Social Studies Grade 7

Welcome to the Social Studies Page!

Please (if you wish to) check out the big ideas outlined by the BC curriculum:
(note - you can feel free to mix and match these two curricula - you don't have to just focus on grade 7 if you are in grade 7)
Grade 6 Curriculum:
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/6

Grade 7 Curriculum:
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/7

When we study civilizations in Social Studies, we look at how humans interact with various themes:

· Government / Laws

· Military

· Religion

· Environment / Geography / Natural Resources

· Social Customs (Art / Music / Language / Stories / Traditions / Food)

· Economy / Trade

· Time Frame (Rise and Fall of the Civilization)

· Technologies (Science)

Please have a look at some of the artifacts below.

©Trustees of the British Museum.

Once you have viewed these artifacts, please choose one and attempt the exercise laid out below:

Working With Evidence

In this exercise, you will wonder about the themes listed above and how they might connect to the artifacts. Please follow the instructions provided.

On a piece of paper, draw or describe your chosen artifact. Observe this artifact closely.

Then, below your sketch or description, consider how this artifact might connect to one or a few of the themes listed above. This is your point of view and you may think or wonder a number of different ideas about the artifact. It will be in the form of a paragraph. I will offer an example of this on the following artifact.

I believe this mask is from an Indigenous group located on the North West Coast of British Columbia. It seems to be carved out of wood and has been painted blue, red, white, and black. I wonder if this mask might have been used in ceremonies. It might have religious significance to Indigenous people. It may also have been a way to celebrate family traditions and tell stories. I guess that it may have been made in the mid-1800s.

Now, feel free to click on the link below and decide how accurate my observations were:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/americas#&gid=1&pid=1

Once you have created a paragraph of your thinking, email it to me! I'd love to read what you thought about the artifact that you chose.

Check out the links to your artifact and decide whether or not your wonders and predictions about the artifact were accurate!

Indigenous Mask:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/americas/where-thunderbird-lives

Chinese Tiles:

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1656457&page=1&partId=1&searchText=dragon%20tiles

Egyptian Hieroglyphs:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/egypt#&gid=1&pid=5

Documentaries

These documentaries can be found at the Knowledge Network website. This network does require you to sign-up, but it only needs an email address, your name, and your postcode.

You will then have access to all sorts of fabulous documentaries. Here are a few that I recommend! A couple of good categories for documentaries to search through are "Nature and Environment" and "Science and Technology". The "History" and "Music and Dance" categories are also great to search through. See if you are sparked by a wonder that you might begin to learn more about!

Perhaps watching one of these documentaries, or one of your own choosing, will spark a science fair question. Sometimes, when we least expect it, an interesting wonder comes to mind. I often find this happens while I’m watching a documentary. Though you may find this surprising, science and social studies share many commonalities!

Drowning in Plastic
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/drowning-plastic

British Columbia: From Pioneers to Protesters
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/british-columbia-pioneers-protesters

Rome: Empire Without Limit
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/rome-empire-without-limit

Just Eat it!
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it

Shut Up and Say Something
https://www.knowledge.ca/program/shut-and-say-something

Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb
Take a tour through an Egyptian Pharoh's tomb and check out all of those hieroglyphs! What do you think they are saying?
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1&fbclid=IwAR0_MZ4JwtbZpq7Ww0lL4mb2Uz9KqWMf568A1mtNPA9c0C7Mmp7bDB1YaeA

Latitude and Longitude
Please watch the video below to acquaint yourselves with how lines of latitude and longitude work to provide us with information about place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrsvGytGG0

Then, check out this interactive globe below. See if you can find where the Prime Meridian and Equator would be located.
https://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/physics/solarSystem/InteractiveEarth/interactiveEarth.html

You can then try out this Latitude and Longitude game, where you help a pirate collect "Treasure"!
https://www.abcya.com/games/latitude_and_longitude_practice

Try out this handout if you feel that a paper copy might be in order:
http://733257565503770808.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/5/12551251/world_longitude_and_latitudes_map_assignment.pdf

Finally, if you feel ready, try playing a game of "battleship" over the phone with a friend. Use the map from the handout above and choose a couple of countries on the map. Instead of battling, perhaps send out some Covid 19 supplies. Your goal is to have them land on the country (or countries) your opponent has selected. The fewer amounts of time it takes to get the supplies to your friend indicates who has won the game. I think this will work... I did just kind of come up with it off the top of my head. If you come up with a better game, let me know and then we can post your game instead!

The Greatest Technology
What do you feel is the greatest technology that has benefited human-kind? Check out some of the links below and decide which technology has most impacted human development. Then create an argument that shows how this technology is better than the others.

Take some time to investigate each of the possible great technologies. Then, once you've really looked into each one, and thought hard and discussed this with someone else either in your family or a friend, begin making your argument. Be prepared to defend yourself and give evidence. Feel free to find other sources to back up your point. Below are a few sites to get you started!

This is not a one time assignment. This will take at least 7-10 days of investigating and then 3-5 days preparing your argument.

Hopefully, we will get a chance to defend our choices in person!

The Wheel
https://kids.kiddle.co/Wheel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzG1aPw7YBc
https://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/wheel.html

The Compass
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/compass/390676
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LroX6ThIDpw
https://kids.kiddle.co/Compass

The Calendar
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/calendar/390610
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ca/Calendar
https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-ancient-and-modern-calendars/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV5g-sZOKIQ

The Clock
https://easyscienceforkids.com/clocks-time-video-for-kids/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Clock
http://www.who-invented-the.technology/clock.htm
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/clock/605080
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvRga_JqXw

The Printing Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiD8U4gR0lA
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/printing-press/627243
https://kids.kiddle.co/Printing_press

Vaccines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PKQ_M7AtU
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/a-history-of-vaccination/
https://sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/why-get-vaccinated-when-the-flu-vaccine-doesnt-work-well/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7TVW77ZCs
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/How-do-Vaccines-Work.aspx

Electric Battery
https://www.chromebattery.com/battery-kids/battery-history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OVtk6G2TnQ
https://kids.kiddle.co/Battery

The Computer
https://sciencing.com/info-12170268-stand-alone-calculator.html
https://kids.kiddle.co/Computer
https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-was-the-first-computer-122164
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/computer/352990

The Refrigerator
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-refrigerator.htm
https://kids.kiddle.co/Refrigerator
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-refrigerator.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NwxMyqUyJw

Steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E__zqy6xcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR6IxO_GqU0
https://kids.kiddle.co/Steel

A Class Divided - Social Justice Experiential Learning
Below is a link to the Frontline Documentary that follows the experience of a grade 3 teacher as she attempts to teach racism to her students. As you watch the documentary, consider how much time has passed since the death of Dr Martin Luther King. What has changed and what has not?

Feel free to send me your thoughts as you investigate this documentary in relation to this particular social climate.

A Class Divided:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE

Canadian Charter of Rights of Freedoms
Check out the link below and investigate what our rights and freedoms are for all Canadians. Ask yourself, are we living up to these standards.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html

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