Science 8: Pipelines Debate
Lesson 1: Mapping the Proposals
A. Read the article entitled "_A Look at the Major Pipeline Projects in Canada" and indicate the following for EACH of the 4 pipelines on your map:
B. Go to "Building a Pipeline". Go through the 12 steps.
C, View "Highway to Hell" video.
D. In your notebook, write a reflection on A to D.
Lesson 1 Homework: Identifying Environmental Concerns.
Go to “Kitimat: Perils Threatening the Northern Gateway Pipeline.” Read the introduction and then scroll down to the map.
Read pages 1-7 and fill in the chart labelled “Environmental Concerns” in point form notes.
A. Read the article entitled "_A Look at the Major Pipeline Projects in Canada" and indicate the following for EACH of the 4 pipelines on your map:
- Start and finish of EACH pipeline
- Indicate the direction of flow
- Contents and volume
- Cost
B. Go to "Building a Pipeline". Go through the 12 steps.
C, View "Highway to Hell" video.
D. In your notebook, write a reflection on A to D.
Lesson 1 Homework: Identifying Environmental Concerns.
Go to “Kitimat: Perils Threatening the Northern Gateway Pipeline.” Read the introduction and then scroll down to the map.
Read pages 1-7 and fill in the chart labelled “Environmental Concerns” in point form notes.
Lesson 2: Identifying Stakeholders
Reflection: Conduct a google search for a map of pipelines in North America. Then look at a google earth image of the land mass forms of Kitimat.
A. Review "Kitimat: Perils Threatening the Northern Gateway Pipeline" concerns.
B. Read the newspaper article “The Northern Gateway Pipeline” from beginning to end. Identify the stakeholders referred to in the article and note their position on the proposal. Complete the Download Stakeholders Assignment sheet as assigned.
Reflection: Conduct a google search for a map of pipelines in North America. Then look at a google earth image of the land mass forms of Kitimat.
A. Review "Kitimat: Perils Threatening the Northern Gateway Pipeline" concerns.
B. Read the newspaper article “The Northern Gateway Pipeline” from beginning to end. Identify the stakeholders referred to in the article and note their position on the proposal. Complete the Download Stakeholders Assignment sheet as assigned.
Lesson 3: Visualizing Sustainable Development
In a sustainable society, a strong economy, a just society, and a healthy environment are equally balanced.
Last class, we asked you whether you think you have a stake in this issue. Today we want to take it further: do you think the decisions we make should consider future generations? Do they have a stake?
The idea of sustainable development has been endorsed by the United Nations as a structure for achieving a society that can meet its needs without compromising the needs of future generations. The goal is sustainability. To meet it, economic prosperity, environmental health, and social justice must be in balance. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation explains it this way: “a prosperous society relies on a healthy environment to provide food and resources, safe drinking water and clean air for its citizens.”
A. Review the information you have gathered from the newspaper article on the pipeline and the website describing some of the risks, and fill in the chart provided. Note the facts and claims you have read about and place them in the categories you think are appropriate. Then on the back of this sheet make a drawing that shows connections between the three categories.
B. Activity: Place the claims and perils you noted in the in your chart on the white board. "Sustainability is a paradigm for thinking about the future in which environmental, societal, and economic considerations are balanced in the pursuit of an improved quality of life for all. For example. a prosperous society relies on a healthy environment to provide food and resources, safe drinking water, and clean air for its citizens." UNESCO
Link to more information about sustainable development:
Computing for Sustainability: Visualising Sustainability: http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/visualising-sustainability/
In a sustainable society, a strong economy, a just society, and a healthy environment are equally balanced.
Last class, we asked you whether you think you have a stake in this issue. Today we want to take it further: do you think the decisions we make should consider future generations? Do they have a stake?
The idea of sustainable development has been endorsed by the United Nations as a structure for achieving a society that can meet its needs without compromising the needs of future generations. The goal is sustainability. To meet it, economic prosperity, environmental health, and social justice must be in balance. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation explains it this way: “a prosperous society relies on a healthy environment to provide food and resources, safe drinking water and clean air for its citizens.”
A. Review the information you have gathered from the newspaper article on the pipeline and the website describing some of the risks, and fill in the chart provided. Note the facts and claims you have read about and place them in the categories you think are appropriate. Then on the back of this sheet make a drawing that shows connections between the three categories.
B. Activity: Place the claims and perils you noted in the in your chart on the white board. "Sustainability is a paradigm for thinking about the future in which environmental, societal, and economic considerations are balanced in the pursuit of an improved quality of life for all. For example. a prosperous society relies on a healthy environment to provide food and resources, safe drinking water, and clean air for its citizens." UNESCO
Link to more information about sustainable development:
Computing for Sustainability: Visualising Sustainability: http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/visualising-sustainability/
Lesson 4: Critical Evaluation of Media
1. What is critical media analysis? Read through this Prezi presentation by Common Sense Media.
1. What is critical media analysis? Read through this Prezi presentation by Common Sense Media.
2.. Enbridge Northern Gateway Marine Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr6LlfDJliE
3. spOILed: Enbridge & Tankers in the Great Bear Rainforest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9OsXHpLclM&feature=fvwrel
Questions to consider:
Answer the following: Consider the issue as you understand it now and the questions you still need answered before you could take a position.
Lesson 5:
1. Listen to the podcost of The Ottawa Report (take notes the 2nd time)
2. Read the Globe and Mail article "Northern Gateway: The Battle is Only Beginning" (May 31st, 2014). If the link to the article does not work, try the PDF version: Page 1 Page 2 (right click on the article to rotate clockwise). In your notebook, make 3-5 connections to the previous learning you have obtained during the last three lesson.
3. Read the Globe and Mail article "Why say no to Gateway? Because there are alternatives" (May 26th, 2014). PDF version HERE.
4. In your notebook, record your personal reaction to the articles above. State your opinions on whether you feel the Northern Gateway Pipeline should be constructed. Back up your opinion with facts.
3. spOILed: Enbridge & Tankers in the Great Bear Rainforest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9OsXHpLclM&feature=fvwrel
Questions to consider:
- How is your understanding of the film influenced by what you've already said?
- Whose voices are heard in this film; who's are silent?
- What is the point of view or bias being expressed?
- Does the form or style influence the message you take from the film? What techniques are used to persuade you?
- In terms of the three pillars for sustainable development, what view of the world and what values does the film represent?
Answer the following: Consider the issue as you understand it now and the questions you still need answered before you could take a position.
- Who Would you go to? Individual/Agency/Organization
- What would you ask?
- Why is this question important?
Lesson 5:
1. Listen to the podcost of The Ottawa Report (take notes the 2nd time)
2. Read the Globe and Mail article "Northern Gateway: The Battle is Only Beginning" (May 31st, 2014). If the link to the article does not work, try the PDF version: Page 1 Page 2 (right click on the article to rotate clockwise). In your notebook, make 3-5 connections to the previous learning you have obtained during the last three lesson.
3. Read the Globe and Mail article "Why say no to Gateway? Because there are alternatives" (May 26th, 2014). PDF version HERE.
4. In your notebook, record your personal reaction to the articles above. State your opinions on whether you feel the Northern Gateway Pipeline should be constructed. Back up your opinion with facts.
