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Grade 11, Workplace Preparation
C1. identify the impact of the green industries on the environment and describe ways of minimizing harmful effects;
C2. describe social and economic relationships and issues involving the green industries.
C1. TechnologyandtheEnvironment C2. TechnologyandSociety
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OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 describe the effects of green industry activi- ties on the environment in the past and in the present (e.g., destruction of habitat, increased energy use for long-distance shipping of floral products, pesticide and fertilizer contamination, greenhouse gas emissions from tillage and sheep and cattle, noise and air pollution from
gasoline- and diesel-powered machinery);
C1.2 describe the advantages and disadvantages of using natural rather than manufactured materials or products in the green industries (e.g., natural fertilizers and pest control methods rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides, real flowers rather than artificial flowers, real grass rather than artificial turf, untreated rather than pressure-treated lumber);
C1.3 identify sustainable practices and guidelines that are currently applied within the green indus- tries or may be applied in the future (e.g., environ- mental farm planning, sustainable forest manage- ment, integrated pest management, sustainable golf course maintenance, select spraying, energy-efficient greenhouse production);
C1.4 describe the environmental implications (e.g., effects on landfill lifespan and water and air quality) of using particular materials, products, processes, and disposal methods (e.g., chemically treated wood products; recycling, reusing, composting; using correct disposal methods for invasive plants).
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 identify linkages between local communities and economies and the green industries (e.g., con- sumer needs and green industry goods and services, green industries as sources of jobs and tax revenues, communities as providers of services to green indus- tries and as regulators of green industry activities);
C2.2 describe societal issues relating to the green industries and identify ways of resolving them (e.g., effects on Aboriginal hunting and harvesting territories, land use conflicts such as parkland ver- sus commercial development, property rights and municipal landscape management, animal welfare, rights of migrant workers, fair trade concerns relat- ing to imported agricultural or floral products).
C. TECHNOLOGY,THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY
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