Prince Edward Island · Grade 6
Social Studies, Grade 6
- 6INTA
Prince Edward Island’s Grade 6 social studies course, from Maps and Cultural Regions to Human Rights.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 9
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- princeedwardisland.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 2 skills
Maps and Cultural Regions
Reading Maps of the World
Continents, oceans, and the parts of a map
I can locate the continents and oceans and use the parts of a map to read it.
Official code: DK 2.1
How geography shapes cultural regions
I can explain how geographical features shaped different cultural regions of the world.
Official code: DK 2.1
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- DK 2.1
- examine ways in which maps can influence our understanding of cultural regions around the world.
- DK 2.1
- examine ways in which maps can influence our understanding of cultural regions around the world.
Key ideas
The world has seven continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia) and five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic).
A map's legend/key explains its symbols and the title tells what it shows.
The compass rose shows direction, the scale shows distance, and the grid uses latitude and longitude to locate places.
Knowing these parts helps you read and discuss any map.
Geographical features - mountains, rivers, deserts, and bodies of water - shape where and how people live.
Watch out for
- Mixing up continents and oceans.
- Ignoring the legend, scale, or compass rose when reading a map.
- Thinking geography has no effect on culture.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 2 skills
Culture in PEI
The Cultural Traditions of the Island
The Island's peoples and their cultural traditions
I can name the diverse peoples of Epekwitk and explain how their traditions shape Island life today.
Official code: DK 2.2
How government influences culture in PEI
I can describe ways the government shapes and supports culture on Prince Edward Island.
Official code: DK 2.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- DK 2.2
- explain the influence of cultural traditions on the present day P.E.I. lifestyle.
- DK 2.2
- explain the influence of cultural traditions on the present day P.E.I. lifestyle.
Key ideas
Prince Edward Island - Epekwitk in Mi'kmaq - has been shaped by many peoples: the Mi'kmaq, Acadians, Scottish, Irish, English, and later immigrant groups.
Cultural traditions show up in food, language, music, art, religion, and celebrations.
Island traditions include kitchen parties, ceilidhs and ceilis, lobster suppers, and pow-wows.
The Island's many cultures together make its way of life unique and vibrant.
Government policies, funding, and institutions help shape cultural life on the Island.
Watch out for
- Thinking one group alone shaped PEI's culture.
- Thinking cultural traditions are only about the past and not part of life today.
- Thinking government has no role in culture.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 3 skills
Changes in PEI Over Time
What Changed Life on the Island
Travel, political decisions, and economic activities
I can judge how travel, political decisions, and the economy changed how Islanders lived over time.
Official code: DK 2.3
The influence of Mi'kmaq ways of knowing
I can describe important ways Mi'kmaq ways of knowing have shaped life on Epekwitk over time.
Official code: DK 2.3
The Island's future economy and the people who shaped it
I can use the three economic sectors to think about PEI's future and name diverse people who have shaped the Island.
Official code: DK 2.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- DK 2.3
- evaluate key influences that altered lifestyles of people in P.E.I. over time.
- DK 2.3
- evaluate key influences that altered lifestyles of people in P.E.I. over time.
- DK 2.3
- evaluate key influences that altered lifestyles of people in P.E.I. over time.
Key ideas
Modes of travel changed over time: snowshoes and canoes, then ships, trains, automobiles, and airplanes.
Political decisions altered Island life - the deportation of the Acadians, responsible government, PEI joining Canada, Mi'kmaq receiving Lennox Island, and the Fixed link crossing.
Economic activities shaped lifestyles: cod fishing, growing potatoes, fox farming, shipbuilding, and tourism.
Evaluating means judging which changes had the biggest impact and why.
The Mi'kmaq are the first people of Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island), and their ways of knowing have shaped Island life over time.
Watch out for
- Thinking life on the Island was always the same.
- Thinking only one kind of change - travel, politics, or the economy - mattered.
- Thinking Mi'kmaq ways of knowing belong only to the past - they continue today.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 2 skills
Human Rights
Understanding Human Rights
Rights, responsibilities, and the documents that protect them
I can list fair rights and responsibilities and name documents that protect human rights.
Official code: DK 2.4
Children's rights and taking action
I can recognize violations of children's rights and make a plan to raise awareness.
Official code: DK 2.4
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- DK 2.4
- demonstrate an understanding of human rights issues around the world.
- DK 2.4
- demonstrate an understanding of human rights issues around the world.
Key ideas
Rights come with responsibilities - a fair classroom needs both.
Everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect and the responsibility to treat others the same way.
Important documents protect universal human rights: the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
These documents remind people everywhere to be fair, kind, and supportive.
Children have rights, and history and the present hold serious violations of them.
Watch out for
- Thinking rights come without responsibilities.
- Thinking human rights are not written down or protected.
- Thinking human-rights violations only happen far away.
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
This page follows Prince Edward Island’s own curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 6.
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 6
What is Social Studies, Grade 6?
Prince Edward Island’s Grade 6 social studies course: 4 units and 9 skills, from Maps and Cultural Regions to Human Rights.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 6?
1. Maps and Cultural Regions, 2. Culture in PEI, 3. Changes in PEI Over Time and 4. Human Rights.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 6?
No. Prince Edward Island gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 6.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 6?
Social Studies, Grade 7.
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