Ch 13 The Environment: Our Challenges

Essay Question: How is global development causing environmental issues and what challenges do the pose for Canada?

13-1- Caring about environment and Population Growth and Sustainability.

Why should we care about our environment? Write down 2 reasons... Read Pg. 424 Add 2 more... Discuss.

Learning Outcome: Today we will learn about the concept of sustainability.. What it is.. Where it can be used... How it is being implemented.. Is its implementation successful.

Pg, 428 -Write out definition..for Sustainable Development... What different resources would benefit from a sustainable development plan? With a partner create a list... Read when done and add to your list..

Implementation: What is being done in the world to implement sustainable development... Read 428/429-- Identify plans for sustainable development and the goal of that plan.. Has the plan been successful? Explain

Text Assignment: 1.Define:Stewardship,deforestati on,acid precipitation,biodiversity, and ecotourism. 2. Fig 13-4-Answer Thinking Critically. 3. Read up close-Simon Jackson Answer #1 and #2 4. What are three choices you can make to sustain resources?

13-2 Water the Indispensable Resource

Learning Outcomes: You will identify the environmental threats to water resources. You will identify conservation techniques to protect water.. You will choose/support a position and read an article on water exports.

Task 1 Read Pg 432. State of the Worlds Water... After reading identify the three biggest concerns over water.... Write these down... Share with a partner.

Task 2 Read Threats to Our Freshwater Supply...432/433 Join a partner and identify at least 5 different problems that are threatening the water supply.. Identify the effects of these problems as well..

Task 3 Drawing Conclusions: Read Counterpoints 434/435 While reading I want you to think about your opinion on the idea of exporting water from Canada.... You should write 4 statements onto GLM "I read" You will then write what you think about this, in the " I think" section... You will then write your conclusion in the "Therefore"

13-3 Change in the Air

What do you know about Global Warming and problems with the ozone layer? Write down as many points as you can.

Learning Outcomes: Today you will learn about how human activity has affected the ozone layer and the effects. You will also identify responses to ozone depletion. You will also learn about the process involved in Global Warmings and its effects..

Video on Ozone Layer.

Task 1-Ozone Mini Lecture on Ozone:; Drawing on board... Discuss: O3, UV Rad, CFC's Montreal Protocol, Dangers of Ozone thinning.

Task 2- Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Warming We will use pages to analyse this issue.. 1. Mini - Lecture on the Process.. 2. Describe the causes, Effect, Results

13-4 Taking Action on Green house Gas Emissions

Learning Outcomes You will identify international responses to climate change. You will outline the principal parts of these agreements concerning reducing climate change..

Task 1: Name the agreements that have attempted to solve the problem of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task 2. What solutions are outlined as clean power Page 445..

Task 3- You will be assigned in a group Kyoto Protocol 2.Bali Road Map 3.Copenhagen..

Find the following information about your international agreement.. What was the name? What was the goal(s)? What were the GHG targets? What was unique about this agreement? How did they plan reducing GHG? Who signed or participated? When did this agreement occur? What ideas were unique? Has this agreement succeeded?

Task 4- Venn Diagram Meet together with other representatives and fill in your info on one Venn Diagram.... Areas are similar should be written in the overlapping areas.. Answer- Have these agreements succeeded ? Explain.. (449) Answer--- What can you do? Read 449-Individuals