Topics & Helpful Links to Start Your Research

Topics & Helpful Links to Start Your Research

Ontario’s Greenbelt

An environmental group that supports and monitors the Greenbelt:

Waterloo, Ontario’s Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes

The city of Waterloo’s Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes:

The Ontario government’s criteria for ecologically sensitive land:

Niagara Escarpment (tourism and ecological sensitivity)

Environmental protection strategies in Niagara parks:

Take a look at the Executive Summary (on page 2) for some ideas:

More information on the biosphere designation of the Niagara Escarpment:

Ontario’s Hunting Regulations

Tip: Think about why we need hunting seasons:

Deer Culling in Ontario

The law that permits this (might be a bit tricky to understand, but have a look and try to understand the general idea):

TheRehabilitation of Quarries - the Don Valley Brickworks

The laws that apply to this case – pay attention to the “How to rehabilitate pits and quarries” towards the bottom of the page:

Check out pages 12-15 for information on the Don Valley Brickworks:

Sustainable Fisheries – the Cod Moratorium

Great background information, but don’t focus too much on the history of this case study:

Lots of good information, skim from about 4.10-4.23 (where the most important stuff is):

Mine Tailings remediation – Snow Lake

Canadian Sustainability Case Study CANVA Rubric
Categories / Level 4
(80 - 100%) / Level 3
(70 - 79%) / Level 2
(60 - 69%) / Level 1
(50 - 59%)
Knowledge & Understanding
Uses the concepts of geographic thinking when analysing, evaluating, and making judgements about information on the sustainability of resources in Canada / Demonstrates a superior ability to use the concepts of geographic thinking when analysing, evaluating, and making judgments about information on the sustainability of resources in Canada / Demonstrates a good ability to use the concepts of geographic thinking when analysing, evaluating, and making judgments about information on the sustainability of resources in Canada / Demonstrates some ability to use the concepts of geographic thinking when analysing, evaluating, and making judgments about information on the sustainability of resources in Canada / Demonstrates a limited ability to use the concepts of geographic thinking when analysing, evaluating, and making judgments about information on the sustainability of resources in Canada
Thinking/Inquiry
Selects and organizes relevant data and information on resource sustainability from a variety of sources / Demonstrates a superior ability to select and organize relevant data and information on resource sustainability from a variety of sources / Demonstrates a good ability to select and organize relevant data and information on resource sustainability from a variety of sources / Demonstrates some ability to select and organize relevant data and information on resource sustainability from a variety of sources / Demonstrates a limited ability to select and organize relevant data and information on resource sustainability from a variety of sources
Communication
Communicates arguments, conclusions, predictions, and plans of action in a manner that is suited to a geographic brochure format
Documents sources appropriately using a works cited and image captions / Demonstrates a superior ability to communicate arguments, conclusions, predictions, and plans of action in a manner that is suited to a geographic brochure format
Demonstrates a superior ability to document sources appropriately using a works cited and image captions / Demonstrates a good ability to communicate arguments, conclusions, predictions, and plans of action in a manner that is suited to a geographic brochure format
Demonstrates a good ability to document sources appropriately using a works cited and image captions / Demonstrates some ability to communicate arguments, conclusions, predictions, and plans of action in a manner that is suited to a geographic brochure format
Demonstrates some ability to document sources appropriately using a works cited and image captions / Demonstrates a limited ability to communicate arguments, conclusions, predictions, and plans of action in a manner that is suited to a geographic brochure format
Demonstrates a limited ability to document sources appropriately using a works cited and image captions
Application
Evaluates and synthesizes findings to formulate conclusions and make judgments regarding the sustainability of resources / Demonstrates a superior ability to evaluate and synthesize in order to make conclusions and judgments regarding the sustainability of resources / Demonstrates a good ability to evaluate and synthesize in order to make conclusions and judgments regarding the sustainability of resources / Demonstrates some ability to evaluate and synthesize in order to make conclusions and judgments regarding the sustainability of resources / Demonstrates a limited ability to evaluate and synthesize in order to make conclusions and judgments regarding the sustainability of resources