Name: ___________________________ Date: ______________

Ecological Footprint, Sustainability and

Stewardship
Performance Task (10% of Final Grade)
Due Date: Friday, December 23, 2016
The Topic

Reducing your Ecological Footprint and practicing Sustainability and

Stewardship.

The Product

CHILDRENS BOOK or SLIDE PRESENTATION on the Ecological Footprint and

the concepts of Sustainability and Stewardship.

Instructions

Choose your product: Childrens book or slide presentation with a

character such as the Lorax, Wall-E, or Lou The Frog.
Use Google Docs or Google Slide to create your product on the Halton
Cloud.
Use the chart below to help organize and produce your product.
Childrens Book

Minimum of least 300 words of writing.

Title Page:
Appropriate Title Right to
Your Full Name
Story of one or two paragraphs:
(+/- 100-200 words)
Introduces the topic of Ecological Footprint.
A series of sentences that include:

meaning of Ecological Footprint and describes

what it is and how it is calculated

Explanation of how an Ecological Footprint is

calculated

Summarizes the averages of Canadians,

comparing other countries and the Worlds
average.
Story continues with one or two paragraphs:
(+/- 100-200 words)
Introduces the topics of Sustainability and
Stewardship
A series of sentences that include:

Meanings of the Sustainability and Stewardship.

An explanation outlining how you can become a

Steward
of
the
Earth
and
practice
Sustainability.

Why practicing suitability and stewardship are

important?

Slide Presentation
Minimum of at least 300 words of writing.
Title Slide:
Appropriate Title Reducing My Ecological
Footprint
Your Full Name
One to Three Slides:
(+/- 100-200 words)
Introduces the topic of Ecological Footprint.
A series of slides (1 to 3) that include:

meaning of Ecological Footprint and describes

what it is and how it is calculated

Explanation of how an Ecological Footprint is

calculated,

Summarizes
the
averages
of
Canadians,
comparing other countries and the Worlds
average.
One to Three Slides:
(+/- 100-200 words)
Introduces the topics of Sustainability and
Stewardship
A series of slides (1 to 3) that include:

Meanings of the Sustainability and Stewardship.

An explanation outlining how you can become a

Steward
of
the
Earth
and
practice
Sustainability.

Why practicing suitability and stewardship are

important?

Story continues and concludes:

(+/-100-200 words)
Explains how to reduce your ecological footprint
and be more sustainable and a steward of the
Earth
A series of sentences that include:

A minimum of THREE MAJOR AREAS to reduce

your ecological footprint as an individual, family
at home and at school or in the community.

Each of the three major areas will have a variety

of ways of reducing the use of
water,
transportation, energy, food and the production
of waste, including describing what can be
reduced, how it can be reduced, etc.

Concluding Statement that summarizes your

big idea and major viewpoint.
A variety of illustrations and images that include
at least four major visuals such as diagrams,
pictures, drawings, clip art, etc. to support your
written information.
Use of a character such as the Lorax, Wall-E, Lou
The Frog)

One to Three Slides:

(+/-100-200 words)
Explains how to reduce your ecological footprint
and be more sustainable and a steward of the
Earth
A series of slides (1 to 3) that include:

A minimum of THREE MAJOR AREAS to reduce

your ecological footprint as an individual, family
at home and at school or in the community.

Each of the three major areas will have a variety

of ways of reducing the use of
water,
transportation, energy, food and the production
of waste, including describing what can be
reduced, how it can be reduced, etc.

Concluding Slide that summarizes your big idea

and major viewpoint.
A variety of illustrations and images that include
at least four major visuals such as diagrams,
pictures, drawings, clip art, etc. to support your
written information.
Use of a character such as the Lorax, Wall-E, Lou
The Frog)

Name: _______________________________ Date: Friday December

23rd, 2016

Ecological Footprint, Sustainability and

Stewardship
Performance Task Evaluation
Applied CGC1P (10% of Final Grade)
Knowledge and Understanding
Content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of
understanding of geographic concepts and factual knowledge relating to ecological footprint,
sustainability and stewardship.
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Application
Content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of
application of geographic knowledge and understanding of the ideas, concepts, solutions
and strategies associated reducing your ecological footprint, and practicing sustainability
and stewardship.
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Thinking
Content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of logic,
personal reflection and critical thinking relating to one/two/three/four/more areas of reducing
your ecological footprint, with character (Lorax, Wall-E, Lou) included and used with
poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of logic and creativity.
1 2 3
4
5
6
7
8
Communication
Written content includes none/few/some/most/all of the following:
Title page or slide with appropriate title and full name, first and last
Three Paragraphs with topic sentences/Topic slides
A variety of sentences/slides with supporting details
Concluding statement/Concluding slide.
Written content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional level of
effective communication skills presented in a way that is appropriate to the audience and

age/grade level; shows poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of

correct punctuation, spelling, sentence/point-form structure.
No/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional variety of supporting and appropriate
visuals that demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional level of
effective communication skills presented in a way that is appropriate to the topic.
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12

_____/50

_____%

Name: _______________________________ Date: Friday December

23rd, 2016

Ecological Footprint, Sustainability and

Stewardship
Performance Task Evaluation
Academic CGC1D (10% of Final Grade)
Knowledge and Understanding
Written content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree
of understanding of geographic concepts and factual knowledge relating to ecological
footprint, sustainability and stewardship.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Application
Written content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree
of application of geographic knowledge and understanding of the issues associated with
reducing your ecological footprint, and practicing sustainability and stewardship.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Thinking
Written content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree
of logic, personal reflection and critical thinking relating to one/two/three/four/more areas of
reducing your ecological footprint.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Communication
Written content includes none/few/some/most/all of the following:
Title page or slide with appropriate title and full name, first and last
Three Paragraphs with topic sentences/Topic slides
A variety of sentences/slides with supporting details
Concluding statement/Concluding slide.
Written content demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional level of
effective communication skills presented in a way that is appropriate to the audience and

age/grade level; shows poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional degree of

correct punctuation, spelling, sentence/point-form structure.
No/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional variety of supporting and appropriate
visuals that demonstrates poor/limited/some/considerable/thorough/exceptional level of
effective communication skills presented in a way that is appropriate to the topic.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

_____/40

_____%

Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

Performance Task Pre-planning 1

Review your notes, textbook readings and films for answers
What is Sustainable Development?
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Identify three ways we can practice Sustainable Development.
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What does Stewardship mean?
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Make a list of things you can do to become a Steward of the Earth.
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Identify how you will use Sustainability and Stewardship in your performance
task. (THINK your own ideas)

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Summarize the story of The Lorax. (see Unit 1 notes)
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What are the main lessons learned in The Lorax. (see Unit 1 notes)
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Identify what each of the following content from The Lorax represent in the
human world today.
The Lorax:_____________________________
Truffula Tree: __________________________
The Oncler:____________________________
Thneeds: _____________________________
Summarize the main story from the film Wall-E.
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Describe the lessons that were learned from viewing the film Wall-E
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Identify how you could use content from The Lorax and Wall-E in your
performance task. (THINK Your own ideas here)
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Define Ecological Footprint.

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What is Productive Land?
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Give six types of productive land.
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Explain how your Ecological Footprint is similar to a bank account.
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Reducing Your Ecological Footprint

Individual
Explain how to reduce your Ecological Footprint when you use WATER?
personally reduce your water use?

How can you

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Explain how to reduce your Ecological Footprint when you use ENERGY? How can you
personally reduce your energy use?

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Explain who to reduce your Ecological Footprint in the area of TRANSPORTATION. What can
you personally do to reduce the types of transportation that lead to a large Footprint, such as
driving a car?

__________________________________________________________________
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How could you reduce your Ecological Footprint when it comes to the FOOD you eat? What will
you do food waste?

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Explain how to reduce your Ecological Footprint by reducing GARBGAGE and WASTE. How
will you personally reduce your production of waste and garbage?

__________________________________________________________________
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Be sure to use this activity as a guide when creating your project and
word processing, searching for images and using the Internet.
Pick a Character like Wall-E or the Lorax or Lou The Frog to
help tell your story.