ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN CANADA

LESSON OPENING!!

LESSON OPENING LESSON OPENING INSTRUCTIONS: 1. We will review the “Magic Pyramid.” 2. We will complete a maintenance activity. Topic: Geography of Europe and South America review 3. Read and analyze the GPS and LEQ for today’s lesson. 4. ATS: We will complete a Venn Diagram that compares environmental concerns in Europe and Latin America.

Performance Standards Georgia Performance Standards Word Wall Essential Questions Enduring Understandings

BLANK MAP OF EUROPE TODAY MAINTAINENCE ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS: Label the following map! 1. The Mediterranean Sea 2. Ural Mountains 3. Pyrenees Mountains 4. European Plain 5. Alps Mountains 6. English Channel 7. Scandinavian Peninsula

Maintenance Activity Part 2: Find the following features of South America on the map. The Amazon River The Andes Mountains The Atacama Desert The Pacific Ocean The Amazon River Basin

GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD SS6G7 The student will discuss environmental issues in Canada. a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.

CONCEPT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. Identify and describe major environmental concerns in Canada. 2. Compare and contrast the environmental challenges in Canada to the environmental concerns in Europe and Latin America.

Activating Thinking Strategy Environmental Concerns in Europe Environmental Concerns in Latin America ACID RAIN- DEFORESTATION-AIR POLLUTION- NUCLEAR DISASTER-OIL RELATED PROBLEMS

LET’S WORK!! LET’S WORK!!

WORK SESSION: WORK SESSION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Review of GPS, Element ,and LEQ. 2. Students will watch a video that describes Canada’s natural resources. 3. Students will watch a video that analyzes environmental challenges in the Great Lakes. 4. Students will read short passages that describe Canada’s environmental challenges. 5. Students will work in pairs to create a political cartoon that describes environmental concerns in Canada. (Students will use a variety of graphic organizers to take notes during the video, reading passages, and discussion)

GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD SS6G7 The student will discuss environmental issues in Canada. a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.

CONCEPT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. Identify and describe major environmental concerns in Canada. 2. Compare and contrast the environmental challenges in Canada to the environmental concerns in Europe and Latin America.

Bubble Map Instructions: Students will complete a bubble map that identifies Canada’s natural resources as presented in the video. WATER CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES WITH NATURAL RESOURCES IN CANADA

Bubble Map Instructions: Students will complete a bubble map that identifies Canada’s natural resources as presented in the video.

GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD SS6G7 The student will discuss environmental issues in Canada. a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.

CONCEPT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. Identify and describe major environmental concerns in Canada. 2. Compare and contrast the environmental challenges in Canada to the environmental concerns in Europe and Latin America.

“OTHER” NATURAL RESOURCES Compare and contrast the environmental challenges in the Canadian shield with the environmental challenges facing the Great Lakes. “OTHER” NATURAL RESOURCES THE GREAT LAKES

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING CANADA (ACID RAIN) Canada must deal with a number of environmental issues. Because Canada is economically developed, it has a lot of modern industries. Industrial activity can produce pollution. Modern factories sometimes pollute the air and water. Such pollution can cause acid rain. Acid rain occurs when pollutants are trapped in the air and fall back to the earth in rain showers.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING CANADA (PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES) Along with the United States, Canada strives to keep the Great Lakes clean. These lakes provide sources of drinking water and recreation. Therefore, both nations have a huge interest in keeping them free of pollution. However the lakes have been susceptible to oil spills, chemical spills, and other entities that have polluted this precious natural resource.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING CANADA (PROTECTING CANADIAN FORESTS) Canada also looks for ways to limit damage caused by its timber industry. Canada has a vast amount of forestland. Canadian timber is used to manufacture goods and trade with other countries. While timber produces a great amount of revenue for Canada, environmentalists worry that too much forestland could be destroyed if the government does not take steps to regulate the timber industry.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING CANADA (EXTRACTION OF THE CANADIAN SHIELD) Environmentalists are also concerned about the effects of the extraction on the Canadian Shield. Extraction is a the process of removing natural resources so they can be used to meet human needs. When oil companies drill for oil or mining companies dig for precious metals, they are extracting natural resources. Many environmentalists fear that the Canadian Shield is being damaged by mining.

LESSON CLOSING!! LESSON CLOSING!!

CLOSING SESSION LESSON CLOSING DIRECTIONS: 1. Students and instructor will review selected geographical points of interest in Canada. Some students will be asked to go to the board and identify these features on the map. 2. Students will list two facts that they’ve learned about the Canadian environmental concerns videos.

STUDENT CHALLENGE: Find selected locations in the element on the map of Canada a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.