Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, students will have learned how to:

• discuss human impacts on wildlife populations
• understand the necessity of balancing the needs of humans with the needs of nature
• define COSEWIC (the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) terminology
• discuss reasons for preserving endangered species
• state the reasons for protection of wild plants and animals and their habitats
• understand major global environmental problems, the basic science concerning them, their current status, and progress made towards solutions to these problems
• interpret, analyse, and evaluate information related to both local and global environmental issues
• define pollution and its various forms
• discuss how the air, water, and land is polluted
• define fossil fuels
• define acid deposition and its two forms
• list the components of acid deposition and their sources
• explain the impacts of acid deposition on freshwater ecosystems
• discuss the nature of fossil fuels and environmental problems associated with their use
• explain the pH scale as an indicator for measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
• explain the effects of acid rain on green plants and amphibians
• gather, interpret, and evaluate information relating to environmental issues
• analyse for bias in points of view
• feel a sense of personal responsibility and our collective responsibility to work towards solutions to environmental issues
• understand that individual actions have a cumulative effect and can make a real difference to environmental issues and their solutions