This page features current affairs that are explored in alignment with the Social Studies syllabus.

Click on the subheading to access the teaching pack for each current affair.

Each teaching pack consists of sources (e.g. text, image or video), teaching ideas and an inquiry question. The sources can be used separately or as a set. An overview of the contents in each teaching pack is shown below.

You are free to use and adapt these resources with attribution to © Humanities Network.

COVID-19

Does globalisation bring about more challenges than benefits?

This teaching pack consists of six sources that show the benefits and challenges of using the video conferencing tool - Zoom. It guides students to relate the case study of Zoom to the larger issue of globalisation.

To what extent do Singaporeans care for foreign workers?

This teaching pack consists of six sources that explore positive and negative attitudes that Singaporeans have towards foreign workers as a result of COVID-19. It guides students to relate the case study of the COVID-19 outbreak in foreign worker dormitories to the larger issue of care for foreign workers.

Is the role of citizens more important than the role of the government in maintaining the good of society?

This teaching pack consists of six sources that explore the role of citizens and the government in managing the fees that food delivery platforms charge. It guides students to relate the case study of food delivery fees to the larger issue of maintaining the good of society.