This course builds on learning in Grades 7 and 8 in geography. Students will explore relationships within and between Canada’s natural and human systems and how they interconnect with other parts of the world. Students will also examine environmental and economic issues, and their impact related to topics such as natural resources and industries, careers, land use and responsible development, and sustainability. In addition, students will understand the connections that diverse communities and individuals have with the physical environment and each other throughout Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives. Students will apply geographic thinking, use the geographic inquiry process, and use geospatial technologies throughout their investigations.
This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them. This course also includes learning on digital literacy and critical-thinking skills, the mechanisms of government, Indigenous governance systems and structures, the historical foundations of the rights and freedoms we enjoy in Canada, ways in which government policy affects individuals’ lives and the economy, and ways for students to serve their communities.
- Teacher: Shyleeni Ravin
This course explores social, economic, and political developments and events and their
impact on the lives of different individuals, groups, and communities, including First
Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities, in Canada since 1914. Students
will examine the role of conflict and cooperation in Canadian society, Canada’s evolving
role within the global community, and the impact of various individuals, organizations,
and events on identities, citizenship, and heritage in Canada. Students will develop an
understanding of some of the political developments and government policies that
have had a lasting impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities.
They will develop their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the
historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, when
investigating key issues and events in Canadian history since 1914.