Energy
and Development
Program
Area
This activity
is designed for the Grade 9 Self and Society program. It could
also be used in the Grade 9/10 Canadian History program or the
Canadian Geography program. This activity integrates all components
of the Self and Society program in investigating the impact of
technology and change on society. It could be incorporated into
the Natural Resources Unit of the Geography of Canada course.
Specifically, this activity focuses on the identification and
evaluation of trends in resource use and the roles and importance
of natural resources in economic development. As part of the History
of Canada course, Social and Economic Issues Unit, this activity
investigates the impact of energy technology on work and lifestyle
in the development of Ontario.
Learning
Outcomes
Teaching,
learning and evaluation will focus on the student's ability to:
- Identify,
organize and describe issues related to the impact of energy
on development in Ontario;
- Assess
the impact of technology and environmental change on lifestyle;
- Visualize
and evaluate possible future environmental and development scenarios.
Classroom
Development
- Have
your students read the article, "Energy In Ontario's Development"
from Energy Educators.
- Organize
the students into small groups (3-4), and have them complete
the accompanying organizer worksheet: Student Organizer: Energy
In Ontario's Development.
- Students
can answer, or research and discuss in class, the following
questions to develop an overall conclusion:
a) What is the trend between energy and lifestyle during Ontario's
development?
b) We are entering a period of higher energy costs and increasing
environmental awareness. What changes could be made or alternatives
chosen to balance energy use and lifestyle for sustainable development
in Ontario?
Background
Information
Chapter
12 of Energy: a balance of power in The State Of Canada's Environment
provides an overview of the current energy issues in Canada.
Canada's National Report: United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development Brazil, June 1992, provides an overview of
current environmental and development issues with a view to prospects
useful for discussion of alternative futures.
Timing
One period
(50 min) to complete the reading, organizer and answer discussion
questions. 20-30 min of a subsequent period will be required to
analyze trends and discuss conclusions.
Resources
Energy Educators
of Ontario. Canadian Energy Issues. Toronto: Energy Educators
Of Ontario, 1992.
Environment
Canada. The State Of Canada's Environment (1991). Ottawa:
Canada Communication Group, 1991.
Environment
Canada. Canada's National Report. Ottawa: Environment Canada,
1991.
Ontario
Hydro. Current Magazine. Winter, 1990. P.6-9.
Cross-disciplinary
Links
This activity,
as a reading exercise, has application within the Language program.
Students will read to interpret, assess, integrate and extend
information and ideas. This activity may be used in Family Studies,
with a focus on consumption issues.
Energy
in Ontario's Development
Phase of Development |
Economic and Social
Conditions |
Role Energy played
in development of this phase |
Estimated environmental
impact of energy and development |
Colonial Ontario
(up to 1867) |
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Early Industrial
(1867 to WWI) |
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Mature Industrial
(WW1 to 1950's) |
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Post Industrial
(1950's to present) |
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