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This lesson is designed to help you prepare before visiting the "Vision and Introduction" page of: Lake Simcoe Protection Plan @ ontario.ca

"Ontarians have made clear their support for a comprehensive plan to protect and restore the ecological health of Lake Simcoe and its water-shed."

In this lesson, you can learn key terms for topic categories below:

Preparing to visit Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

Science, Research & Action Terms and Concepts

We see a Lake Simcoe Watershed … "where all persons are stewards of the land."

This lesson focuses on science and problem-solving. These words describe studying conditions and responding to change. They are often used in reports and research summaries.


Mini Glossary:

Terms:
"research", "monitor", "conditions", "respond", "improve", "contribute", "capacity", "interrelated"


Term: word: "environment",
IPA Pronunciation: ipa: "ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt",
ipa_ascii: [618, 110, 712, 118, 97, 618, 114, 601, 110, 109, 601, 110, 116],
Spell:

Brief Definition: definition: "the natural world around us, including air, land, and water",

Related: synonyms: ["surroundings", "habitat", "conditions"],
Opposite: antonyms: ["vacuum", "void"],
Rhymes: rhymes: []

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Sounds: Adapted from Click and Speak copyright 2017-2018 Fabien Snauwaertexternal link



Read Aloud Sentences:

"Nutrients help plants grow.", "The composition of the soil matters.", "The system can respond to change.", "We want to improve water quality.", "Everyone can contribute to solutions.", "A self-sustaining system supports itself.", "The system has limited capacity.", "Research helps us understand problems.", "Scientists monitor conditions.", "Weather conditions can change quickly."


Pause and Reflect:

There are no right or wrong answers here — just a safe place to think about the topic.

Noticing

  • Which words describe learning?
  • Which words describe action?

Connection

  • Have you heard any of these words outside of science (for example, at work or in news)?

Reflection

  • Which word suggests change over time?


Coach / Self-Study Notes

  • Some of these words are used broadly, not only by scientists.
  • Try to notice how they connect ideas together.
  • Exact definitions can come later.


This lesson introduces words used to describe research and action.