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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 3

Fairness & Respect

Solve problems peacefully and speak up when something is unfair.

What your child practises

Practises resolving conflicts peacefully, building consensus, recognizing bias and discrimination, using respectful language, and supporting solutions to inequities.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Civics and economics · resolving conflict fairly, recognizing bias and discrimination, and supporting solutions to inequities

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

    Compromise means…

    • no one speaks
    • one side always wins
    • each side gives up a little to reach an agreement

  2. Question 2

    Poverty is one factor that can…

    • end all problems
    • make everyone rich
    • make it harder for some people to get the same chances

  3. Question 3

    A classmate is called an unkind name because of where their family is from. What can you do?

    • Join in
    • Laugh along
    • Say it’s not okay and tell a trusted adult

  4. Question 4

    Which statement uses respectful language?

    • Those students are a problem.
    • Students with different abilities are part of our class.
    • People like that don’t belong.

  5. Question 5

    Equality means…

    • no one has rights
    • everyone is identical
    • everyone has the same rights and opportunities

  6. Question 6

    A school finds that some students cannot afford supplies. A fair solution is…

    • only give supplies to the fastest students
    • tell students to stop learning
    • a supply drive or a program that provides supplies to anyone who needs them

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