Environmental Science 20
ES20-AS2
Assess the importance of maintaining healthy water for humans and the environment.
SI, DM
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Analyze emerging health challenges such as the spread of disease, mercury in fish, blue-green algae and E. coli in drinking water that result from changes to the condition of aquatic systems. (STSE, K) |
| (b) | Analyze the rationale for developing and enforcing water quality standards such as the Saskatchewan Surface Water Quality Objectives and the Canadian Water Quality Index and legislation such as the Canada Water Act and the International River Improvements Act. (STSE, K) |
| (c) | Examine how individuals, organizations (e.g., watershed associations), First Nations and government agencies (e.g. Saskatchewan Water Security Agency) work to ensure clean and abundant water through producing water regulations and allocation policies. (K, STSE) |
| (d) | Assess how irrigation projects affect food production, water availability, soil salinization and groundwater. (STSE) |
| (e) | Describe the operation and effectiveness of technologies and processes developed to protect drinking water sources locally and globally. (K, STSE) |
| (f) | Analyze the impacts of point source and non-point source pollution on humans and aquatic systems. (STSE, K, A) |
| (g) | Research the sources, effects, and management and mitigation strategies of contaminants such as pathogens, organic matter, heavy metals, sediment, heat, petrochemicals and inorganic chemicals such as pesticides in aquatic and/or marine ecosystems. (STSE, A) |
| (h) | Investigate how human activities (e.g., overfishing, photo- degradation of plastic waste, shipping, coastal development and offshore extraction of oil and minerals) impact marine ecosystems (e.g., coral reef degradation, introduction of invasive species and reduced fish populations). (STSE, A) |
| (i) | Investigate the role of muskeg and moss in water filtration and food preservation for First Nations and Métis and other communities. (K, STSE, A) |
| (j) | Research advances in technologies such as desalinization plants, water treatment plants and home water filtrations systems, which are designed to maintain and improve water quality. (K, STSE, A) |
| (k) | Design a system of source water protection for a community`s drinking water recognizing the precautionary principle (STSE, A, S) |
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Media and Formats :
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Free
Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$119.95
Record posted/updated:
January 4, 2019
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Record posted/updated:
January 4, 2019
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CD/DVD
Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
November 25, 2018
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Record posted/updated:
February 23, 2022
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
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Price :
$199.00
Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$166.95
Record posted/updated:
January 4, 2019
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Environmental Science. Teacher Edition
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Price :
$136.95
Record posted/updated:
February 23, 2022
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$119.95
Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Video
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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