1. Social studies 9

2. What’s the big ideas?
The main ideas or themes for social studies 9 are:
Citizenship
Identity
Quality of Life

3. Key questions
How does being a Canadian influence my identity? How does it influence my quality of life
specific focus on gov’t & economy

4. But before that….
We need to establish if you can think critically…

5. Can you think critically?
Is there a 4th of July in England? Yes or no?

6. Can you think critically?
How many birthday’s does the average man have?

7. Can you think critically?
Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

8. Can you think critically?
How many outs are there in an inning of baseball?

9. Can you think critically?
Can a man in California marry his widows sister?

10. Can you think critically?
Take the number 30, divide it by ½, then add what do you get?

11. Can you think critically?
There are 3 apples and you take two away. How many apples are you left with?

12. Can you think critically?
A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last?

13. Can you think critically?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die. How many sheep are left?

14. Can you think critically?
How many animals of each gender did Moses bring with him on the ark?

15. Can you think critically?
A butcher in the market is 5’10” tall. What does he weigh?

16. Can you think critically?
How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

17. Can you think critically?
What was the president of the usa’s name in 1970?

18. Can you think critically?
Is there a 4th of July in England? Yes or no?
Yes it come’s right after the 3rd

19. Can you think critically?
How many birthday’s does the average man have?
One. You can only be born once

20. Can you think critically?
Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?
All of them have at least 28

21. Can you think critically?
How many outs are there in an inning of baseball?
6 outs. 3 in the top and 3 in the bottom

22. Can you think critically?
Can a man in California marry his widows sister?
No…he must be dead if it is his widow

23. Can you think critically?
Take the number 30, divide it by ½, then add what do you get?
Seventy. 30 divided by ½ is 60.

24. Can you think critically?
There are 3 apples and you take two away. How many apples are you left with?
Two.

25. Can you think critically?
A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last?
One hour. If you take the 1st pill at 1:00, the second at 1:30, and the 3rd at 2:00

26. Can you think critically?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die. How many sheep are left? 9.

27. Can you think critically?
How many animals of each gender did Moses bring with him on the ark?
Moses didn’t bring any animals on the ark…but noah did

28. Can you think critically?
A butcher in the market is 5’10” tall. What does he weigh?
Meat…duh

29. Can you think critically?
How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Twelve. A dozen is always twelve

30. Can you think critically?
What was the president of the usa’s name in 1970?
Donald trump….pretty sure he never changed his name

31. So…how’d you do?

32. Redemption?
Soooo…would you like to try again?

33. Can you think critically?
You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
Second place! You over took 2nd!

34. Can you think critically?
If you overtake the last person, then you are?
If you answer second to last….you are wrong!
How can you overtake the last person?

35. Can you think critically?
Take 100 and add 40 to it. Now add another now add 30. add another now add 20. now add now add 10. what is the total?
Did you get 5000?
….Actually its 4100

36. Can you think critically?
Mary’s father had five daughters: Nana, nene, Nini, nono, and ?
Did you get nunu?
….read the question again….it’s actually mary!

37. Okay…one last chance for redemption

38. Can you think critically?
A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the shop keeper and the purchase is done
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does he indicate what he wants?

39. Can you think critically?
It’s very simple…
He opens his mouth and asks for it…