Students develop an understanding of the social, economic and political significance of environmental stewardship by creating a personal definition of environmental stewardship and examine the historical context of environmental stewardship.
Students examine the management and conservation of the environment and local, provincial, national and international stewardship organizations and propose individual and shared actions that foster environmental stewardship.
Students develop an understanding of consumerism and consumption rates, their complexity and how they impact sustainable development.
Students develop an understanding of how humans interact with their natural and built environments. Students also investigate methods to monitor and measure the quality of natural and built environments in order to maintain healthy and sustainable environments.
Students analyze the nature and extent of Alberta’s natural resource, including air, water, soil, land, hydrocarbons, minerals, forests and wildlife and present the results of research on one or more issues related to sustainable resource development.
Students describe the practices used to manage air, water, soil and land use, hydrocarbons and minerals, forests and wildlife and present the results of their research on one or more issues related to resource development.
Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Students examine the economic effects of local, provincial, national and international environmental policies and look at issues such as the costs and benefits of alternative environmental policies to deal with air pollution, water quality, toxic substances, solid waste and global warming.
Students identify issues related to environmental health and safety that result from activities within Alberta industries and describe specific environmental monitoring and management practices adapted by Alberta government and industry.
Students will investigate environmental ethics and identify methods for environmental advocacy.
Students will examine water as a vital resource and the need to manage it. Areas of investigation include the uses of and stresses on this resource as well as ways in which water is managed.
Students examine current and potential renewable and nonrenewable energy production, the contributions of each to sustainable energy development, and the effects of these forms of energy production on the environment.
Students examine the by-product (waste) management of natural and manufactured materials and identify its relationship to sustainable development.
Students investigate sustainable building trends to reduce energy consumption, resource consumption and waste production. Areas of investigation include building techniques, material usage and life cycle management.
Students investigate the basic principles of energy conservation and efficiency and relate them to energy designs and systems used in residential, commercial or transportation sectors.
Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Students apply prior learning and demonstrate the attitudes, skills and knowledge required by an external organization to achieve a credential/credentials or an articulation.
Students will investigate the impact of the emerging green economy and how it will influence provincial, national and global economic patterns.
Students assess the social, economic and environmental benefits and costs of resource development and demonstrate personal and shared actions that foster energy conservation and environmental stewardship.
Students will investigate the relationships and roles of the local, provincial and federal governments with respect to the environment. Students will also examine the global community’s role and the cooperation between international governments in working toward a sustainable world.
Students will develop and present an integrated plan for sustainable development that incorporates the supply side and the demand side of natural resource management and integrated land use.
Students explain the principles of water management and establish appropriate water management practices for industrial, personal and environmental use.
Students examine opportunities for planning renewable energy development and conserving and reducing conventional energy use.
Students examine existing examples of community planning, evaluate different aspects of planning, investigate promising practices for sustainability and design a sustainability plan for the community they live in.
Students analyze energy-saving technologies and systems and design a residential or commercial structure or transportation technology that demonstrates the principles of energy conservation and efficiency.
Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Students apply prior learning and demonstrate the attitudes, skills and knowledge required by an external organization to achieve a credential/credentials or an articulation.