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    Human Activity and the Environment – Teacher’s Kit

    Set #3: How can the value of EGS be measured?

    Image of a Douglas fir tree silhouette

    Set #3 of a three-part series, this presentation and related learning materials include the following activities:

    • Learners discuss possible non-monetary methods of determining the benefits of transportation options.
    • Learners identify possible monetary measures of EGS value.
    • Learners identify possible non-monetary measures of EGS value.

    Key learning outcomes:

    • understand monetary and non-monetary valuation methods
    • understand the importance of both valuation methods

    Intended audience: grades 7 to 12 social studies, geography, science, biology, and environmental education classes; introductory post-secondary.

    These PowerPoint presentations and corresponding teacher notes and activities accompany and support the learning activities for “How can the value of ecosystem goods and services be measured?” and the Statistics Canada publication, Human Activity and the Environment 2013: Measuring ecosystem goods and services in Canada.

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    kjay, 2014, Douglas Fir Tree Silhouette, http://us.fotolia.com/id/5470456 (accessed May 28, 2014).

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