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General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Using concept mapping to show interconnectedness - in this case, of the role of water. Reading a river - by looking at flow characteristics a canoeist can avoid danger. Identifying a problem, researching it and writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper Using a topographic map to identify a watershed.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	Lives of Inuit are changing as sea ice melts.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	The activity does not present the point of view of proponents of hydro electric dams.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Very Good	Any pertinent information not in the activity is provided in links to other websites.
Respects Complexity	Very Good	Watersheds are examined with respect to their multiple uses and multiple impacts as students look at the whole system through the completion of this activity.
Action Experience	Mediocre	Students write "letters to the editor".
Action Skills	Good	Students learn to write letters to the editor on specific issues of concern. Students learn to test water quality, report and analyze results. An extension activity instructs them to make posters to communicate problems in their home watershed.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Good	The activity fosters understanding of Inuit relationships with, and dependence upon water.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Very Good	Water quality testing gets students outdoors after they have made a watershed map of their own watershed.
Locally-Focused	Very Good	Local topographic maps are used for watershed identification. A local river is the subject of water quality testing.
Past, Present & Future	Very Good	Past use of water and historic contributions of Inuit are included as are the present problems of water use. The concept of reading a river is used to avoid danger by Inuit canoeists and this is related to the way a student would identify and avoid signs of danger in their everyday life.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Very Good	Activities are open ended where appropriate. Some acitivities are designed to have students construct the background knowledge they need for subsequent open-ended activities.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Very Good	The package has students complete a concept map to clarify vocabulary, consider what a river looks like, research and write letters, observe physical and chemical properties of water, map a watershed, complete water quality tests and create a development plan using. Oral skills are used to communicate the plan.
Discovery Learning	Mediocre
Values Clarification	Good	Links to sites with additional background knowledge are available. Students write a letter to the editor about an issue of their choice. They also design a development after learning about water and watershed issues.
Differentiated Instruction	Poor/Not considered
Experiential Learning	Good
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre
Assessment & Evaluation	Good
Peer Teaching	Mediocre
Case Studies	Very Good	Information on Inuit life past and present is provided. Students learn about the role of waterways in Canada's fur trade.
Locus of Control	Good	When researching and writing letters students are in control of the depth to which they investigate their topic.

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