Manitoba

In Grade 5, the lessons contain relevant materials to meet several objectives under Unit 1 - "Canada Today: A Physical and Political Overview." In Grade 6, the lessons assist in meeting several of the objectives of Topic 3, "Life in Canada since 1940," of Unit V, "Life in Canada During the Twentieth Century." In Grade 7, the lessons are appropriate to all the units under the "Spaceship Earth" theme, as they highlight global interconnectedness and taking responsibility at a local level for the world's problems. In Grade 8, the lessons can be integrated into Unit IV of the "People Through the Ages" theme, dealing with life in the modern world. Specifically, the lessons meet the following knowledge, thinking and research objectives (from the Manitoba Social Studies Curriculum (1985)):

Grade 5

• describing Canada's physical, cultural and political location in the world;
• understanding Canada's strategic location in the world; and
• recognizing how decisions made internally can affect people in other parts of the world.

• naming some of the significant developments and events which have affected Canadians since 1940;
• outlining and understanding some of the major changes that have occurred in Canada since 1940, in areas such as minority rights and children's rights; and
• understanding the changes in people's lives caused by World War II.
  

• recognizing how people are similar and how they are different;
• understanding how conflicts are caused and how they can be reduced;
• sharing views on how humans can take responsibility to meet their needs despite increasing population;
• identifying basic needs of people and how to meet them;
• recognizing how humans threaten the environment and identifying ways to reduce the threats; and
• discussing the responsibilities of humans with respect to air, water, vegetation, soil and land use.

• understanding the difference between developed, developing and least developed societies;
• understanding what is meant by the term "global issue;"
• describing what is meant by the term "sustainable development;"
• compiling a list of major world issues facing the developed, developing and least developed societies;
• examining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and summarizing the rights to which all people are entitled;
• discussing why it is important that people have some understanding of global issues; and
• sharing possible solutions to specific world issues.