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Northwest Territories Social Studies

The CTRL-F: Verification Skills learning outcomes link explicitly to the Northwest Territories Social Studies program, which uses frameworks from the British Columbia curriculum up to grade 11 , and currently follows the Government of Alberta curriculum for grade 12. The relevant curricular outcomes are listed by grade level and subject below.

Last updated August 14, 2025.

 

Grade 7 Social Studies

  • Assess the credibility of multiple sources and the adequacy of evidence used to justify conclusions (evidence)
    • Apply criteria to evaluate information and information sources (e.g., assess bias, reliability, authorship, currency, audience; confirm value using multiple sources)

 

GRADE 8

Grade 8 Social Studies

  • Assess the credibility of multiple sources and the adequacy of evidence used to justify conclusions (evidence)
    • Assess the accuracy of sources
    • Identify biases that influence documents
    • Locate and use relevant data

 

GRADE 9

Social Studies 9

  • Assess the justification for competing historical accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence (evidence)
    • plan and conduct research using primary and secondary sources, including sources from a range of media types representing a range of perspectives
    • Assess information sources for selected topics in terms of bias and point of view

 

GRADE 10

Social Studies 10

  • Assess the justification for competing accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence, including data (evidence)

 

 

GRADE 11

Explorations in Social Studies 11

  • Assess the credibility and justifiability of evidence, data, and interpretations (evidence)
  • Content: current issues in local, regional, national, or global politics as represented in mass media, such as “fake news,” authenticity of websites and other sources, and diverse forms of media (adapted from Political Studies 12)

Francophone History and Culture 11

  • Assess the justification for competing accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence, including data (evidence)

 

 

GRADE 12

Social Studies 30

Skills and Processes

S.1 – develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking

  • evaluate ideas and information from multiple sources
  • assess the validity of information based on context, bias, sources, objectivity, evidence or reliability 

S. 2/3 – develop skills of historical thinking/geographic thinking:

  • use current, reliable information sources from around the world 

S.7 – apply the research process:

  • perform searches using digital sources
  • select relevant information when conducting research 

S.9 – develop skills of media literacy:

  • assess the authority, reliability and validity of electronically accessed information 
  • identify perspective and bias
  • distinguish between sound generalizations and misleading oversimplification
  • demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic

Specific Outcomes 

  • 4.3 – accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship 
  • 4.10 – explore opportunities to demonstrate active and responsible citizenship through individual and collective action

 

References:

Alberta Education. (2007). Social Studies Kindergarten to Grade 12 (Grades 10-12) [Program of Studies]. https://education.alberta.ca/media/3273006/social-studies-10-12-program-of-studies.pdf

BC Ministry of Education. (2018). Explorations in Social Studies 11 (Grade 11). BC’s Curriculum. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/11/explorations-in-social-studies

BC Ministry of Education. (2018). Francophone History and Culture 11 (Grade 11). BC’s Curriculum. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/11/francophone-history

BC Ministry of Education. (2025). Social Studies 10 (Grade 10). BC’s Curriculum. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/10/core

Northwest Territories Ministry of Education, Culture and Employment (2025). Social Studies 7-8 Implementation Draft 2025. ConnectEd NWT. https://connectednwt.instructure.com/courses/362/pages/social-studies-7-8

Northwest Territories Ministry of Education, Culture and Employment (2025). Social Studies 9 Implementation Draft 2025. ConnectEd NWT. https://connectednwt.instructure.com/courses/362/pages/social-studies-9