Learning About the Environment via Science · • Grey Highlands Secondary and Bruce Peninsula...
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Learning About the
Environment via Science
Success Stories from the SVN3E
Pilot Program
Stewart Grant (Toronto District School Board)
Linda Oliverio (District School Board of Niagara)
Sandra Orr (District School Board of Niagara)
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Human Impact on the
Environment
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Unit Title
• Human Impact on the
Environment
Big Ideas
• The biotic elements of
an ecosystem include
humans.
• Abiotic and biotic
factors interact within
an ecosystem.
• People have positive
and negative effects
on the environment,
both locally and
globally.
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Human Health and the
Environment
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Unit Title
• Human Health and the
Environment
Big Ideas
• Environmental factors
can have negative
effects on human
health.
• It is possible to
minimize some
negative health effects
associated with
environmental factors
by making wise lifestyle
choices and taking
other precautions.
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Energy Conservation
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Unit Title
• Energy Conservation
Big Ideas
• The impact of energy
production and
consumption on
environmental
sustainability depends
on which resources
and energy
production methods
are used.
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Natural Resource Science
and Management
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Unit Title
• Natural Resource
Science and
Management
Big Ideas
• Biodiversity is a
measure of the health
and sustainability of
an ecosystem.
• Careful resource
management
planning is necessary
to sustain
ecosystems.
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The Safe and Environmentally
Responsible Workplace
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Unit Title
• The Safe and
Environmentally
Responsible
Workplace
Big Ideas
• Workplace safety is
the responsibility of
both employees and
employers.
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Schools Involved in the Pilot
Project• Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute (TDSB)
• Kernahan Park Secondary (DSBN)
• Grey Highlands Secondary and Bruce Peninsula District School (Bluewater)
• Queen Elizabeth District High School and Sir Winston Churchill CVI (Thunder Bay)
• Ecole secondarie catholique de Hearst (Conseil scolaire catholique de district des grandes rivieres)
• Ecole secondaire de la Riviere-des-Francais (Conseil scolaire public du grand nord de l’Ontario)
• Ecole secondaire cathaloique l’Escale (Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’est Ontarien)
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Demographic Map
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How Are You Intelligent
Benefits of Knowing Your
Students
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Resources
• The CD contains resources on the
following projects:• Safety in the Workplace
• Air Biofilters
• Mercury Contamination
• Hurricane Katrina
• Water Quality
• Waste Management
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Air Biofilter Project
Goal of the Project
• To construct and monitor a functioning air
biofilter.
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Biofilter Project Sequence
• Up Close & Toxic Video and Sick Building Syndrome discussion
• Health Canada’s responsibility toward air quality
• Microscopy lesson
• Schematics of a biofilter presented
• Project construction
• Monitoring of health of the plants and presence of microbes in water through journals
• Peer evaluation, self evaluation, rubric evaluation
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Tasks and Culminating Activities
• Any of the projects that are incorporated in the
resource can be modified and used as a final
culminating assessment.
• The projects focus on current issues and vary
from region to region.
• The bonus of this course is that it is very fluid.
Material does not need to be presented unit by
unit and there are multiple ways to address the
curriculum expectations.
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Success Stories
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Student Achievements
• Technology
• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Attendance
• Skill Development (ownership, self-
directed learners)
• Responsible Citizens
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Waste Management
Project Brainstorming