Year 10 Social Science
Resources and Economic Activity 5.1
Environmental Studies
This is not an assessment.
Achievement Objective R&EA 5.1
The AO is, "…factors that influence people’s access to resources, goods and services."
The Videotapes
There are two tapes that complement the AO and the Indicator,
"…describe how social factors can influence the ability of individuals and groups to obtain resources, goods and services (e.g. gender, race, culture.)"
Tape 1
"The Autumn River Camp: Part 2".
Tape 2
"The Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 3".
CoRT Lessons
The CoRT lessons selected to complement these tapes are;
1. Lesson 2: Consider All Factors
2. Lesson 21: Examine Both Sides
3. The "Evidence" series:
Lesson 22: Evidence Type
Lesson 23: Evidence Value
Lesson 24: Evidence Structure
Background
These tapes of the Netsilik Inuit (Eskimo) lifestyle were made by the Canadian government to depict Netsilik culture 50 years ago. Their lifestyle, and culture, is substantially different today.[1]
The Netsilik and their Environmental Perspective
Review in your own time, each of the attached CoRT lessons.There are two questions to think about and answer after viewing the tapes are;
1. Question 1
What are the factors, in general, that influence the ability of the Netsilik to obtain resources, goods and services?
2. Question 2
How do social factors influence the ability of the Netsilik to obtain resources, goods and services?
Giving this work "Meaning"
1. All cultures, including New Zealand culture, have to rely on the environment for resources and goods in particular.
Without resource use and goods we have little to consume, to sell, to trade…
In some cultures, selling and trading are not top priorities.
2. All humans and human groups have similar needs.
The ways they use to meet these needs (love and belonging; freedom; power; fun…) is often quite different between cultures. This is both interesting and worthy of thinking about.
By thinking about these similarities and differences, we can learn more about tolerance, we can become more open-minded and we can develop our inquiry skills.
W G Allan: HOD Social Sciences: Tikanga-a-iwi
[1] If you have access to the Internet, go to the search engine, Google, and type in the Search Bar, the key words, Netsilik Inuit Canada. Google shows the most comprehensive results on the first page of the response to your search. Select some of the articles for review keeping in mind this question, "What changes can be observed in the Inuit lifestyle when comparing the videotapes and the Google resources?"