The Big Picture on Biodiversity and Climate Change

An Environmental Education Program for Secondary Science Students

Question	Response
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Make more effort to relate biodiversity to the everyday life of students.
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Nesting box building and plant identification are some of the skills taught.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Consideration of Alternative Perspectives	Satisfactory	Information presented is factual in nature.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	Not always explicit in the activity but present in the available resources. Less attention is paid to the economic dimension.
Respects Complexity	Very Good	A complete range of activities is provided for biodiversity education from simple awareness to action.
Acting on Learning	Very Good	There are hands-on experiences where students can make positive changes such as removing invasive species and building bird houses.
Values Education	Good	Most of the issues are presented in a scientific terms but students are given some opportunities to clarify their own values.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Good	Respect is fostered for First Nations in the resource but is not a part of the main activities.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Very Good	This is explicit throughout the activities.
Locally-Focused Learning	Good	The lead questions don't explicitly relate to the student's personal experiences but the activities provided are highly engaging.
Past, Present & Future	Good	A sense of time is present but could be developed further. For example attention could be paid to how ecosystems in the past could adapt more effectively with slow changes in climate vs the more rapid changes occurring now.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Satisfactory	Most of the activities involve actions with fixed outcomes.
Integrated Learning	Good	While the activity is geared primarily to science and geography outcomes there are connection made for agriculture, health, and economics.
Inquiry Learning	Good	Students are provided with unique and intriguing situations and must come up with their own answers.
Differentiated Instruction	Good	All of the activities provide a range of different learning styles either through physical activity, group work or by building something themselves.
Experiential Learning	Very Good	A variety of authentic, hands-on activities are provided.
Cooperative Learning	Satisfactory	Student work in groups but cooperative skills are not explicitly taught.
Assessment & Evaluation	Poor/Not considered	There is a program evaluation form but it is a feedback form about the program itself. It does not assess student learning.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory	Some peer teaching occurs during group work. Students take on action projects on their own. However they are not empowered to teach others.
Case Studies	Good	Students built bird house that will be used to restore swallow populations. Students are involved in removal of a harmful invasive species.
Locus of Control	Poor/Not considered	Students do not choose their program content.

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Alberta
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- Grade 9
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    - Environment and Outdoor Education: Commitment to Action
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    - Biological Diversity
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British Columbia
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    - Specialized Science 12: Biodiversity is dependent on the complex interactions and processes between biotic and abiotic factors
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Manitoba
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    - Biology 111/2: Study of Life
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Newfoundland & Labrador
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Nova Scotia
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An Environmental Education Program for Secondary Science Students

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