Mrs. Lindner
UNIT E: NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
E1- Assess the environmental impact of the harvesting and/or extraction of resources, including ways of reducing this impact, and analyse threats to the sustainability of natural resources
E2- Investigate methods scientists use to classify and monitor natural resources, and conduct investigations using those methods
E3- Demonstrate an understanding of the sustainable use of resources and its relationship to the biodiversity and sustainability of ecosystems
MONDAY MAY 16 - INTRO TO NRM
In-Class:
1) Video - Canadian Natural Resources
2) Discuss - What is NRM?
3) Investigate - Canada's 6 Main Natural Resources (fill in chart)
TUESDAY MAY 17 - INTRO TO FISHERIES & FORESTS
In-Class:
1) Watched video - Canadian Fisheries
video - Canadian Forests
2) WS - Systems of Extraction (advantages & disadvantages)
WEDNESDAY MAY 18- INTRO TO FORESTS
In-Class:
1) Took up WS - Systems of Extraction Fisheries
2) Completed WS - Systems of Extraction Forests
THURSDAY MAY 19 - VIABILITY OF FISH
In-Class:
1) Took up WS - Systems of Extraction of Forests
2) Note - Viability of Fish
3) WS - Examining Aquaculture
FRIDAY MAY 20 - VIABILITY OF FORESTS
In-Class:
1) Marked - WS - Examining Aquaculture
2) Note - Viability of Forests
3) Assignment - Succession in a Forest
MONDAY MAY 23 - HOLIDAY!
TUESDAY MAY 24 - VIABILITY OF FORESTS
In-Class:
1) Complete Assignment - Succession in a Forest
WEDNESDAY MAY 25 - IDENTIFYING WILDLIFE
In-Class:
1) Lab - Identifying Wildlife
THURSDAY MAY 26 - IDENTIFYING WILDLIFE
In-Class:
1) Quiz #2 (Natural Resource Management)
2) Lab - Identifying Wildlife
FRIDAY MAY 27 - COWSPIRACY
In-Class:
1) Video - Cowspiracy
MONDAY MAY 30 - BIODIVERSITY
In-Class:
1) Note - Biodiversity
2) WS - Part B - Monitoring Threats to Biodiversity
TUESDAY MAY 31 - BIODIVERSITY
In-Class:
1) Complete WS - Part A - Examining Wildlife (need video from Banff National Parks)
2) Took up - Pt A & B - Monitoring Threats to Biodiversity
WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 - TEACHER ABSENT
In-Class:
1) Read case study - Threat to caribou on pinkerton mountains
2) Questions about case study - please answer
THURSDAY JUNE 2 - PINKERTON MOUNTIAN ASSIGNMENT
In-Class:
1) Complete Case Study questions & hand in
FRIDAY JUNE 3 - THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
In-Class:
1) Note - Threats to Biodiversity
2) Questions - Threats to Biodiversity
3) 'Catch-up' day - hand in missining assignments
MONDAY JUNE 6 - THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
In-Class:
1) Complete Questions - Threats to Biodiversity
2) Teacher feedback on questions
TUESDAY JUNE 7 - PEST CONTROL MANAGEMENT
In-Class:
1) Project - investigate a pest jeapordizing Canadian forests
2) Research information
WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 - PEST CONTROL MANAGEMENT
In-Class:
1) Continue to research
2) Create powerpoint when ready
THURSDAY JUNE 9 - PEST CONTROL MANAGEMENT
In-Class:
1) Create powerpoint & submit
FRIDAY JUNE 10 - NRM UNIT TEST