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Basic 9

Basic 9 Social Studies Notes

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Term Preparation

  1. Preparing for the Term in Social StudiesIn this topic you will prepare for the term by recalling your earlier learning on the environment, family and citizenship, and by planning community-based project work.

Environmental Issues

  1. Air Pollution as an Environmental ChallengeIn this topic you will examine air pollution as an environmental challenge, explaining its causes, its effects on health and the environment and ways to reduce it.
  2. Global Energy Sources and ConservationIn this topic you will assess global sources of energy, compare conservation practices in various countries and explore alternative energy sources and how gender issues relate to energy.
  3. Measuring Energy and the Value of ConservationIn this topic you will describe the processes and devices used for measuring and metering energy, and describe the advantages of energy conservation while educating others about it.

Our Natural and Human Resources

  1. Natural Resources and Ghana's DevelopmentIn this topic you will examine natural resources, identify Ghana's key natural resources and discuss their importance to national development.
  2. Human Resources and Ghana's DevelopmentIn this topic you will evaluate the importance of human resources to the development of Ghana, and identify ways in which they can be developed.
  3. Human Resource Challenges in GhanaIn this topic you will further evaluate human resources, including unemployment, brain drain and the role of the youth, and identify ways of improving them.

The Family

  1. Marriage as a Social InstitutionIn this topic you will examine the importance of marriage as a social institution in Ghana, including types of marriage, responsibilities and challenges.
  2. Parenthood and Responsible ParentingIn this topic you will explain the concepts of parenthood and parenting, and discuss the responsibilities of parents in the family system.
  3. Parent-Child Relationships and Resolving ConflictIn this topic you will examine how certain behaviours of children can lead to inappropriate parental reactions, and suggest effective ways of handling parent-child conflicts.

Term Project

  1. Term Project: Investigating a Community IssueIn this topic you will apply the term's learning through community-based project work, using investigation and discussion.
  2. Term Project: Presenting and RevisingIn this topic you will present your project, take civic action and revise the term's topics in preparation for assessment.
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