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Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 9

Social Action

Planning to make a difference

What your child practises

Practises how people affect societal change locally and globally, and how to plan action on an issue using the concepts of geographical thinking.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: SCO12; SCO13 · ways people create change, and planning action on a local or global issue

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

    Raising awareness means…

    • helping more people learn about an issue
    • moving away from where the problem is
    • buying things that support the cause
    • hiding an issue so no one can see it

  2. Question 2

    Volunteering means…

    • giving your time to help without being paid
    • buying goods at a store
    • working for wages at a company
    • travelling for a holiday trip

  3. Question 3

    Which choice best shows choosing an issue of personal interest?

    • picking a problem you care about and can learn about
    • picking one that nobody else cares about
    • picking the very first issue that you hear about
    • picking one you know nothing about at all

  4. Question 4

    After setting a goal, what should an action plan list next?

    • the winning team
    • the steps to take
    • the weather
    • the colour of the poster

  5. Question 5

    Which is a way people can affect societal change globally?

    • doing nothing at all about the problem
    • supporting an international organization that helps people in need
    • avoiding every global issue we hear about
    • ignoring the news from other countries

  6. Question 6

    Which is an example of a local contribution to change?

    • a community group restoring a stream bank
    • a global stock market trading all day
    • a satellite launched into space
    • an international treaty signed by many countries

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