Away, away ... day 13

For the PPZ 3O class (“the morning class”), lesson plan is as follows:

Watch the film “an Inconvenient Truth” - A link is on the course blog to a legally posted version online.

The film is about 2 hours in length and the student should already have a copy of the questions. If not, the questions are below.

The Answers to the questions can be handed in either today by the end of class or tomorrow to me, at the Supply teacher’s discretion.

If, having finished watching AIT, the students are not doing anything positive towards finishing productive work, at the teacher’s discretion, they can being a second film study, this time on a film entitled “Crapshoot: the Gamble with our wastes” The link is posted on the course blog as well. It is an NFB film, and so is also copyright free.

Questions on AIT

1What image started the modern day environmental movement?
2Why is the atmosphere considered the most important part of the earth system?
3Sketch the general trend of the Carbon Dioxide level versus time as a graph.
4Why study ice from glaciers and the North/South Pole?
5As water temperature goes up, what happens to the speed of the wind?
6What country is the largest contributor to greenhouse gases?
7Which country has the lowest standards for gas mileage?

Questions on “Crapshoot”
Film Study “Crapshoot: the Gamble with our wastes”
1The film makers did not just study Canada and issues here. Create a chart with at least three of the countries studied on one side of the chart, and the issue that the film makers studied on the other. Complete the chart.
2Specific to Canada: what are some of the “waste”/ “sludge” issues within Canada that we are dealing with these days?
3There was an interview with a few people on the street in various places the film makers went. Why do this in a film of this genre?
4There were a lot of interviews with scientists in this film. Was there any one particular scientist (or “expert”) that said something that shocked you/offended you/ made you think?
5This is a film that does not hold back when showing people what is up with wastes. Was there anything that grossed you out? Why?
6Has this film provided any inspiration to you to think about your impact as a Steward of the planet? Why or why not?