Mr. Sweetman

The following is an introduction to culture lesson I put together to help answer the question What is culture? Please comment if you find any mistakes, or if you have any suggestions! After viewing the following video I asked my students the questions below: What is Culture? The following are statements from the video: answer the questions in complete sentences Culture is something that unites people ? How does it? Give an example here in Canada? The more we know about the cultures of others the more open-minded, tolerant and global we become. How does social media and the Internet help us learn more about other cultures? I understand culture as a treasure that is a part of our collective memory, of our perception of ourselves . Look at the definition of culture on page 67. How are these definitions similar? It is the acquired pair of glasses through which we see life . Explain this statement…does our culture influence how we see life?

This is a Social Studies assignment which has students think about economic empowerment in the future. It meets Nova Scotia's Social Studies 7 curriculum outcomes 7.2.3. Links we reviewed and discussed in class before starting the assignment: Did You Know How much money will PSY make from ‘Gangnam Style’? Top Earning Blogs – Make Money Online Blogging Part A)  You must demonstrate your knowledge of how to economically empower yourself using technology. Using Powerpoint, Animoto.com (video), or Mindjet.com (Graphic Organizer) you need to create a guide on how to do one of the following. a) How to sell goods on eBay? Create a five step guide on how to sell products on eBay. b) How to make money using YouTube? Create a five step guide on how to monetize a YouTube account. c) How to make money blogging? Create a five step guide on how to monetize a blog. d) Come up with your own topic? This must be approved by Mr. Sweetman. Part B)  In paragr

Current Events Social Studies:   Download the  assignment here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HtpqP-wT-ewRQ1-ilTokaa3Aa5nVsrEKabmhjZmpYgU/edit?usp=sharing Download the assignment by clicking the link above: Current Events Assignment: Step One : Please open up Pages document on your Ipad and Safari and go to: cbc.ca/news or  theglobeandmail.com Step Two : Today we are going to be searching for a headline about a world issue or world problem. Be sure to read the title, the first few lines, look at images, and try to make connections to our topics below: Examples include: - The title could have something to do with poverty or poor living conditions . - The title could be about human rights and how a group of people or a person is not being treated fairly. Step Three : Summarize the article by finding the who, what, where, when and why. 1) Title: 2) Author: 3) New type: Is it local, provincial, national, or international news? S

This Healthy Living project is due before the Christmas break. View the full assignment  here . Click on the image, and it will enlarge so you can read it all.

Social Studies 7 Outcome: 7.2.2 Step One: Please find a definition of poverty and poverty cycle. Place these in your chapter four vocabulary. Step Two : If you haven't already please watch the following video:  Poverty Cycle Following issues are related to poverty: • Landlessness (no land to live on) • Unemployment (no job) • Size of families (Too many children to support) • Illiteracy or lack of education  (Can't read) • Poor health/malnutrition (people are sick) •  Landlessness   (no land to live on) : In many places land has been taken away from people by wealthy investors.  This means that the poorer people will not be able to have create farms to support themselves.  It also means that people are unable to afford housing and basic shelter.  Development organisations, we are extremely concerned about this and frequently hear firsthand accounts from the communities with which we work in clamouring for protection.  Although a vital economic resource,