Please review Pre and Post Activities for MANDATORY Pre-Visit planning

Framing Question

How might citizens and government work together in order to address an issue effectively and fairly?

Learning Goal

If each student takes a different position of a real life organization (e.g. City of Toronto, Toronto Conservation Authority etc.) on an environmental challenge at Forest Valley, then they will develop the confidence and knowledge to defend their position in a public forum resulting in students knowing what it means to be an active citizen.

Curriculum Connections

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/social-studies-history-geography-2018.pdf

B. PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENTS: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

Possible Sequence of the Day

Students sit in their representative groups to begin the Town Council and answer the Framing Question.

Students participate in a guided exploration of Forest Valley to gather and organize field data related to the environmental challenge. Students engage in cooperative activities that support shared decision making. This is followed by a debrief.

Pre and Post Activities