Global Citizenship Program Details (Grade 9)

Explore the relationship of human development and the natural environment, contrasting the balance of sustainability and human productivity required to work with nature in a way that does not compromise human health or that of the natural environment.

Compare building materials with consideration of financial and environmental sustainability, and explore and discuss environmental challenges that need to be considered when working with nature.

Curriculum Connections:

• Science

  • STEM Skills, Careers & Connections

  • Biology

• Technological Education (TIJ10):

  • Technology Fundamentals

  • Technology, The Environment & Society

• Issues in Canadian Geography:

  • Geographic Inquiry & Skill Development

  • Interactions in the Physical Environment

  • Managing Canada’s Resources & Industries

  • Liveable Communities