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Social Studies 10 – Generation Project
Generations Research Project
Time Frame: 1920s-2000 (approximately, some leeway can be given)
Focus: Canada (Canadian connections/relations)
Purposes:
- To inquire about a subject of your interest by creating an essential question that will anchor your work
- To research that subject and present your findings
- If possible, to use primary sources as well as secondary in your research process
- To explore the impact of your topic on the generation in which it occurred as well as on your current generation, GEN Z
Products:
- Research notes, point form, with textual references included
- A final Works Cited, on a separate page, listing all of the sources you USED, not consulted
- Interview with Teacher, or Teacher-librarian about your topic, research and question(s)
- Final presentation of 5-10 minutes duration with some form of visual—poster, slide show, reenactment, performance, political cartoon, 3-D manipulative, “Heritage Minute” style video…
Social studies 10 – Video and Questions
You can find this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UbmG8gtBPM
Please also complete this question sheet throughout the video and hand in to Mr. Sha, thanks!
Career Life Studies 10 – Final Project
Economics 12 – Understanding taxes
Follow this link: https://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/student/index.jsp
Go into the website, look over themes and selections and do the first theme and first 3 lessons.
Career Life Studies 10 – Highschool Planning
Social Studies 10 Population Graph
- Students will visit https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx?ID=707d8daa34e540de8c8ae5a196294987
- To create a graph about population in Canada and China.
Social Studies 10 – Online Article for Residential Schools
Please read the article on “the hurting” and write down a list of the impacts of residential schools on indigenous children. Thanks!
Economics 12 – Final Unit Project
INTRODUCTION
Throughout Economics 12, you all have been working on the learning of Economics concepts and applications using a number of diverse resources and tools, cumulating in several projects and results. For example, the Okanagan Project, Creating a company, and the Money Project. This final activity in this course will challenge students to produce and explain/describe a small collection of sources of Economics learning that they would recommend to future students.
INSTRUCTIONS
Students will compile a list of 10 sources of Economics learning that they would recommend to future ECONOMICS 12 students, and explain why each one is a source of Economics learning.
Keep in mind the following details:
Sources of media should include:
1 movie (English)
2 TV shows
2 YouTube videos or channels
1 book
2 websites
1 free online course
1 online business news source
For each media source…provide a website link (where available)
write a 75-100 word explanation for each source, describing how it is a valuable source of Economics learning
Display your suggestions either in a Word or PPT document and email your PowerPoint to the teacher
EVALUATION & DUE DATE
Evaluation = 100 marks (accuracy & critical analysis)
Due date = Final week of Term 2, Semester 1
Career Life Studies 10 – Financial Literacy
Complete this worksheet and hand in to Mr. Sha next class, thanks!
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