Grade 9 Social Studies
3 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN9.1–IN9.4): Explain what constitutes a society. Compare the factors that shape worldviews in a society, including time and place, culture, language, religion… Analyze the ways a worldview is expressed in the daily life of a society. (and 1 more outcome)
- Dynamic Relationships (DR9.1–DR9.4): Examine the challenges involved in obtaining information about societies of the past. Synthesize the significance of key historical events in societies studied. Assess the relationship of the natural environment in the development of a society. (and 1 more outcome)
- Power and Authority (PA9.1–PA9.3): Examine concepts of power and authority in the governance of the societies studied. Analyze the impact of empire-building and territorial expansion on indigenous populations and other groups in the… Investigate the roles and responsibilities of members of the societies studied and those of citizens in…
- Resources and Wealth (RW9.1–RW9.3): Compare differing perspectives regarding the acquisition and distribution of resources and wealth in the societies… Appraise the significance of trade and transportation in the development of the societies studied. Determine the influence of technologies of past societies studied on contemporary society.
Units
Unit 1
Society & Worldview
What a society is, what shapes a worldview (time and place, culture, language, religion, gender identity, socio-economic situation and education), and how worldview shows up in buildings, stories, celebrations and decisions in societies of the past.
Outcome: IN9.1–IN9.4 · what makes a society, the factors that shape a worldview, and how worldview shows in daily life and decisions
Unit 2
Evidence of the Past
Primary and secondary sources, artifacts and archaeology, bias, dating with BCE and CE, how rivers and land shaped early societies, and ideas Canada inherited from societies of the past.
Outcome: DR9.1–DR9.4 · the challenges of learning about the past, key events, the natural environment, and the influence of past societies on Canada
Unit 3
Power, Citizens & Trade
How power was held in societies such as Egypt, Athens and Rome, the effects of empire-building on conquered peoples, citizens' roles then and now, and how trade, transport and technology shaped wealth and societies.
Outcome: PA9.1–PA9.3, RW9.1–RW9.3 · power and authority, empire-building, the roles of citizens, resources and wealth, and trade and technology
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