Grade 7 Saskatchewan Curriculum
Suggested Outcomes
Interactions and Interdependence
Dynamic Relationships
Power and Authority
Resources and Wealth
Dynamic Relationships
Power and Authority
Resources and Wealth
Discussing Current Events and Making Global ConnectionsIN7.1 Investigate examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence between Canada and circumpolar and Pacific Rim countries.
b. Critique the influence of an organization with a mandate for national or international co-operation in terms of its contributions toward conflict, cooperation, self-reliance, and interdependence. c. Diagnose reasons for a current or historical conflict involving Canada and a circumpolar or Pacific Rim country. IN7.2 Examine the effects of globalization on the lives of people in Canada and in circumpolar and Pacific Rim countries. e. Articulate and interpret the main arguments for and against globalization. DR7.3 Analyze the relationship between current and historical events and the physical and social environments in Pacific and northern Canada and in a selection of Pacific Rim and circumpolar countries. g. Debate the positions of circumpolar and Pacific Rim countries with respect to climate change. PA7.2 Investigate the structures and processes of democratic government in Canada. a. Survey the principles of democracy as defined by family, school, and community of members and synthesize into a definition of democracy. PA7.3 Compare the strengths and weaknesses of oligarchy, dictatorship, and democracy as systems of government. d. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, oligarchy, and dictatorship as systems of government. RW7.3 Assess the ecological stewardship of economies of Canada and the circumpolar and Pacific Rim countries. b. Define the word “sustainable” and discriminate between the concepts of sustainable and unsustainable as they apply to resources and industry. |
Presenting Social Research and CollaborationDR7.2 Appraise the impact of human habitation on the natural environment in Canada, and in a selection of Pacific Rim and northern circumpolar countries.
b. Examine the effects of humans and their technology on the natural environment in Canada, and in a selection of Pacific Rim and circumpolar countries, including the consequences for indigenous peoples who inhabit those regions (eg., over harvesting of salmon fishery, increased incidence of severe weather, influence of logging industry on the natural world and ecosystems, effects of deforestation and coral removal, and efforts to reclaim shorelines and restore natural barriers. PA7.1 Compare the sources of power for individuals, nations, and regions in a selection of Pacific Rim and circumpolar countries. e. Analyze the sources of power of a national leader of a Pacific Rim or circumpolar country. RW7.1 Explain the role of barter, trade, and sharing in traditional economies in Canada and the circumpolar and Pacific Rim countries. c. Present the experiences of Elders and senior citizens in the local community regarding barter, sharing, and trade. |