School Tour
Curriculum
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the curriculum covered during School tours.
SCIENCE 9:
Saskatchewan
- The
Environment
*Includes an in-school presentation prior to CLC visit
Foundational
Objectives
·
Diversity of Eco-regions of
Saskatchewan
·
Effects of Human Activity on the Land
·
Making Positive Contributions to Society
Key
Questions
·
How does the conversion of natural areas to
agricultural land affect the diversity of plant and animal life?
·
What are the positive aspects of the
conversion of huge amounts of land in
Saskatchewan
from prairie to land for growing grain? What are the negative aspects? Where
should we go from here?
Learning
Objectives
·
1.1 Ecological regions of
Saskatchewan
·
1.3 Past and current land use
·
1.5 Relationship between agricultural
activities and physical characteristics of the region
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2.1 Ways original landscape has been altered
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2.3 Effects of agriculture on landscape
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2.4 Effects of agriculture on soil quality
·
3.2 Effects of respectful behaviour on the biosphere
Resources
E-VEWW Saskatchewan Environments The impact of human activities on the
environment of
Farming . . . A Prairie Business Agriculture is a complex business. To
succeed, a farmer must make numerous decisions based on fact and speculation.
In addition, their enterprise is often influenced by forces beyond their
control. To make accurate choices, the farmer must use all the resources at
their disposal and, at the same time, count on those
factors out of their control to follow a recognizable pattern. As you move
through this site, you will become aware of the choices a farmer must make and
the resources available to ensure those choices will give them the best chance
for success. http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/soilscience/HTML_files/index.html
Risks
and Limits
Foundational
Objectives
·
Association of Risks and Activities
·
Activities have Risks and Benefits
Key
Question
·
How can human activity affect water quality?
·
What are aquatic macroinvertebrates?
What role do these organisms play in assessing environmental health?
·
Determine the dissolved oxygen, pH and
nitrate concentrations of water samples.
Learning
Objectives
·
2.2 Significance of contaminants in the water
supply
·
2.3 Estimating toxicity from experimental
data
·
3.1 Conditions risking the environment
·
3.2 Taking various perspectives when
assessing impact of activity
Resources
Lesson: There's more to organic farming than being pesticide-free Students
will have the opportunity to look at all aspects of organic farming and gain an
understanding of what the term really means. Notes for the teacher, assessment
tools, enrichment strategies and links to other resources can be found here.
www.statcan.ca/english/research/96-328-MIE/96-328-MIE2004018.html
Sustainability
of Ecosystems
Foundational
Objectives
·
Sustainability is a way of understanding and
relating to the world.
·
Meeting current
needs without compromising meeting future needs.
·
Cultural context of sustainability
·
Relationship between
sustainability and ecosystems.
Key
Questions
·
What are wetlands? How do they form? How can
they be destroyed? What is their value? What are their disadvantages? What is
the effect of the loss of wetlands on animal (especially waterfowl)
populations? on agricultural producers' lives? on the climate of the areas where the wetlands were? on the groundwater in the area?
·
If it is know that there are factors that
affect the sustainability of an ecosystem, what needs to be done to
change/maintain those factors to preserve an ecosystem?
Learning
Objectives
·
1. Define sustainability and ecosystems
·
2. Changes in scientific worldview of
sustainability and human's responsibility to protect ecosystems
·
3. Selecting and integrating various sources
of information
Resources
Canadian
Terrestrial Ecozones In addition to providing
information regarding the landforms, climate, flora and fauna of each Canadian ecozone, visitors to the site can also read about the kinds
of human activity which impact on each ecozone. www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/vignettes/Terrestrial/terr.cfm
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*NEW! SCIENCE 9:
Risks and Limits "To Fertilize Or Not To Fertilize: That Is The
Question!"
An Illustration of Risks and Limits - A scenario of nutrient application
designed to assist students through the process of critically thinking through
a situation and the risk/benefits associated with their decisions.