Grade 7 Overall Expectations:
Analyse aspects of the extraction/harvesting and use of natural resources in different regions of the world, and assess ways of preserving these resources
- Canada’s Natural Resources (Book)
- Ours to Share (Book)
- Fossil Fuel (Book)
- Arctic Thaw (Book)
- Mining (Book)
- Mining (WPL eResource)
- Effects of Deforestation (Website)
- Interactive Map (Website)
- The Sources and Solutions. Fossil Fuels (Website)
- Energy Sprawl Solutions (Website)
Use the geographic inquiry process to investigate issues related to the impact of the extraction/harvesting and/or use of natural resources around the world from a geographic perspective
- Saving the Natural World (Book)
- My River (Book)
- The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Your Carbon Footprint (Book)
- Energy Alternatives (Book)
- Reforestation and Carbon Offsetting (Website)
- Pollution in the Great Lakes (Website)
- Canadian Hydropower Interactive Map (Website)
- Mapmaker Interactive (Website)
- Water, Food, and Energy (Website)
- Impacts of Natural Resource Extraction (Website)
- Why Natural Resource Use Matters (YouTube)
- Renewable Energy 101 (YouTube)
Demonstrate an understanding of the sources and use of different types of natural resources and of some of the effects of the extraction/harvesting and use of these resources
- The Next Wave (Book)
- Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun (Book)
- We Are the Weather Makers (Book)
- The Killer Smog (WPL eResource)
- Why It Matters (Website)
- Rainforest Alliance (Website)
- Desertification (Website)
- Assessing Access to Water and Sanitation (Website)