Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge
Students will:
1. Investigate and describe, in general terms, the role of different substances in the environment in supporting or harming humans and other living things
2. Identify processes for measuring the quantity of different substances in the environment and for monitoring air and water quality
3. Analyze and evaluate mechanisms affecting the distribution of potentially harmful substances within an environment
1. Investigate and describe, in general terms, the role of different substances in the environment in supporting or harming humans and other living things
2. Identify processes for measuring the quantity of different substances in the environment and for monitoring air and water quality
3. Analyze and evaluate mechanisms affecting the distribution of potentially harmful substances within an environment
Project - Mighty Peace Movement - SMSWorldChangers
Notes Package
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Focusing Question:
What substances do we find in local and global environments? What role do they play, and how do changes in their concentration and distribution affect living things?
Useful Links
http://www.abcee.org/
http://www.countygp.ab.ca/EN/main/community/helpful-links/environment.html
http://www.paza.ca
http://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/
http://usedoilrecyclingab.com/index.php
http://www.countygp.ab.ca/EN/main/community/helpful-links/environment.html
http://www.paza.ca
http://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/
http://usedoilrecyclingab.com/index.php
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Pond Ecosystem Gizmo
* describe and illustrate the use of biological monitoring as one method for determining environmental quality (e.g., assess water quality, by observing the relative abundance of various vertebrate and invertebrate species)
* identify chemical factors in an environment that might affect the health and distribution of living things in that environment (e.g., available oxygen, pH, dissolved nutrients in soil)
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ASSIGNMENTS
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unit_c_-_environ._chem_-_numerical_response_questions.pdf | |
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Unit Project
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Study Guide
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ElectroCity - Online Game
ElectroCity is an online game that has been developed specifically for teachers and students. Students build and manage their own virtual towns and cities, making important decisions and learning about energy generation, environmental management and many more practical and relevant concepts. There is plenty of real-world information built into the game and kids can put that information to good use in their own cities.
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Energy Types Check out the 7 different ways of Converting Energy into Electricity. Click to learn how each work in the Game! You can enlarge the documents by scrolling to the right and then clicking on the enlarge button. -> |
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