Humanities 5

What Students Learn

This course is generally suited to academically well-prepared students in Grade 10 and above who are interested in social issues. Case discussions and data interpretation explore relationships between people and environments and social phenomena at different scales, developing social science literacy and systems thinking.

Learning Focus

1. Social observation: formulate questions and identify relationships in cases

2. Charts and data: interpret distributions and trends

3. Systems analysis: connect human activities with environmental conditions

4. Case comparison: explain phenomena in different contexts using evidence

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes emphasize contextual analysis and data interpretation. Students use cases and charts to explain relationships, compare effects at different scales, and support explanations with evidence, developing their ability to analyze real-world issues.