Students will: Know How to Learn - gain knowledge or skills through experience, study, and interaction with others. Identify and solve complex problems - have the confidence and capacity to solve a range of problems, from simple to complex. Demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with others. Apply multiple literacies - reading, writing, technology, and media. Think critically - conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to construct knowledge (Alberta Education, 2011).
Knowledge
Art
Students will:
Understand that a form can be examined analytically to see how the whole is composed of its parts, a form can be examined synthetically to see how the parts make up the whole. Art 3.1
Refine methods and techniques for more effortless image making. Art 3.5
Develop themes, with an emphasis on global awareness, based on a) Plants and animals; and b) Environments and places Art 3.10ii
Use models (photographs) to make drawings with increasing accuracy. Art 3.10iii
Use drawing tools to make a variety of shapes and structures extending beyond previous levels to exploring and enclosing forms, concave, convex forms, concentric and branching structures. 3.10iii (Alberta Education, 1985)
English Language Arts
Students will:
Use language to discover, explore, clarify, and extend thoughts, feelings and experiences. ELA 5.1
Respond critically and personally to texts. ELA 5.2
Manage ideas and information. ELA 5.3
Enhance the clarity and artistry of communication. ELA 5.4
Support and collaborate with others. ELA 5.5 (Alberta Education, 2000)
Science
Students will:
Demonstrate positive attitudes for the study of science and for the application of science in responsible ways; respect for living things and environments, and commitment for their care. Sci 5-4
Describe the living and nonliving components of a wetland ecosystem and the interactions within and among them. Sci 5-10
Recognize and describe one or more examples of wetland ecosystems found in the local area. Sci 5-10(1)
Understand that a wetland ecosystem involves interactions between living and nonliving things, both in and around the water. Sci 5-10(2)
Identify some plants and animals found at a wetland site, both in and around the water; and describe the life cycles of these plants and animals. Sci 5-10(3)
Identify and describe adaptations that make certain plants and animals suited for life in a wetland. Sci 5-10(4)
Understand and appreciate that all animals and plants, not just the large ones, have an important role in a wetland community. Sci 5-10(5)
Identify the roles of different organisms in the food web of a pond: producers, consumers, and decomposers. Sci 5-10(6)
Draw diagrams of food chains and food webs, and interpret such diagrams. Sci 5-10(7)
Recognize that some aquatic animals use oxygen from air and others from water, and identify examples and adaptations of each. Sci 5-10(8)
Identify human actions that can threaten the abundance or survival of living things in wetland ecosystems; e.g., adding pollutants, changing the flow of water, trapping or hunting pond wildlife. Sci 5-10(9)
Identify individual and group actions that can be taken to preserve and enhance wetland habitats. Sci 5-10(10)
Recognize that changes in part of an environment have effects on the whole environment. Sci 5-10 (11) (Alberta Education, 1996)
Social Studies
Students will:
Understand how the interdependent relationships in wetland relate to the interdependent relationships in their own life
Understand how interdependent relationships affect quality of life for Canadians. SS 5.1
Appreciate protected areas in Canada and examine the environmental significance of wetlands on quality of life for Canadian citizens. SS 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2.7, 5.1.3.2
Understand how landforms, bodies of water and natural resources affect the quality of life in Canada. SS 5.1.2.2
Demonstrate care and concern for the environment through their choices and actions. SS 5.1.1.6
Make connections to FMNI cultures through understanding how various cultures connect to the land. SS 5.2.2.1 (Alberta Education 2006)