Subject
Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Evaluating
Elaboration
- Sample opportunities to support student inquiry:
- How has industry in B.C. changed as resource technologies (e.g., exploration, extraction, refinement) have developed over time?
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various extraction methods, such as open-pit versus underground mining, and fracking of geological oil and gas reservoirs.
- Evaluate the validity and limitations of models of Earth’s interior.
- How have First Peoples knowledge and oral traditions contributed to our understanding of geologic events in B.C.?
- What does it mean for a company to be “carbon neutral”?
- Identify the assumptions, bias, and questions that should be asked in order to assess whether all electric vehicles are better for the planet than other types of vehicles.
- Consider the social, ethical, and environmental implications of rising global ocean temperatures.
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Evaluating