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Grade 4 WHAT IMPACT DO I HAVE ON LANDFILL WASTE? (ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why…
Grade 4
WHAT IMPACT DO I HAVE ON LANDFILL WASTE?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How much waste do I produce?
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Classroom landfill waste (weight)
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Accumulated over a period of time
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Student individual landfill waste at school (weight)
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Accumulated over a period of time
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What can be done to reduce landfill waste?
AREA OF FOCUS
Compost program
SCIENCE
TOPIC A: WASTE AND OUR WORLD
GENERAL OUTCOME
4-5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Identify plant and animal wastes, and describe how they are recycled in nature. For example, plant leaves serve as a source of food for soil insects, worms and other creatures. The wastes of these animals may then be further broken down by molds, fungi and bacteria.
EXPERT
City of Calgary tour of Shepard landfill and composting facility
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
GENERAL OUTCOME 3
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
3.1 SELECT AND PROCESS
Locate information to answer research questions, using a variety of sources such as maps, atlases, charts, dictionaries, school libraries, video programs, elders in the community and field trips
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SCIENCE
TOPIC A: WASTE AND OUR WORLD
GENERAL OUTCOME
4-5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Describe alternative methods of disposal, and identify possible advantages and disadvantages of each.l
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SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Distinguish between wastes that are readily biodegradable and those that are not.
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SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Identify methods of waste disposal currently used within the local community.
AREA OF FOCUS
Recycle program
VISUAL ARTS
Component 10 (iii) - MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME
D. Sculpture Continue to make two- and three-dimensional assemblages from found materials, reaching for more sophistication leading to specifics, such as puppets, mobiles, mosaics, papier-mâché.
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EXPERT
Sean Cable, friend and founder of Re-Matt Inc., a company which recycles used mattresses
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VISUAL ARTS
COMPONENT 10 (ii) - SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME
Students will develop themes, with an emphasis on personal concerns, based on manufactured or human-made things
AREA OF FOCUS
Reduce
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Reuse
MATHEMATICS
GENERAL OUTCOME
NUMBERS
Develop number sense.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3
Demonstrate an understanding of addition of numbers with answers to 10 000 and their corresponding subtractions (limited to 3- and 4-digit numerals) by solving problems involving addition and subtraction.
MATHEMATICS
GENERAL OUTCOME
DATA ANALYSIS
Collect, display and analyze data to solve problems
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2
Construct and interpret pictographs and bar graphs involving many-to-one correspondence to draw conclusions.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1
Demonstrate an understanding of many-to-one correspondence.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why is this important?
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Current effects
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Future effects
AREA OF FOCUS On world
AREA OF FOCUS On Calgary
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On self
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SCIENCE
TOPIC A: WASTE AND OUR WORLD
GENERAL OUTCOME
4-5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Develop and implement a plan to reduce waste, and monitor what happens over a period of time.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
GENERAL OUTCOME 1
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
1.1 DISCOVER AND EXPLORE
Ask questions, paraphrase and discuss to explore ideas and understand new concepts
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
1.2 CLARIFY AND EXTEND
Identify other perspectives by exploring a variety of ideas, opinions, responses and oral, print and other media texts
SOCIAL STUDIES
4.1 ALBERTA: A SENSE OF THE LAND
GENERAL OUTCOME
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how elements of physical geography, climate, geology and paleontology are integral to the landscapes and environment of Alberta
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
4.1.1. Appreciate the environmental significance of national and provincial parks and protected areas in Alberta
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
4.1.1. Appreciate how land sustains communities and quality of life
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
4.1.2 How are Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas and the national parks in Alberta important to the sustainability of Alberta's natural environment?
SPECIFIC OUTCOME
4.1.4. Whose responsibility should it be to ensure the preservation of national parks, provincial parks and protected areas in Alberta?
VISUAL ARTS
COMPONENT 10 (ii) - SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME
Students will develop themes, with an emphasis on personal concerns, based on plants and animals
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How can we spread the word?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What types of waste am I creating?
SCIENCE
TOPIC A: WASTE AND OUR WORLD
GENERAL OUTCOME
4-5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPECTATION
Identify and classify wastes that result from human activity.
AREA OF FOCUS
Types of waste related to landfills
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Trash
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Biodegradable
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Recyclable
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