- Description
- Students develop the attitudes, skills and knowledge related to wildlife and ecosystems, and an understanding for the need to manage wildlife.
- Prerequisite
- None
Outcomes The student will:
1 develop a definition of wildlife
1.1 create a definition of wildlife based on personal experience and relationship with the outdoors
1.2 develop a definition of wildlife based on the results of research and understanding of legislation
2 describe interrelationships among ecosystem components and their effects on wildlife populations
2.1 identify biotic and abiotic components of a local ecosystem
2.2 analyze and explain the interrelatedness of factors within a habitat and how they affect wildlife populations; e.g., interrelationships among food, water, shelter and space; relationship of soil, water and air variables to plant and animal health; roles of producers, consumers and decomposers; food webs and energy chains; social organizations and species competition
2.3 relate the concepts of “limiting factors” and “carrying capacity” to wildlife populations
2.4 identify factors associated with adaptation and change in species
2.5 analyze and compare a local ecosystem to another Alberta ecosystem
3 investigate and describe different attitudes and opinions regarding wildlife management
3.1 justify wildlife conservation, preservation, re-establishment and game keeping
3.2 compare and contrast manipulative and custodial wildlife management
3.3 analyze types of hunting seasons, including:
3.3.1 open
3.3.2 limited
3.3.3 closed
4 demonstrate basic competencies
4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
4.1.1 communicate
4.1.2 manage information
4.1.3 use numbers
4.1.4 think and solve problems
4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
4.2.2 be responsible
4.2.3 be adaptable
4.2.4 learn continuously
4.2.5 work safely
4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
4.3.1 work with others
4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
5.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
5.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices
Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.