Daily Life in the Diefenbunker

Grade 5 Social Studies: Learn about the different roles in the national government, as well as the role of civilians and military, and examine some of the actions they took during the Cold War.

• Strand B: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

Grade 6 Social Studies: Learn about Canada's international relations during the Cold War and compare a proposed community from the time with our values today.

• Strand B: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community

Grade 7 Geography: Learn about which roles of government consider the physical environment while examining a scenario of a potential human disaster during the Cold War.

• Strand A: Physical Patterns in a Changing World

Grade 8 Geography: Learn about a specific population settlement and decide which roles would be the most important in this settlement.

• Strand A: Global Settlement, Patterns, and Sustainability

Grade 5–8 Language (English/French Immersion): Make predictions and inferences on the necessary staff needed to run the country during the Cold War and discuss these with classmates.

• Strand: Oral Communication

Grade 5–8 Science and Technology: Learn about a structure and system that was built in case of human disaster and see how science had to work with other disciplines during this time.

• Strand D: Structures and Mechanisms

Grade 9 Geography: Learn about different roles and responsibilities in the bunker, including who was in charge of decisions for the natural environment and the Canadian population.

• Strand B: Physical Geography and Physical Processes in Canada
• Strand D: Changing Populations

Grade 10 History: Taking a historical perspective, decide which civilians, military, and government personnel were necessary to run the country in case of nuclear war.

• Strand D: Canada, 1945–1982
• Strand E: Canada, 1982 to the Present

Grade 10 Civics: Learn about the different departments of government, and the important roles civilians and military played in a historical scenario.

• Strand B: Civic Awareness

Grade 9–10 English/French Immersion: Make predictions and inferences on the necessary staff needed to run the country during the Cold War and discuss these with classmates.

• Strand: Oral Communication

Geography, History, and Citizenship Education (5–6): Learn about the threat of the Cold War, which would have affected Quebec in the 1980s and examine the organization of society, and specifically the government at this time.

• Competency 1: To understand the organization of a society in its territory
• Competency 2: To interpret change in a society and its territory
• Competency 3: To be open to the diversity of societies and their territories

Language English or French (5–6): After learning about the Cold War, prioritize who would be the most important people to have in the bunker and have a class discussion over these roles.

• English - Competency 4: To use language to communicate and learn
• French - Compétence 3 : Communiquer oralement

History and Citizenship (I–II): Learn about the social phenomena from the Cold War period and decide which roles would have been the most important in the bunker considering the social phenomena of the time.

• Competency 1: Examines social phenomena from a historical perspective
• Competency 2: Interprets social phenomena using the historical method
• Competency 3: Constructs his/her consciousness of citizenship through the study of history
• Specific timelines: Social phenomenon of the present

History of Quebec and Canada (III–IV): Learn about the different historical actors from the Cold War and specifically examine which actors would have been making decisions in a nuclear war.

• Competency 1: Characterizes a period in the history of Quebec and Canada
• Competency 2: Interprets a social phenomenon
• Specific Periods:
  • 1945–1980 The modernization of Quebec and the Quiet Revolution
  • From 1980 to our time: Societal Choices in Contemporary Quebec

Language English or French (I–IV): After learning about the Cold War, prioritize who would be the most important people to have in the bunker and have a class discussion over these roles.

• English - Competency 1: Uses language/talk to communicate and learn
• French - Compétence 3 : Communiquer oralement selon des modalités variées