Grade Seven

Grade Seven Thematic Unit: Unit Scope and Introduction

Grade Seven Thematic Unit: Unit Scope and Introduction

The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about water and how it is viewed from an Aboriginal perspective. Water is one of the four sacred elements; the other three are Earth, Wind, and Fire. Water is extremely important as all forms of life are unable to exist without water.

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 1: First Nation Creation Stories

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 1: First Nation Creation Stories

Students will be able to read over various First Nation Creation stories. Students will look for the commonalities within the Creation Stories. Students will be made aware that there is more than one theory of how First Nations people came to the Americas rather than the traditional scientific theory of the Bering Strait.

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 2: Medicine Wheel Teachings

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 2: Medicine Wheel Teachings

Students will be provided with a handout regarding the Medicine Wheel and its teachings.Students will be able to do a variety of large and small group activities discussing the teachings of the Medicine Wheel.

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 4: Respecting Water and Water Conservation

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 4: Respecting Water and Water Conservation

Students will be able to review various stories regarding water issues of First Nation and Métis People. Students will be able to identify water issues within the media and provide the classroom with current events and facts regarding water in their area.

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 5: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge Regarding Water

Grade Seven Thematic Unit Part 5: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge Regarding Water

Students will be able to understand Aboriginal science perspectives through Dr. Jim Morin’s analytical perspective regarding indigenous knowledge. Student will be able to identify the four components of Traditional Knowledge and provide examples.