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Newfoundland & Labrador · Grade 12

Social Studies 3202 (Applied)

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 12 social studies course, from Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement to Politics - 6. Citizenship, Power, and Governance.

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Units
6
Lessons
10
Skills
22
Provincial exam
None
Official curriculum
gov.nl.ca

Unit by unit

Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.

Unit 1 · 2 skills

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement

Democratic Principles and Civic Engagement

  • The principles of Canadian democracy in everyday life

    I can describe the basic principles of Canadian democracy with everyday examples.

    1.1

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  • Working together and taking action on real problems

    I can show how working together and taking action can help with real problems.

    1.2

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The official wording · 2 outcomes
1.1
how democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience
1.2
civic engagement can influence the human experience

Key ideas

  1. Working together lets a group do what one person could not.

  2. Small actions by regular people can add up to real change.

  3. You can picture the kind of world you want and act toward it.

  4. Getting involved is how change actually happens.

Watch out for

  • Thinking global problems are too big to help with - small actions add up.
  • Thinking you have to wait for officials - you can start.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 2 · 6 skills

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research

Tools for Making Sense of Issues

Taking On Real Issues

The official wording · 6 outcomes
2.1
Analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
2.2
Analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
2.3
Respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
2.4
Respond to issues of political and economic concern that influence quality of life
2.5
Respond to issues related to population that influence quality of life
2.6
Respond to issues of related to human-environmental interaction that influence quality of life

Key ideas

  1. Something matters more if it affects more people, more places, or for longer.

  2. Start with a clear question you can actually answer.

  3. People see the same issue differently depending on where they live.

  4. Find good information from more than one reliable place.

  5. It isn't fair to judge others by only your own situation.

Watch out for

  • Thinking a dramatic story is automatically important - check who it affects.
  • Thinking an answer is just an opinion - back it up with evidence.
  • Thinking your view is the only reasonable one.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 3 · 6 skills

Geography - 3. Interdependence

What Makes a Good Life

A Connected World

Living Without Using Everything Up

The official wording · 6 outcomes
3.1
Demonstrate an understanding of quality of life
3.2
Demonstrate an understanding of quality of life
3.3
Evaluate the relationship between globalization and quality of life
3.4
Evaluate the relationship between globalization and quality of life
3.5
Evaluate the relationship between sustainability and quality of life
3.6
Evaluate the relationship between sustainability and quality of life

Key ideas

  1. Quality of life is how good life is overall for people.

  2. Globalization means the world's countries are more connected.

  3. Sustainability means not using everything up so the future is worse off.

  4. It includes money, but also health, safety, and happiness.

  5. Trade, technology, and travel connect us.

Watch out for

  • Thinking quality of life is only about money - it's broader.
  • Thinking globalization is only about shopping - it's cultural too.
  • Thinking sustainability is only about nature - it covers people and money too.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 4 · 4 skills

Geography - 4. People, Place, and Environment

When Populations Grow and Shrink

People and the Environment

The official wording · 4 outcomes
4.1
Demonstrate an understanding of how population changes influence quality of life
4.2
Demonstrate an understanding of how population changes influence quality of life
4.3
Demonstrate an understanding of how human-environmental interactions influence quality of life
4.4
Demonstrate an understanding of how human-environmental interactions influence quality of life

Key ideas

  1. A place can only support so many people with its resources.

  2. We depend on resources for energy, food, and materials.

  3. Technology, like better farming, can raise that number.

  4. Resources can bring wealth but also risky dependence.

  5. Populations grow when births beat deaths, and shrink when they don't.

Watch out for

  • Thinking a place can support unlimited people - resources set a limit.
  • Thinking resource wealth is always good - it can create dependence.
  • Thinking all countries grow the same way - they differ.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 5 · 2 skills

Economics - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

Rich and Poor, and Quality of Life

The official wording · 2 outcomes
5.1
Demonstrate an understanding of how economic factors influence quality of life
5.2
Demonstrate an understanding of how economic factors influence quality of life

Key ideas

  1. Some people and countries have far more money than others.

  2. The gap exists inside countries and between them.

  3. A big gap affects quality of life for those at the bottom.

  4. Averages can hide how big the gap really is.

  5. Causes include history, resources, schooling, and how a country is run.

Watch out for

  • Thinking the gap is only between countries - it's inside them too.
  • Thinking average income shows the whole picture.
  • Thinking the gap is only bad luck - choices shape it.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 6 · 2 skills

Politics - 6. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

Stable and Shaky Governments

The official wording · 2 outcomes
6.1
Demonstrate an understanding of how political factors influence quality of life
6.2
Demonstrate an understanding of how political factors influence quality of life

Key ideas

  1. A steady government lasts, is accepted, and keeps the peace.

  2. Steady governments can run schools, hospitals, and police reliably.

  3. A shaky government may face coups, fighting, or collapse.

  4. Whether a government is steady strongly affects daily life.

  5. Causes include unfair treatment, poverty, and group conflict.

Watch out for

  • Thinking steady just means the same party wins - it means lasting, accepted rule.
  • Thinking politics doesn't affect daily life - it shapes services and safety.
  • Thinking instability has one cause - it usually has several.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Which course?

Newfoundland & Labrador has 3 social studies courses for Grade 12. Here they are side by side.

What a university, college or program asks for is theirs to say: check its admission page, and your school’s course guide.

The official curriculum

This page follows Newfoundland & Labrador’s own curriculum for Social Studies 3202 (Applied).

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Education - Social Studies 3202 curriculumgov.nl.ca · Read August 7, 2026

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Questions about Social Studies 3202 (Applied)

What is Social Studies 3202 (Applied)?

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 12 social studies course: 6 units and 22 skills, from Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement to Politics - 6. Citizenship, Power, and Governance.

What units are in Social Studies 3202 (Applied)?

1. Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement, 2. Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research, 3. Geography - 3. Interdependence, 4. Geography - 4. People, Place, and Environment, 5. Economics - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions and 6. Politics - 6. Citizenship, Power, and Governance.

Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies 3202 (Applied)?

No. Newfoundland & Labrador gives no provincial exam for Social Studies 3202 (Applied).

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