Teach Your Curriculum Using Environmental Themes

Grade 6

Theme 1 - Environmental Issues

Curriculum links for this unit: Science Topic D: Evidence and Investigation 6-8 Apply observation and inference skills to recognize and interpret patterns and to distinguish a specific pattern from a group of similar patterns. Science Topic E: Trees and Forests 6-10 Describe characteristics of trees and the interaction of trees with other living things in the local environment. Social Studies Topic A: Local Government An individual has responsibilities and rights as a citizen, which begin at the local level. New Social Studies Curriculum 6.1: Citizens Participating in Decision Making 6.1.1 recognize how individuals and governments interact and bring about change within their local and national communities: analyze how individuals, groups and associations within a community impact decision making of local and provincial governments 6.1 Historical Models of Democracy: Ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy 6.2 Value the role of participation by citizens in diverse democratic societies See also: www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/bySubject/ for more information.

Activities Environmental Scrap Book Environmental Issue Field Trip Environmental Issue Essay Environmental Investigation Extension Activity: Debate / Presentation / Recommendations

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