UNIT OF INQUIRY

Teacher
Questions
Why is it important to
study our past cultures
and traditions?
How do we use our
understanding of the
past to connect with
each other today across
various cultures?

Our Unit Is
HERITAGE AND IDENTITY
WOULD YOU STAY OR WOULD YOU GO?
If you travelled to a past society, either in
Canada or globally, and had the option to
stay in that society or travel back to
present day Canada, would you stay or
would you go? Why?

Inquiry Into

Key Concepts

Who We Are

Significance
By studying the past we can
better understand the
present.
Interrelationships
Cooperation and conflicts are
inherent aspects of human
interactions/relationships.
Perspective
When studying
interrelationships between
groups of people, it is
important to be aware that
each group has its own
perspective on those
interrelationships.
Cause and Consequence
Interactions between people
have consequences.
Continuity and Change
Learning about our past can

Lines of Inquiry

Early Societies
3000 BCE
1500 CE

First Nations and

Europeans in New
France and Early
Canada
1500s 1713

CENTRAL IDEA

THE ACTIONS OF CANADA AND

CANADIANS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE WORLD
Societies, past
Societies we live
and present,
in impact our
have both
beliefs, attitudes,
similarities and
and values.
differences.

What are the

features of a
society? What are
the elements that
make up a culture?
Consider political
and social
organization,
aspects of daily life,
and peoples
relationships with
the environment.
How did people in
early societies get
along with each
other?
What leads to
conflict between
cultures?
What are the most
significant
differences
between early
societies and
Canadian societies?