Learning Goal: 

I will… 
- explain how the hero's journey relates to the real world and to my life choices

 

Success Criteria: 

I can… 

Learning Goals: 
- Recognizing that we have an impact on the environment. 
- Understanding what an environmental footprint is.
- How to reduce our Environmental impact.
- How our actions impact future generations.

Gr 8 (SE 1.2)  assess the impact on individuals, society, and the environment of alternative ways of meet- ing needs that are currently met by existing systems, taking different points of view into consideration
Gr 8 (SE 1.1)  evaluate personal water consumption, compare it with personal water consumption in other countries, and propose a plan of action to reduce personal water consumption to help address water sustainability issues

Students are on task. 

Students are working as a team. 

Students are keeping their hands to themselves. 

Students are using materials appropriately. 

Students are tidying their work stations when time is up. 

Students are demonstrating creative differences. 

 

Students are using an appropriate volume. 

Students are having relevant conversations. 

Students are doing their best to speak in French. 

Students have a positive attitude. 

Students are having respectful disagreements.

use a variety of measurements 

 to 

compare the impact on the natural environment 

of people in Canada and people in other 

countries 

Success criteria - I can explain my ecological foot print and the footprint of others

E1.2

identify various ways in which communities 

in Canada dispose of their waste material 

(e.g., landfilling, composting, incineration, primary 

and secondary sewage treatment)

, and describe 

potential environmental impacts of these 

methods

Success Criteria - I can explain how waste in managed and the environmental impact of different types of management

 

E1.3

describe ways in which communities can 

improve their environmental sustainability 

Success Criteria - I can explain how waste can be better managed in my community

 

E1.4

identify actions that individuals can take to 

live more sustainably, and explain the benefits 

for their local community

Success Criteria - I can explain how I can make changes to support the environment

E2.1

analyse interrelationships between the built 

and natural environments

Success criteria - I can differentiate between built and natural environments 

E2.2

assess the compatibility of different types 

of land uses with each other within their local 

community 
Success Criteria - I can identify and explain the push/pull between types types of land use.

E2.3

explain how changes in land use can affect 

the growth or decline of different parts of a 

community 

Success Criteria - I can explain how changes in land use impact on the community in different ways

E2.4

analyse the impact of a selected project 

on a community 
Success Criteria - I can look at proposed development and how it can impact a community

E3.1

describe different types of land use within 

their community 
Success Criteria - I can describe and define the different uses of land in the community

 

E3.2

describe spatial distribution patterns for 

human systems and services in their community 
Success Criteria - I can identify and locate different systems and services in the community

E3.3

identify spatial connections between human 

systems and services in their community and 

the broader regional, national, and/or global 

networks to which they belong 

Success Criteria - I can identify and explain different systems that support my community, national and globally