Grade 9 · Science · Unit 17 of 17
Ways of Knowing
Science, curiosity and Indigenous ways of knowing today.
What your child practises
Practises ideas about scientific attitudes and belonging in science, and introduces how many First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities observe and care for the land today. This content is light and still needs review with Indigenous partners.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.9.A.1, SCI.9.B.1 · Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and a sense of belonging in science
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Traditional Knowledge in many First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities is…
- only about the past
- only found in textbooks
- knowledge built through close observation of the land over many generations
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knowledge built through close observation of the land over many generations
Hint: It is living knowledge that is shared and used today.
Question 2
Who often shares Traditional Knowledge in a community?
- only tourists
- only machines
- Elders and Knowledge Keepers
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Elders and Knowledge Keepers
Hint: They teach through stories, land and practice.
Question 3
Many First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities teach that people are…
- in respectful relationship with the land, water and living things
- separate from nature
- owners of all species
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in respectful relationship with the land, water and living things
Hint: Reciprocity and respect are important values in many communities.
Question 4
Which of these is part of sustainable living?
- dumping waste in rivers
- using only what you need and caring for resources
- wasting water
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using only what you need and caring for resources
Hint: Sustainable means able to continue for the future.
Question 5
Many Indigenous communities today use science and technology, such as…
- no technology
- solar and wind power projects
- only tools from the past
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solar and wind power projects
Hint: Knowledge and technology both continue to grow.
Question 6
Wholistic ways of knowing look at…
- only one small part
- only numbers
- how everything is connected
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how everything is connected
Hint: Many knowledge systems see connections among living things and places.