The Peel Watershed Assessing the Complexities of a Land Use Issue

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1 The Peel Watershed Assessing the Cmplexities f a Land Use Issue Lessn Overview In this lessn, students will use the Canadian Atlas Online t lcate and gather infrmatin abut the Peel Watershed. They will explre the Recmmended Peel Watershed Land Use Plan t identify land use issues and different viewpints n develpment in the Peel Watershed. Finally, students will develp an advertisement that expresses their persnal psitin n the issue. Grade Level Grade 12 Time Required Tw 90 minute classes Curriculum Cnnectin (Prvince/Territry and curse) Yukn, Gegraphy 12 (British Clumbia curriculum) Additinal Resurces, Materials and Equipment Required Identifying Bias in Vide: The Peel Watershed (attached) Advertisement Criteria (attached) Access t cmputers, a prjectr and the internet Websites: Canadian Atlas Online Watershed Awareness theme &lang=en Prtect yur Watershed: An interactive guide t taking actin The Big Wild Org. Prtect the Peel vide CBC News Peel watershed debate heats up in Whitehrse Clash Over Paradise Peel Watershed Planning Cmmissin

2 Yukn Chamber f Mines respnse g_mratrium_1.sflb.ashx CPAWs infrmatin n the Peel Watershed Prtect the Peel Peel Watershed Recmmended Land Use Plan Main Objective Students will understand the cmplex nature f the land use issues surrunding the Peel Watershed Reginal Land Use Plan. Learning Outcmes By the end f the lessn, students will be able t: assess the varius cnsideratins invlved in resurce management; assess the envirnmental impact f human activities; apply effective written, ral and graphic cmmunicatin skills t this tpic.

3 The Lessn The Lessn Teacher Activity Student Activity Intrductin Review the cncept f bias with students by cmpleting the fllwing activity: Shw students the fllwing qutatin: Lcated in NE Yukn this vast and exquisite wilderness Watershed is the size f Sctland. We have the pprtunity t prtect the unspiled waters and wilderness f this area befre the regin is industrialized with rads, mining, il and gas. It is well deserving f prtectin! Its stunning muntains and pristine river valleys prvide imprtant wildlife habitat in a rich landscape. It is a refuge fr bth the human psyche and species adapting t a changing climate. As places like this becme increasingly rare we have a prfund glbal respnsibility t pass these wnders f nature n t future generatins. Read and cmment n any bias in the qutatin. The Draft Peel Watershed Land Use Plan was released April 28 th [, 2010]. It prpses 11% prtectin. (Surce: The Big Wild Org.) As a class, cmment n the qute and use it t discuss bias. Repeat the abve activity with this qutatin frm the Yukn Chamber f Mines President, Charles Schulze: Schulze said envirnmental prtectin and mineral explratin can c-exist in the watershed, but hw the area is prtected depends n hw gvernments regulate activity. Read the qutatin and discuss bias. "What we wuld cnsider prtectin is that yu have a stringent regulatry regime that bases its mitigatin n sensitivity f the area," he said. That regulatry regime culd include having

4 reclamatin plans and funds in place fr when mining peratins there are cmplete, Schulze said. (Surce: CBC News Peel watershed debate heats up in Whitehrse ) Watch the vide and cmplete the first clumn n the activity sheet. Distribute the student activity sheet entitled Identifying Bias in Vide: The Peel Watershed. Instruct students t cmplete the first clumn f the activity sheet while they watch the Prtect the Peel vide by the Big Wild Org. Lessn Develpment Next, shw the vide Clash ver Paradise and ask students t cmplete the secnd clumn f their activity sheet. Bth vides viewed by students prmte a prtectinist attitude twards the Peel Watershed. Discuss the fllwing questins with students using the THINK, PAIR, SHARE strategy: Wh wants t prtect the Peel? Wh wants t develp the Peel and why? What arguments exist fr develping parts f the Peel Watershed? T what extent, if at all, is develpment necessary in rder t facilitate ecnmic grwth in the Yukn? Chse several pairs f students t share their ideas with the class. Ask students t lcate the Peel Watershed using the resurce entitled Prtect Yur Watershed: An interactive guide t taking actin. Instruct students t estimate the size f the Peel Watershed in relatin t the entire Yukn Territry and in relatin t Canada as a whle. Discuss the impact f changes t this watershed based n the size and lcatin f the watershed. Discuss the fllwing questins: What are the ptential impacts f develpment in the area? Name sme f the ptential ecnmic Watch the vide Clash Over Paradise and cmplete the secnd clumn f the activity sheet. Brainstrm thughts n the questins individually. Share ideas with a partner and then with the class. Lcate the Peel Watershed. Engage in a class discussin f the questins/issues arund the ptential develpment f the Peel Watershed.

5 activities in this regin. What might the financial benefit f these activities be t the ppulatin and surrunding cmmunities? In pairs r small grups, defend a psitin n the develpment f the Peel Watershed frm the perspective f ne f the stakehlders. Chices may include (but are nt limited t): First Natins (can use a specific band) Oil/Gas Industry Yukn Mining Assciatin CPAWS r The Big Wild Org. Prvincial r Federal Gvernment Other... (with the apprval f the teacher) Create an advertisement that supprts yur psitin. The advertisement must include the fllwing: A detailed utline f yur grup s psitin Chse a perspective and create an advertisement that defends a psitin n the Peel Watershed. Specific examples and facts t supprt pinins Use f advertising techniques as demnstrated in the sample vide e.g. appeal t emtin, bias, visual impact, tne etc. Map f the Peel Watershed Histrical backgrund t the area A bibligraphy f surces Students can use a variety f multimedia t present the advertisement: webpage, radi bradcast, vide, nline, paper, etc. Direct students t the material n Canadian Atlas Online Watershed Awareness theme as well as the websites in the Additinal Resurces sectin f this lessn plan. Students may als chse their wn surces f infrmatin.

6 Evaluate student advertisements using the attached Advertisement Criteria. Cnclusin Ask students t analyse the Recmmended Peel Watershed Reginal Land Use Plan summary dcument (see Additinal Resurces fr the website link.) Assign a final essay n ne f the fllwing tw tpics: 1. Assess the varius cnsideratins invlved in decisin making arund resurce management in the Peel Watershed, including: Students analyse the Recmmended Peel Watershed Reginal Land Use Plan and write a final essay n ne f the tw listed tpics. Sustainability Availability Scial and cultural cnsequences Ecnmic cnsequences Plitical cnsequences 2. Assess the envirnmental impact f human activities n the Peel Watershed regin. Lessn Extensin Present advertisements t the class. Write a letter t the gvernment r a newspaper expressing yur view n the Peel Watershed. Jin an actin grup. Write an pinin fr a yuth magazine r an nline website such as Histrica s FYI Canada at: mcat1 Assessment f Student Learning Advertisements can be assessed using the Advertisement Criteria sheet (attached). Essay assessment criteria can be lcated at: Further Reading Watersheds f Canada pster-map The Surce f life Canada s watershed prtectin actin guide RBC Bluewater Fundatin Recmmended Peel Watershed Reginal Land Use Plan

7 Link t Canadian Natinal Standards fr Gegraphy Essential Element #5: Envirnment and Sciety Use and sustainability f resurces Gegraphic Skill #1: Asking Gegraphic Questins Plan and rganize a gegraphic research prject (e.g. specify a prblem, pse a research questin r hypthesis and identify data surces).

8 Identifying Bias in Vide: The Peel Watershed VIDEO #1: The Big Wild Org. VIDEO #2: Clash Over Paradise Hw des the vide describe the Peel Watershed? Name the stakehlders identified in the vide. List any persuasin techniques used in the vide? (Cnsider visual and sund techniques as well as wrd chice.) List the main argument made in the vide. What bias is shwn in the vide? List any cunter arguments presented in the vide.

9 Grup Members: Advertisement Criteria Tpic: Detailed utline f yur grup s psitin using specific, relevant examples Use f advertising techniques including emtinal appeal, bias, visual impact, tne etc. /15 /5 Accurate map f the Peel Watershed /5 Accurate histrical backgrund prvided /5 Includes a prperly frmatted bibligraphy f surces /5 Overall impact /5 Ttal /40 5 exceeds expectatins 4 fully meets expectatins 3 meets expectatins 1-2 des nt meet expectatins Cmments: