2. How it began….
IPAC-CO2 approached our school
division and asked us to create some
resources that could be used in school to
teach students about carbon capture
and storage.
3. Rationale
Province of Saskatchewan is a global
leader in Carbon Capture
Keep curriculum current with local
emerging technology
Importance of educating our future
leaders about sustainability
Absence of resources concerning the
issue of global emissions
4. Background
Found Curriculum Alignment – Grades 3,
7,10
Created and Signed Contract with IPAC-
CO2
Found Team of Teachers
Educated team of teachers about CCS
Provided team with time to Develop and
Write
5. Saskatchewan Curriculum
K-12 Aim of Science – develop scientific
literacy within context of Euro-Canadian
and Indigenous heritages (empirical and
rational knowledge of nature)
6. K-12 Goals of Science
Understand the Nature of Science and
STSE (Science, Technology, Society, and
the Environment) Interrelationships
Construct Scientific Knowledge
Develop Scientific and Technological Skills
Develop Attitudes that support Scientific
Habits of Mind
7. Grade Specific Curriculum
Our Resources highlight the K-12 Aims and
Goals as well are align with grade specific
outcomes and indicators.
Grade 3 – 1 Outcome/1 Indicator
Grade 7 – 4 Outcomes/11 Indicators
Grade 10 - 6 Outcomes/15 Indicators
Content builds from each grade level.
8. Vision
A series of lessons that introduce the students
to elemental carbon, the carbon cycle,
nature`s carbon sinks, and carbon capture
technologies
Multimedia platform that includes hands-on
activities, videos, and inquiry based
investigations
Integrated differentiation to meet the needs
of the diverse learners
First Nations and Metis perspectives
Bilingual curriculum links to Grades 3, 7, & 10
9. National Recognition
The Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on
Education for Sustainable Development
(ESD) provides recognition to innovative
projects, research and other activities
promoting Education for Sustainable
Development and the Regina Catholic
School Carbon Capture and the
Environment resources will be recognized
at this event!
10. Challenges
Contract with IPAC-CO2 dissolved
External Peer Review, French Translation
and Video Production changed at the
last moment
Disseminating the materials to teachers in
our division and across the province
11. Distribution and
Integration into Classrooms
Distribution has begun but much more is
needed
The KEY to integration into the classrooms
is teacher training. Our product is teacher
friendly and classroom ready but teachers
still need to be aware of the product and
briefed on how and when this can be
used.
This is costly
12. Further Development
Integration into other grade levels/courses
such as Grade 6, Environmental Science 20
and Earth Science 30
Cross-curricular Units Developed for K-8 with
fiction and non-fiction books created
Grade 9 - 12 Units – our focus was on science
but there are many other areas this can be
extended into – Mathematics, Social Studies,
Economics, Christian Ethics
Further development takes time and money
