Ice road opens, with limits, to connect Northern Saskatchewan communities CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2016 8:50 PM CT

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective, Interrelationships

Inquiry: Why are these Northern communities connected by ice roads? How might Climate Change impact connecting the Northern communities in the future?

Activity: Map out the transportation methods of the Northern communities using. Transportation and population data. Create transportation routes when the lakes are covered. If ice roads will not work in the future due to climate change create new routes by adding in points/lines and polygons. Communicate the rational to an appropriate audience.

March 3rd - Climate Change & Agriculture PIR Live Event - Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week 2016

Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: How might agricultural practices change due to changes in clime? Where might these changes have the greatest impact? What might some of the impacts be on different populations around the world?

Activity: Investigate the interrelationships of current agricultural practices. Evaluate the role spatial significance plays with regards to certain practices by creating a map in a spatial journal. Analyse the map for patterns and trends. Communicate results making predictions as to how agricultural practice may change due to climate change.

UK tourists killed by Vietnam waterfall's 'violent waters' Jessica Elgot and agencies

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Interrelationships, 

Inquiry: How could such an event have been prevented? 

Activity: Create a spatial journal that highlights dangerous tourist locations around the world. Identify patterns and trends and develop a travel advisory to help tourist be aware of some of the dangers of travel. Communicate results to an appropriate audience.

Bison On Track To Return To Banff National Park

The Huffington Post Alberta  |  By Sarah Rieger

Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends

Inquiry: Why have people decided to try to bring back the Bison to Alberta? How should the herd be managed to ensure its safety?

Activity: Create a story map outlining the plight of the Bison in North America. Be sure to include the impact human activity and communicate a possible outcomes of the reintroduction of Bison into Alberta.

The Uprooted

Story sources: UNHCR, Airbus Defense and Space

Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends, Interrelationship

Inquiry: How might this crisis end?

Activity: Class discussion. Complete an issue analysis to initiate the discussion. Develop possible solutions to the crisis. 

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U.N. Food Airdrop For Besieged Syrians Misses Its Target 

 

Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay

All 21 palettes failed to reach their intended destination unharmed.

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Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Patterns and Trends

Inquiry: Why might people judge the group based on the activities of a few? Why might people judge  cultural groups with one set of criteria but  their own with another set?

Activity: Complete an issue analysis. Understanding the different stakeholders, their values and beliefs develop a plan of action to help reduce the problems associated with judging groups in a negative way.

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Dalia Mogahed:

What do you think when you look at me?

How much warmer than normal was your city in 2015?

Posted by Alexandra Pope in Nature on Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends

Inquiry: Why does temperature change vary from place to place? How has temperature change impacted people in these different areas? How might this climate impact people in the future?

Activity: Create a map of spatial significance indicating places of greatest temperature change. Add data such as land use, human activity, environmental 
characteristic to help determine impacts and make predictions if patterns continue. Communicate a possible solution/result via story map.