
Indigenous perspectives and cultural diversity
I can analyse Indigenous perspectives across contact and colonialism and describe Canada's cultural diversity from many points of view.
Official code: SCO 1.1
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- SCO 1.1
- analyse various perceptions of identities in Canada
- SCO 1.1
- analyse various perceptions of identities in Canada
- SCO 1.1
- analyse various perceptions of identities in Canada
Key ideas
Identity is a product of experience - it forms for individuals, groups, and whole nations.
Everyone holds many attributes of identity at once (language, heritage, community, beliefs).
Culture is a shared way of life; a counter-culture pushes against a dominant culture.
There is no single 'correct' Canadian identity - it is a mix of many perceptions.
Nationalism is a strong sense of attachment and loyalty to a nation.
Watch out for
- Thinking identity is fixed at birth - it is shaped by experience over time.
- Thinking a country has one single identity - identity is plural and contested.
- Thinking nationalism and identity are the same - nationalism is attachment to a nation.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 7 skills
Sustainability
Canada's Landscape and Climate
Reading maps of Canada's landscape
I can read at least three different kinds of maps and describe how Canada's physical landscape varies.
Official code: SCO 2.1
Climate, weather, and climate change
I can explain the difference between climate and weather and describe Canada's climate regions and evidence of climate change.
Official code: SCO 2.1
Human Settlement and Place Over Time
Settlement, place, and the First Peoples
I can explain where Canadians live and why, starting from the First Peoples' settlement of the land.
Official code: SCO 2.2
Resources, prosperity, and regionalism
I can explain how the use of resources shapes regional prosperity and how regionalism develops in Canada.
Official code: SCO 2.2
Migration, Immigration, and Identities
Why people migrate: push and pull
I can explain why people migrate using push and pull factors and distinguish immigrants, migrants, and refugees.
Official code: SCO 2.3
Immigration history, policy, and impact
I can analyse how immigration patterns and policies have shaped Canada and its multicultural identity.
Official code: SCO 2.3
Colonization, treaties, and the Residential System
I can explain how colonization, treaties, and the Residential System affected Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Official code: SCO 2.3
The official wording · 7 outcomes
- SCO 2.1
- describe the basic features of Canada's landscape and climate
- SCO 2.1
- describe the basic features of Canada's landscape and climate
- SCO 2.2
- analyse the effect of human settlement on place over time
- SCO 2.2
- analyse the effect of human settlement on place over time
- SCO 2.3
- analyse the impact of migration and immigration on identities in Canada
- SCO 2.3
- analyse the impact of migration and immigration on identities in Canada
- SCO 2.3
- analyse the impact of migration and immigration on identities in Canada
Key ideas
Different map types show different things: topographic (elevation), political (borders), thematic (a single theme), environmental, and infographic maps.
Canada's First Peoples lived across the land in six cultural regions long before European contact (Turtle Island is a name for North America in many Indigenous traditions).
Migration is moving from one place to another to live.
Canada's landscape varies enormously - mountains, plains, shields, coasts, and tundra.
Settlement is shaped by geography: communities grow where the location offers what people need.
Watch out for
- Thinking one map shows everything - each map type answers different questions.
- Thinking Canada's human history starts with European settlement - First Peoples settled the land first.
- Thinking 'immigrant', 'migrant', and 'refugee' mean the same thing - they differ in reason and status.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 7 skills
Citizenship
Rights, Responsibilities, and Taking Action
Citizenship, rights, and responsibilities
I can define citizenship and explain the rights and responsibilities that come with it at local, national, and global levels.
Official code: SCO 3.1
Human rights, the Charter, and taking action
I can describe key human-rights documents and plan a real action that demonstrates citizenship.
Official code: SCO 3.1
The Structure and Operation of Governance in Canada
Levels of government and the federal system
I can describe how Canada's three levels of government work and what each is responsible for.
Official code: SCO 3.2
Branches of government and elections
I can describe the three branches of government and explain how elections work in Canada.
Official code: SCO 3.2
First Nation band governance in New Brunswick
I can describe how band governance operates for a First Nation community in New Brunswick.
Official code: SCO 3.2
Persistent Issues in Canada
Indigenous self-governance and Aboriginal rights
I can investigate Indigenous self-governance and the rights and treaties that shape it in Canada.
Official code: SCO 3.3
Gender equality and minority rights
I can investigate the ongoing work to end gender disparity and gain minority rights in Canada.
Official code: SCO 3.3
The official wording · 7 outcomes
- SCO 3.1
- take age-appropriate actions that demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
- SCO 3.1
- take age-appropriate actions that demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
- SCO 3.2
- explain the structure and operation of governance in Canada
- SCO 3.2
- explain the structure and operation of governance in Canada
- SCO 3.2
- explain the structure and operation of governance in Canada
- SCO 3.3
- examine persistent issues involving the rights, responsibilities, roles and status of individuals and groups in Canada
- SCO 3.3
- examine persistent issues involving the rights, responsibilities, roles and status of individuals and groups in Canada
Key ideas
Citizenship is membership in a community, with both rights and responsibilities.
Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy: powers are divided among levels of government.
New Brunswick's First Nations - the Wolastoqiyik (historically called Maliseet), Mi'kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) - have traditional modes of self-governance, including chiefs, elders, councils, and decision by consensus.
Individual rights belong to a person; collective rights belong to a group.
Municipal governments (led by a mayor and council) handle local matters like roads and water.
Watch out for
- Thinking citizenship is only rights - it carries responsibilities too.
- Thinking one level of government does everything - powers are divided.
- Thinking First Nations had no governance before contact - they had sophisticated self-governance systems.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities
What is Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities?
New Brunswick’s Grade 9 social studies course: 3 units and 17 skills, from Culture to Citizenship.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities?
1. Culture, 2. Sustainability and 3. Citizenship.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities?
No. New Brunswick gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 9: Canadian Identities?
Civics 10.
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