Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 9
Yukon First Nations Citizenship
What it means to belong, share and help your community.
What your child practises
Yukon adds Yukon First Nations citizenship to Grade 5 social studies. Children practise rights, responsibilities, clans, Elders and belonging to more than one community.
Yukon Curriculum learning standard: Yukon First Nations Citizenship · citizenship, clans, rights and responsibilities
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
Rules in a community help…
- make life harder on purpose
- keep people safe and fair to each other
- pick one winner
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keep people safe and fair to each other
Hint: Good rules protect everyone.
Question 2
Which action helps protect land and water?
- Dumping oil
- Burning plastic
- Not leaving garbage
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Not leaving garbage
Hint: Looking after the land is a shared responsibility.
Question 3
Which is a responsibility?
- Getting a gift
- Having a birthday
- Taking care of shared spaces
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Taking care of shared spaces
Hint: A responsibility is something you should do for others.
Question 4
Teamwork helps a community because…
- it takes more time
- it hides mistakes
- many hands make the work lighter
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many hands make the work lighter
Hint: Together we can do more.
Question 5
Many Yukon First Nations people belong to a clan. A clan is…
- an extended family group
- a school grade
- a sports team
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an extended family group
Hint: Clans connect families, and many Nations pass a clan on through the family.
Question 6
Which is the best example of working together?
- One person doing everything
- A family sharing jobs to prepare a meal
- Everyone leaving
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A family sharing jobs to prepare a meal
Hint: Sharing the work makes it lighter.