Grade 6 Social Studies
6 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN6.1–IN6.4): Evaluate and represent personal beliefs and values by determining how culture and place influence them. Examine the social and cultural diversity that exists in the world, as exemplified in Canada and a selection of… Develop an understanding that global interdependence impacts individual daily life in Canada and a selection of… (and 1 more outcome)
- Dynamic Relationships (DR6.1–DR6.4): Analyze the impact of the diversity of natural environments on the ways of life in Canada and a selection of… Analyze ways in which the land affects human settlement patterns and social organization, and ways in which human… Appraise the strategies human societies have used to orient themselves within time and place in the natural… (and 1 more outcome)
- Power and Authority (PA6.1–PA6.3): Examine the relationship between an individual's power and authority and the power and authority of others. Analyze the distribution of power and privilege in Canada and a selection of countries bordering the Atlantic… Explore the effects of injustice or abuse of power on its victims, including victims of the Holocaust.
- Resources and Wealth (RW6.1–RW6.2): Examine and analyze factors that contribute to quality of life, including material and non-material factors. Contribute to initiating and guiding change in local and global communities regarding environmental, social, and…
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.
Outcome: DR6.3 · using maps to orient ourselves in place
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.
Outcome: DR6.2 · how the land affects where people settle
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.
Outcome: RW6.2 · taking action on environmental and social challenges
Unit 4
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.
Outcome: IN6.3 · global interdependence and its effect on daily life
Unit 5
Canada in the World
What the UN, NATO, WHO, UNICEF, the Commonwealth and La Francophonie do, how NGOs differ from governments, peacekeeping, and why countries sign accords.
Outcome: IN6.3 · Canada's connections with other countries
Unit 6
What Makes Canada, Canada?
Official languages, parliamentary democracy and the constitutional monarchy, multiculturalism, the Charter, built and physical features, and groups working for inclusion.
Outcome: IN6.1, IN6.2 · culture, identity and diversity in Canada
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