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Alberta’s Oil Sands and Environmental Impact

Students learn about Alberta’s oil sands, including surface mining, emissions, tailings ponds, reclamation, and renewable versus non-renewable energy.

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Students learn about Alberta’s oil sands, including surface mining, emissions, tailings ponds, reclamation, and renewable versus non-renewable energy. Vocabulary, a pros-and-cons chart, reflection questions, and a town decision case study support environmental inquiry.

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  • Students will explain how oil sands mining affects land, water, air, and wildlife.
  • Students will define key environmental and energy vocabulary.
  • Students will compare benefits and drawbacks of Alberta’s oil and gas industry.
  • Students will evaluate an oil sands development proposal using evidence.