Starter quiz
- A community involves more than ______ person.
- 'one' ✓
- If a person is an active citizen they want to see ______ happen.
- colours
- choices
- challenges
- change ✓
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- Who do we inherit our eye colour from?
- our friends
- our parents ✓
- our children
- our community
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- Match the word to the definition.
- community⇔a group of people sharing a place or common interests ✓
- belonging⇔feeling accepted and part of a group or place ✓
- unique⇔being one of a kind, with special qualities different from others ✓
- What can we expect to learn about in citizenship?
- puberty
- identities ✓
- communities ✓
- friendships
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- What can we not change?
- our fashion sense
- our friendship groups
- our genes ✓
- our house
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Exit quiz
- Which question summarises identity?
- Where am I?
- Who am I? ✓
- How did I get here?
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- Which of the following is true about identity?
- Everyone can have the same identity.
- Identities are unique to each person. ✓
- People can share identical identities with family members.
- Identity is always determined by appearance.
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- Which of the two ways in which we form our identity change over time? Choose between nature and nurture.
- 'Nurture' ✓
- Match the word to the correct definition.
- identity⇔who a person is, or the qualities of a person that make them unique ✓
- characteristic⇔a feature or quality belonging to a person that identifies them ✓
- nature⇔your biological background ✓
- nurture⇔the way we are brought up ✓
- What is it called when we have more than one identity?
- multiple identities ✓
- several identities
- characteristics
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Key learning points
- Identity is made up of who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others.
- We all have characteristics which help to identify us.
- We get our personal identities from both nature and nurture.
- People can have multiple identities because they can belong to different groups at the same time.
Common misconception
Some people believe that you can only have one identity.
People can have multiple identities because they can belong to different groups at the same time.
Keywords
Identity - who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Characteristic - a feature or quality belonging typically to a person in order to identify them
Nature - the things you are born with, your biological background, traits and abilities which come from your genes
Nurture - the environment and experiences that shape you after you are born
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