10SS
Year 10 Social Studies
This course requires 1 option.
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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.
• 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
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 | 1 |
I |
4 |
Y |
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Total Credits |
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