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Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 15

Conflict & Cooperation

Resolving conflict, working together and preventing crimes against humanity.

What your child practises

Practises peaceful approaches to conflict, fairness and collaboration, and an age-appropriate look at the conditions that allow genocide and crimes against humanity and how they can be prevented.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 9-KG-035, 9-KP-043, 9-VP-014, 9-S-100, 9-S-101, 9-S-102, 9-S-104, 9-S-107 · conflict resolution, collaboration, fairness and global crimes against humanity

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Fairness in a group means…

    • the loudest voice wins
    • only friends are included
    • everyone has an equal chance to be heard and treated well

  2. Question 2

    Taking a stand against discrimination can include…

    • joining the group that is unfair
    • speaking up, reporting and supporting the person harmed
    • staying silent

  3. Question 3

    Why is it important to learn about past genocides?

    • to forget
    • to recognize warning signs and honour those who suffered
    • to take revenge

  4. Question 4

    Which listening skill helps in a conflict?

    • interrupting
    • rolling your eyes
    • asking questions to understand the other side

  5. Question 5

    The International Criminal Court, in The Hague, tries people accused of…

    • tax fraud
    • genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
    • traffic violations

  6. Question 6

    Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire is remembered for…

    • his role with the UN in Rwanda and his advocacy for peace
    • the Red River Resistance
    • Canada's Confederation

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