School Tour Curriculum

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BIOLOGY 20: Science-Technology-Society-Environment (STSE) Focus

(Sustainable agriculture, habitat destruction, pesticide use )

* Includes an in-school presentation prior to visit to CLC

Foundational Objectives

·         Explain how the interactions among the soil, climate, and living organisms produce the ecosystems which can be observed.

·         Analyze a variety of ecosystems.

Key Questions

·         What farming practices are included under the term sustainable agriculture?

·         Explain the relationship between low disturbance cultivation and greenhouse gas emissions.

·         What is carbon sequestration and what are the benefits of it?

·         Of what value are shelterbelts?

·         What factors does an individual need to consider before selecting a herbicide?

·         What effect does sunlight, soil pH, volatilization, soil moisture, and amount of organic matter in the soil play in the disappearance of herbicide in soil?

Learning Objectives

·         1.2 Describe the soil types of Saskatchewan .

·         1.3 Determine how soil characteristics influence plant growth.

·         1.8 Appreciate that the soil and the climate are the keys to life in Saskatchewan , and on this planet.

·         1.9 Investigate the interrelationship of agriculture and the environment.

·         2.3 Describe how the human community is dependent on the soil, water, and air.