Framing Question
How can we sustain the forest here at Forest Valley?
Learning Goal
If students experience how different community members work to sustain the forest here at Forest Valley, then they will develop greater appreciation for the value of our urban forest, take steps to preserve it and consider Forestry as a job in the future.
Curriculum Connections
The Ontario Curriculum, 1 - 8, Science and Technology
Growth and Changes in Plants:
- assess ways in which plants are important to human and other living things,
- assess the impact of different human activities on plants, and list personal actions they can engage in to minimize harmful effects and enhance good effects
Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Soils in the Environment
- Assess the impact of soils on society and the environment, and of society and the environment on soils...and suggest ways in which humans can enhance positive effects and/or lessen or prevent harmful effects
- Investigate the composition and characteristics of different soils
- Demonstrate an understanding of the composition of soils, the types of soils, and the relationship between soils
The Ontario Curriculum, 1 - 6, Social Studies
Social Studies: People and Environments-Living and Working in Ontario
- Demonstrate an understanding of some key aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, land use, employment opportunities, and the development of municipal regions in Ontario
Possible Sequence of the Day
The framing question becomes the focus of the learning throughout the day. The day starts with an engagement activity or two to determine prior understanding, engage the students, and define and get them interested in the framing question. The rest of the morning is spent doing investigation, exploring and conducting hands-on inquiry and problem solving.
Pre and Post Activities