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Natural Resources & Sustainability Presentation AssignmentThis unit is about Canada’s natural resources and your final task is to choose a natural resource and investigate it further. With your research you will create a presentation (PowerPoint or Google Slides) outlining the information about your natural resource, renewable or non-renewable. All of your research needs to be in your own words, unless otherwise sourced correctly. Your PowerPoint or Slides will include required information in an organized fashion, uploaded to on or before the due date: Friday May 29th First, choose a natural resource from the following list;Gas/Petroleum (Alberta oil sand projects, off shore drilling, etc.)Timber (loss of forests to fires, invasive species killing trees, over cutting trees, etc.)Fish (aquaculture, fish depletion, etc.)A Mineral of your choice (copper, gold, etc.)Farm Land (loss of land to urbanization, factory farming, etc.)Water (pollution of our water sources, bottled water, etc.)Fossil Fuels (over use, alternatives to fossil fuels, etc.)Another resource of your choice (please clear this with me first before starting) Second, research and create a presentation (PowerPoint or Google Slides) answering the following questions, with the slides in the following order; Title Slide: Title, your name, date, and class, with appropriate imageWhat is it?What is the natural resource? What is it used for?Current state?What is the current state of your natural resource? Include facts and research to support your opinion.Where is it found?Where in Canada is it found? Include a legible map in your description. How does it contribute?How does it contribute to Canada? Impact on the economy. How is it connected to the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries?Impact on the environment?Impact/issues on the environment. What is being done to sustain the resource? Is it sustainable?ReferencesInclude a list of a minimum of 3 sources in APA format. Third, upload your presentation to on or before the due date. You can upload PowerPoint and Google Slides documents with a limit of 100MB. * refer to the rubric on the back for full marksNatural Resources & Sustainability Presentation RubricContent (Knowledge/Application)Includes required content for the slides. These slides include the following; Title Slide, What is it? Current state? Where is it found? How does it contribute? Impact on the environment? And the Reference Slide (7 Slides in total).1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10Limited Some Effectiveness Considerable Effectiveness High DegreeVisuals (Knowledge/Application)Includes at least one graph that is sourced. Includes at least two images that are sourced.Graphs and images are explained within presentation. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10Limited Some Effectiveness Considerable Effectiveness High DegreeResearch Connections (Thinking/Communication)Answers to research questions show a high degree of interpretation. Includes the connection to types of industry; primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.Includes a minimum of 2 statistics that are sourced and explained within presentation. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10Limited Some Effectiveness Considerable Effectiveness High DegreeWritten Work (Thinking/Communication)Free from spelling and grammar mistakes.Clarity of ideas, research is in your own words.Reference page includes a minimum of 3 sources in APA format. Neat and organized with correct headings, backgrounds, etc. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10Limited Some Effectiveness Considerable Effectiveness High DegreeTotal /40 ................
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