Energy and Mines 10, 20, 30
Examine the sustainability of the energy and mining industries.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Interpret data comparing Canadian energy and resource consumption to the rest of North America and the world to determine the sustainability of Canadian resources. |
| (b) | Critique the implications of Saskatchewan’s current and sustainable levels of energy use, in the context of climate change, global economic demand and available resources. |
| (c) | Describe actions that can be taken to live and work more sustainably with non-renewable resources today and into the future. |
| (d) | Propose a plan to sustain the energy sector when non-renewable resources are gone. |
| (e) | Explore the pressure placed on non-renewable mineral resources (e.g., silver and lithium) due to developments in technology (e.g., microchips). |
| (f) | Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to explore and mine mineral and petroleum resources. |
| (g) | Discuss the role of social media in the spreading of information and how to determine fact versus fiction. |
| (h) | Investigate how Saskatchewan’s energy and mining industries provide increased national supply chain security. |
| (i) | Research sustainable practices in the energy and mining industries. |
| (j) | Explain how conservation relates to sustainability and long-term planning. |
| (k) | Explore the impact of renewable energy sources on the sustainability of the energy and mining industries. |
| (l) | Investigate sustainable practices in energy and mining to maintain water resources. |
| (m) | Reflect on land sustainability from First Nations and Métis worldviews (e.g., keepers of the land). |
| (n) | Examine how different worldviews (e.g., First Nations and Métis and Western) impact human interaction with the land. |
| (o) | Explore the direct connection and importance of the relationship Indigenous people have with the land. |
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