Climate Change Curriculum Connections 12

SOCIAL STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY 12

The Nature of Geography (Themes)

• apply the following geography themes to relevant issues:
  
  
  • location (position on the earth’s surface)
  • place (the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique)
  • movement (the varied patterns in the movement of life forms, ideas, and materials)
  • regions (basic units of study that define an area with certain human and physical characteristics)
  • human and physical interaction (the way humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the environment)

The Nature of Geography (Systems)

• identify the physical components of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere
• describe the major interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere
• identify the social, economic, cultural, and political components of human systems
• explain how physical and human systems interact within an ecosystem

The Nature of Geography (Skills)

• demonstrate an ability to access, interpret, and present geographic information using topographic maps, aerial and satellite images, photographs, charts, diagrams, graphs, and tables
• describe the application of current computer technologies to a relevant geographic issue

Systems of the Earth (Weather)

• describe the composition and significance of the layers of the atmosphere
• describe the principal factors affecting temperature, precipitation, pressure, and wind
• analyse patterns of distribution of temperature, precipitation, pressure, and wind
• explain the atmospheric conditions that create extreme weather phenomena
• evaluate how people affect and are affected by weather

Systems of the Earth (Climate)

• explain how climatic controls affect climate
• compare the distribution and characteristics of climatic regions
• describe how climate influences the nature and distribution of major world biomes
• evaluate how climate affects human activity
• evaluate how human activity affects climate, including ozone depletion, global warming, and acid rain

Systems of the Earth (Graduation Processes)

• describe the landforms associated with weathering and mass wasting
• assess the effects of weathering and mass wasting on human activity
• describe the features and processes of erosion and deposition associated with water and ice, including groundwater, rivers, oceans, and alpine and continental glaciation
• assess the effects of water and ice on human activity

Resources of the Earth (Nature of Resources)

• describe the characteristics of renewable and non-renewable resources
• explain contemporary concepts of sustainability
• explain how concepts of sustainability vary with time and place
• assess the consequences of the uneven distribution of: fresh water, a non-renewable resource, a renewable resource other than fresh water

Resources of the Earth (Management of Resources)

• contrast the different ethics related to resource management and use
• explain how conditions within a biome can affect resource management
• evaluate the interrelationships of the four spheres as they apply to a local and global resource-management issue

Resources of the Earth (Sustainability of Resources)

• assess the compatibility of human activities and population growth with concepts of sustainability
• identify how bias, data availability, and data interpretation affect the evaluation of resource sustainability
• analyse factors that make proposed resource-management solutions challenging to implement
• develop and defend a thesis relating to the sustainability of a resource
• describe the effects of weather on living things
• identify characteristics of each season

FIRST NATIONS STUDIES

Skills and Processes

• demonstrate the ability to think critically, including the ability to:
  
  
  • define an issue or problem
  • develop hypotheses and supporting arguments
  • gather relevant information from appropriate sources
  • assess the reliability, currency, and objectivity of evidence
  • assess the role of values, ethics, and beliefs
  • recognize cause and effect relationships and the implications of events
• demonstrate skills associated with active citizenship, including the ability to:
  
  
  • collaborate and consult with others
  • respect and promote respect for the contributions of other team members
  • interact confidently
• design, implement, and assess detailed courses of action to address First Nations issues
• demonstrate appropriate research and oral and written presentation skills, including the ability to:
  
  
  • access and interpret material from a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, including print sources, electronic sources, and First Nations oral traditions
  • present in oral and written form
  • design, construct, compose, and perform
  • create and interpret maps
  • present and interpret data in graphic form

Land and Relationships II

• analyse the exchange of ideas, practices, and materials between First Nations and other cultures, in historical and contemporary contexts, with reference to:
  
  
  • governance
  • economics
  • environment

SCIENCE

FORESTS 12

Forest Ecology

• describe nutrient cycles and energy flow in forest ecosystems
• relate climatic factors to plant distribution
• identify uses of the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification

Insects and Diseases

• identify agents that have an impact on forest health
• identify the roles of various insects and diseases in forest ecosystems

ENGLISH

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 12

Comprehend and Respond (Engagement and Personal Response)

• make connections between their own values, beliefs, and cultures and those reflected in literature and mass media
• demonstrate a willingness to explore diverse perspectives to develop or modify viewpoints
• support a position, interpretation, or response by citing specific details, features, and information from what they have read, viewed, or heard
• analyse ways in which literature and mass media have dealt with issues involving personal identity and community and respond to these in terms of their own ideas, experiences, and communities

Comprehend and Respond (Critical Analysis)

• develop criteria for evaluating the accuracy and objectivity of the information found in a variety of print and electronic sources, including mass media
• analyse, compare, and critique different presentations of the same ideas, information, or issues
• explain and evaluate the effectiveness of persuasive strategies and techniques
• assess the accuracy and balance of news and information presented in print and other media
• describe potential sources of bias

Communicate Ideas and Information (Composing and Creating)

• independently develop questions about challenging or abstract issues to suit specific presentation forms, purposes, and audiences
• use a variety of planning tools, including outlines, webs, flow charts, and diagrams to communicate their plans to others
• describe and evaluate alternative approaches to presentations for specific audiences and purposes
• use a variety of resources to locate, access, evaluate, and select relevant information for specific presentations