Social Studies, Grade 6

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

Developing the ability to interact effectively as members of Canadian society - democratic principles, collaboration, and promoting positive change in local, national, and global contexts.

• Democratic systems and the rule of law
• Collaboration and promoting positive change

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

Using concepts and skills common to the social sciences, and using inquiry processes to investigate and respond to issues.

• Six forms of analysis

• Inquiry and responding to issues

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

Investigating how government decisions influence culture, and explaining the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship.

• How government decisions influence culture

• Rights and responsibilities of global citizenship

Unit 4: Anthropology - 4. Civic Engagement

Investigating global issues that affect people and their culture, and proposing responses through social activism.

• Investigating a global issue and responding

Unit 5: Anthropology - 5. Culture and Diversity

Recognizing the role of culture in people's lives, the common elements of culture, how traditions and beliefs influence culture, cross-cultural understanding, and Indigenous cultures within Canada and the world.

• The role and types of culture
• Reflecting on my own culture and belonging

• The common elements of culture
• Comparing Canadian culture to another country

• How beliefs, values, and traditions are expressed

• The importance of cross-cultural understanding

• Indigenous cultures within Canada and the world

Unit 6: Anthropology - 6. Interdependence

Explaining factors that contribute to a global culture - globalization, technology, and migration.

• Factors that create global culture

Unit 7: Anthropology - 7. People, Place, and Environment

Explaining the concept of a cultural region and investigating how environments influence culture.

• The concept of a cultural region

• How environments and resources influence culture