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**SLO: Examine and assess the concept of sustainability from many perspectives, and develop an understanding of its implications for the well-being of self, others, and the environment.**

**sustainable means....**


 * I can locate and evaluate sources of and information about sustainability. ||
 * I can investigate the connections between health of the environment and the health of people. [|for information] ||
 * I can examine and appreciate the ways the natural environments meet physical and spiritual needs. ||
 * I can examine practices and activities that pose a threat to the environment and to the health of people. ||
 * I can question family and community norms and expectations regarding caring for the environment. ||
 * I can check rules, regulations, and laws related to environmental health and the health of individuals.[|pollution watch site][|Environment Canada] ||
 * I can see how behaviour towards sustainability can affect the health of others. ||
 * I can consider the kinds of changes needed to protect the environment and the health of people ||
 * I can evaluate three or more examples of ideas on what is believed to be healthy/sustainable for the environment ||
 * I can investigate past and present practices that focus/focused on sustainability for the health of people and the environment. ||
 * I can investigate social action groups/networks that exist to protect the environment and to support people in becoming healthy. ||
 * I can discuss contributions of traditional First nations & Métis people to the environment health ||

WHAT DO WE KNOW? May 11

Brainstorm what you know about this topic by answering some questions. Go to the DISCUSSION tab and answer the discussion questions. You can read other comments made and add to them. You don't need to repeat answers provided by others.

WHERE CAN WE FIND OUT MORE... May 11 & 13

Together as a class we will use the criteria for evaluating sources to check the credibility of the following websites:

@http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/gogreen

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@http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/toxic-nation

There are many different views about environmental issues. Here are two about the oils sands: @http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/tarsands/ @http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OurBusiness/oilsands.asp

Now individually we will find one site that relates to the outcomes of this unit (I can...) that meets our criteria for a reliable source. Add them to the resoruces page so we have a large list of resources. Look at the website found by your classmates. May 13

SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT: May 13

Your teacher will give you a short article to read, relating to one of the environmental and health topics we are learning about. In pairs you will read the article and then write a breif summary on the SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT page of this wiki. Your summary should inlude the title, author, date and a few senteces about what you learned realting to the environment and health. Your teacher and peers can help you determine the main ideas if you are unsure. You will present this information to your classmates briefly, using your written summary to help you explain.

ADD TO WHAT WE KNOW? May 13 and May 17 Now look back at the discussion questions. Add information to the discussion based on what you learned from the websites.

OTHER activities to learn about the environment will be based on your knowledge or lack of knoweldge as shown through your answers in the discussion. Please answer the questions as completly as you can, starting with those questions that interest you the most.

LET'S LEARN MORE AND TAKE ACTION!

You will do some further research on ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY using the resources we located together. This research will lead to action.

We will share our research AND a resulting plan of action. We will monitor our action plan online from now until the end of the school year.