Social Studies 1201 (Academic)

Unit 1: Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement

How democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience.

• The principles of Canadian democracy

Unit 2: Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research

Analyzing information, events, ideas, and issues, and responding to significant issues that influence the human experience.

• Evidence, comparison, and causation
• Significance, perspective, and value judgements

• Framing questions and gathering information
• Interpreting information and arguing conclusions

Unit 3: Civics - 3. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

Power and privilege, activism, rights, the common good, government, ideology, voting, justice, the judicial system, and how ideas of justice change.

• Power and privilege
• Activism and social justice

• The significance of rights
• The challenges of the common good

• How government is organized in Canada
• How ideology influences politics
• The importance of voting

• Fundamental justice
• How the Canadian judicial system works
• How ideas of justice change over time

Unit 4: Economics - 4. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

Economic decision-making, trade-offs, competition, demand and supply, elasticity, specialization, global trade, and the role of government in the economy.

• Scarcity and rational decision-making
• Trade-offs and consequences

• Competition in the marketplace
• Demand, supply, and equilibrium
• Changes in demand and supply
• Elasticity

• Specialization and trade
• The benefits and challenges of global trade
• How government provides services
• Promoting economic growth and stability