Grade 7 Social Studies
6 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Reflect on the impact of government policies and the denial of treaty rights on Mi’kmaw communities and individuals in Mi’kma’ki. Learners will reflect on the impact of government policies and the denial of treaty rights on Mi’kmaw communities and individuals in Mi’kma’ki.
- Reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes. Learners will reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes, inclusive of the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians, and Gaels.
- Evaluate the impacts of political changes in the Maritimes up to the early 20th century. Learners will evaluate the impacts of political changes in the Maritimes up to the early 20th century.
- Create a response to changing societal conditions in the Maritimes. Learners will create a response to changing societal conditions in the Maritimes.
- Evaluate the impacts of World War I on the Maritimes. Learners will evaluate the impacts of World War I on the Maritimes.
- Create responses to opportunities and challenges in present-day Maritime communities. Learners will create responses to opportunities and challenges in present-day Maritime communities.
Units
Unit 1
Mi’kma’ki & Treaty Rights
Practises Grade 7 social studies about Mi’kma’ki, the Peace and Friendship Treaties and the impact of government policies on Mi’kmaw communities. Content is factual and needs review with Mi’kmaw partners.
Learning outcome: Reflect on the impact of government policies and the denial of treaty rights on Mi’kmaw communities and individuals in Mi’kma’ki · Mi’kma’ki, the treaties and how policies affected Mi’kmaw communities
Unit 2
Opportunities & Challenges, Long Ago
Practises Grade 7 social studies about settlement in the Maritimes: Acadians, Planters, Black Loyalists, Scottish Highlanders and others, and who gained or lost. Ties to the Nova Scotia Grade 7 history of the Maritimes.
Learning outcome: Reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes · Early settlement and the chances and hardships groups faced
Unit 3
Political Change in the Maritimes
Practises Grade 7 social studies on representative and responsible government, Confederation and voting rights, as taught in the Nova Scotia curriculum.
Learning outcome: Evaluate the impacts of political changes in the Maritimes up to the early 20th century · Government, Confederation and who could vote
Unit 4
Changing Times in the Maritimes
Practises Grade 7 social studies on industrialization, work, Africville and how communities respond to change. Ties to the Nova Scotia curriculum.
Learning outcome: Create a response to changing societal conditions in the Maritimes · Industry, work, Africville and community responses to change
Unit 5
World War I & the Maritimes
Practises Grade 7 social studies on the impact of World War I on the Maritimes, including the Halifax Explosion and the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Ties to the Nova Scotia curriculum.
Learning outcome: Evaluate the impacts of World War I on the Maritimes · Halifax in wartime, the Explosion and life at home
Unit 6
Maritime Communities Today
Practises Grade 7 social studies on present-day opportunities and challenges, such as the ocean economy, newcomers, language revitalization and climate change. Ties to the Nova Scotia curriculum.
Learning outcome: Create responses to opportunities and challenges in present-day Maritime communities · Ocean economy, newcomers, languages, climate and community responses
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