This resource introduces students to an actual problem and asked to propose solutions to two possible culminating tasks:

• The Impact of Transportation Choices
• Forest Management and Climate Change

Contents: A student Checklist of Preparation, annotated Internet resources and evaluation rubrics are also provided.

Additional Resources: This document is supported by a multimedia presentation, The Science of Climate Change, available on CD

The content of these Internet resources has also been collected (whenever possible) in the Archived Internet Resources for Gr. 10 Science.

Grade 10 Academic Resource

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Download archived internet resources Academic (6mb)

Individual sections

Resource Overview
Understanding Climate Change
Understanding the Climate System

Culminating Tasks - Overview

Task 1. A Case Study of the Environmental Impacts of Transportation Choices
1.1 Checklist of Preparation
1.2 Summary of the Kyoto Protocol
1.3 Student Task and Expectations
1.4 Environmental Impact Form
1.5 Evaluation Rubric for Environmental Impact Form
1.6 Evaluation Rubric for Flyer

Task 2. Forestry Management and Climate Change
2.1 Checklist of Preparation
2.2 Student Task and Expectations
2.3 Evaluation Rubric for Report

Resources

Grade 10 Applied Resource

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Download archived internet resources Applied (6mb)

Individual sections

Resource Overview
Understanding Climate Change
Understanding the Climate System

Culminating Tasks - Overview

Task 1. Urban Sprawl and the Environmental Impact of Transportation Choices
1.1 Checklist of Preparation
1.2 Summary of the Kyoto Protocol
1.3 Student Task and Expectations
1.4 Environmental Assessment
1.5 Cost-Benefit Analysis Form
1.6 sample answers
1.7 sample answers
1.8 Sample Letter to MPP
1.9 Evaluation Rubric for Environmental Assessment
1.10 Evaluation Rubric for Cost-Benefit Analysis
1.11 Evaluation Rubric for Letter to MPP

Task 2. Forestry Management and Climate Change
2.1 Checklist of Preparation
2.2 Student Task and Expectations
2.3 Evaluation Rubric for Report