Social Studies 30: Citizenship in a Liberal Society

In this excellent video, created by an Alberta teacher, student will learn how the principles of liberalism can help or hurt action in a global situation.

In this excellent video, students will learn about the responsibilities of citizenship in societies. Created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30

Would you allow the government to use your cell phone data and history to help public health? Or would you see that as a violation of privacy? This was a real issue during the Covid pandemic. In this video, created by an Alberta teacher, we look at some examples from South Korea, Taiwan, and a joint Apple / Google project to use bluetooth to aid contact tracing. We tie this all back to the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, and their views on the social contract.

The resignation of Tunisia's president had a snowball effect throughout the region and soon anti-government protests had spread to from Algeria to Yemen. But three years later, where are the so-called "Arab Spring" countries now?

This experimental augmented-reality narrative written by 83-year-old Joy Kogawa, one of Canada’s most acclaimed and celebrated literary figures. The story is told from the perspective of Yuki, a 17-year-old girl forced from her home and made to live in the Slocan internment camp during the Second World War. **Note: to enter the experience you must download the app to an Apple device

This video discusses the roots of the Arab Spring that spread across several countries starting in December, 2010

A recent study has shown that when 25% of people in a group adopt a new social norm, it creates a tipping point where the entire group follows suit. This shows the direct causal effect of the size of a committed minority on its capacity to create social change.

A discussion of how individualism and collectivism relates to government control. Watch for the bias!

A video discussing individualism versus collectivism. What view is being supported in this video?

In this excellent video, you will discover the Roots of the Arab Spring—the story of Tariq Mohamad Bouazizi.

In this 3 minute CBC video, you will learn about the Winnipeg General Strike and how people in Winnipeg celebrated the legacy of the strike 100 years later.

This site examines that change in Canadian thinking about medical care -- how it changed from a commodity to a right in our country.

Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.

While protest is often necessary, is it sufficient? Eric Liu outlines three strategies for peacefully turning awareness into action and protest into durable political power.

This TED lesson takes a look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s pivotal speech "I have a dream". Watch the video, then try the questions in Think and Dig Deeper for more information and further resources.

Helen Armstrong was a labour activist who fought for the rights of working class women. She led and organized women workers in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and was one of only two women among some 50 men on the strike committee.

This article provides a detailed history of Indigenous suffrage in Canada. The article describes key events over the years and how these events are part of larger conversations.

Explore audio and video files at the CBC. The videos on this page show the history of voting and other rights in Canada.

Explore audio from the CBC Radio archives and learn about the Famous Five and the history of rights for women in Canada.

Take this Citizenship Challenge to see how well you know Canada. The Challenge is composed of 10 multiple choice questions. You have 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

This teaching resource from Minecraft explores Indigenous treaty rights from pre to post contact. It also looks at relationships between government and indigenous communities.

A series of three online free courses for students to learn about their rights in tenants in BC. Although this is for another jurisdiction, much of this content is applicable in Alberta.

Information from the federal government about the rights and responsibilities of every citizen in Canada.

Do you have a right to a healthy planet? Dig into the movement to hold governments accountable for climate change inaction.

'The Boat' is an interactive graphic novel about escape after the Vietnam War. It will take about 20 minutes to explore the full novel, including the sidebar additions.

An 18 minute Ted Talk about our collective and personal responsibility to help refugees

This video explains what the term 'refugee' means? Learn about those who are Internally Displaced Persons and others that are referred to as refugees. So, what does 'refugee' really mean?

This site examines that change in Canadian thinking about medical care -- how it changed from a commodity to a right in our country.

Explore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.