St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)

10SS

Year 10 Social Studies

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Course Description

On completion of this course students should be able to:
• formulate and use ideas about society
• give examples of how people participate in society
• understand the impact of significant events on society
• understand and use ideas about society
• participate actively in group work
• collect information and present it verbally
• make value judgements about people and situations
• communicate ideas and information in a variety of ways
• have a good knowledge of current events
• understand strategies for problem solving
• have numeracy skills in graphing and data usage
• apply the issues arising out of the Treaty of Waitangi
• understand social justice issues and consequences
• understand patterns of migration both into and out of NZ and the issues arising from them
• understand some of the economic functions and ideas that our society is based on.

COURSE CONTENT:
One topic per term:
Unit 1: Happenings
Unit 2: Conflict change
Unit 3: Justice
Unit 4: The economic world

ASSESSMENT:
Achievement based assessment throughout the year.

Teacher in Charge

Gill Willis


Recommended Prior Learning

Year 9 Social Studies


Credit Information

Assessment Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91040 v3 Social Studies 1.2 - Conduct a social inquiry
4
4
4
1
I
4
Y
Total Credits
4
4
4
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