Social Studies Lesson One

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Chapter One

The System of Things

Part One

Why does politics matter? You can't escape politics, so you might as well learn more.

Why Nature?

We use nature as a metaphor to help explain your class lesson. Why?

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Read Story Instead

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Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

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Featured Hot Take

Are the big, complex systems in our society important? Can they evolve? Absolutely! Just ask Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Canada’s first – and so far only – female prime minister.

We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Nature Labs · Rt. Hn. Kim Campbell

Reflection

Do you agree that our democracy is fragile? And, if it is, how can we contribute to its health?
Should more of us consider running for office, or is it fair to say that politics – and party politics specifically – isn’t for everyone?
Is voting during an election all that's required to be a good citizen, or is more required of us?
Are too many of us ceding important decisions to a small group of political power brokers?
How can we each help advance good policy?
If you could propose one new policy, what would it be and how would you build support for your idea?

Part Two

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WILL HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS YOU NEED TO LEARN IN THIS CLASS. YOUR TEACHER WILL SELECT WHICH ACTIVITIES YOU NEED TO COMPLETE BELOW.

Truth vs Lie

What do you know? Try to trick your classmates in a friendly game of two truths and a lie.

Begin the trickery

Know the Terms

What terms and concepts will you discover in this unit? Learn and practice, and practice again!

Start

Jeopardy!

The classic game, with a twist. Apply what you have learned so far and compete to win!

What is...

Pinteresting!

Create a Pinterest board where you can post ideas and questions that come up during the course. It's like note-taking, but fun!

Pin it!

Discuss

Have a conversation with your classmates to help each other better understand what you'll be learning in this class. * Recommended

Converse

Part Three

HOW DOES THIS CLASS RELATE TO REAL-WORLD ISSUES?

Inquiry Media

Does nature need half?

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Further Exploration

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Predicting Our Year Ahead

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Social Studies Final Project

Final Project Rubric

Learning from Podcasts

Brainstorming Threats to Biodiversity

Resources From the Curated Library

Using Story to Change Systems

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Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or...

The importance of political compromise

Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

You are here!

Chapter Five

Here’s How

Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

Chapter Two

The Context of It All

Chapter Six

Your Turn

Chapter Ten

Keep Going

Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Chapter Eight

Be Better

Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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Chapter One

The System of Things

Part One

Why Nature?

Read Story Instead

Questions & Activities

Featured Hot Take

Are the big, complex systems in our society important? Can they evolve? Absolutely! Just ask Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Canada’s first – and so far only – female prime minister.

We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Reflection

Part Two

Truth vs Lie

Know the Terms

Jeopardy!

Pinteresting!

Discuss

Part Three

Inquiry Media

Does nature need half?

Latest News

Resources From the Curated Library

Additional Resources

Chapters

Chapter One

Chapter Five

Chapter Nine

Chapter Two

Chapter Six

Chapter Ten

Chapter Three

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Four

Chapter Eight

Chapter Twelve

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