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Contents
1. What you can do
2. Water
3. Ecology
4. Amphibians
5. Environmental Issues
6. Keystone species
7. Get Wet!- Field Study Ideas
8. The Zoo Experience
9. Frogs & Friends
10. Case Studies
11. Resources
12. Glossary
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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
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