RW+8.3

=Resources and Wealth= ====**Outcome RW 8.3 -** //**Critique the approaches of Canada and Canadians to environmental stewardship and sustainability.** // ==== Brent’s Big Idea: What kinds of things are Canadian citizens doing to be more environmentally friendly? Are these choices valid? Are we doing the right things environmentally? How green are you? Are we good environmental citizens? 

a. Represent on a timeline the evolution of Canadian policy on global environmental issues, including historical First Nations approaches to environmental stewardship.
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b. Outline the issues involved in finding solutions to an environmental challenge (e.g., sharing water resources with the US, logging in Canadian forests, expansion of nuclear energy, development of tar sands). ====== __**Ideas for the Classroom:**__


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c. Tell the story of changes made in his or her behaviour to protect the environment (e.g., walking, purchasing locally-produced or seasonal products, recycling; composting; disposing responsibly of garbage; using less paper; using less plastic; factoring packaging into purchases). ======

__**Ideas for the Classroom:**__ MythBusters Right Hand Turn video – environmentally friendly

Exploring Lunches – what questions can we ask Avoiding judgments about our choices but think about Action plans – what is one thing I can do

Model this in the classroom

Tim Hortons cups into biodiesel


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Some Ideas: for your classroom: //1. Use a Frayer Model for terms, definitions and recording information. // //2. RAN Charts (reading and analyzing non-fiction) as an alterative organizer to the KWLS. // //3. Venn Diagrams are very useful for comparing and contrasting information. //