Grade 6 Social Studies
6 units matched to the BC Curriculum.
Big Ideas
- Economic self-interest can be a significant cause of conflict among peoples and governments.
- Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.
- Systems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms.
- Media sources can both positively and negatively affect our understanding of important events and issues.
Units
Unit 1
Map Skills
Reading latitude and longitude on a grid and in a table, telling which hemispheres a place is in, and knowing the continents, oceans and key lines like the equator and prime meridian.
Learning standard: Geographic skills for studying global issues: latitude and longitude, hemispheres, continents and oceans
Unit 2
Cities & Migration
Push and pull factors, immigrants, refugees and internal migrants, how and why cities grow, and the challenges of rapid urbanization, with a short reading and a population table.
Learning standard: Urbanization and migration of people
Unit 3
Global Challenges
Poverty and inequality, global environmental problems, and how individuals, governments, NGOs and the UN work together, including the Montreal Protocol as a cooperation success story.
Learning standard: Global poverty and inequality issues; roles of individuals, governments, NGOs and international organizations, including the United Nations; international cooperation on global issues
Unit 4
Governments & Rights
Democracy, constitutional monarchy, dictatorship and other systems; how Canada's government works; and rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Canadian Charter.
Learning standard: Different systems of government; human rights and responses to human rights violations
Unit 5
Trade & Globalization
Imports and exports, market, command, traditional and mixed economies, supply and demand, tariffs and trade disputes, and the benefits and costs of globalization, presented from several points of view.
Learning standard: Economic policies and resource management; trade and globalization; economic self-interest and conflict
Unit 6
Media Literacy
Telling fact from opinion, spotting bias and loaded language, judging whether a source is reliable, and recognizing misinformation, clickbait and ads, plus how media can both help and harm understanding.
Learning standard: Media technologies and coverage of current events; bias, reliability and misinformation
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