Work the Web

Find a development project in your geographic area on which a planner worked. Research the issues and final outcome of the project, and give a short presentation to your class.

Canadian Institute of Planners. This site describes career opportunities available in urban planning.

Ploughing fields actually reduces the population of earthworms. Earthworms help decomposition and improve soil quality. Research the role of earthworms. What recommendations would you make to farmers based on your research?

Farming Earthworms, Dr. Jill Clapperton and Nancy Lee, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre

Frequently Asked Questions: About Earthworms, Dr. Cathy Fox, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada

Zero-Tillage: The No-Till Soil, The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association

Earthworm ecology and sustaining agriculture, Matthew R. Werner, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, USA

Earthworms are Soil's Best Friend, University of Guelph

Select population data that could be represented by a histogram. Present the data first in table format and then in a histogram. Based on your histogram, make a prediction about the growth of the population.

Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities, 1996, Statistics Canada

Canadian population chart by age and sex by province and by territory, Statistics Canada

CSO Ireland: Principal Statistics, Agriculture, Selected Livestock Numbers in June (1847, 1897, 1947, 1999)

CSO Ireland: Principal Statistics, Demographics

Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Conservation Issues: Groundfish
[Acrobat Reader necessary]

ECN Summary Database, Environmental Change Network (butterflies and moths)

Data Analysis Methodology: How population trends are estimated, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey, USA

Wildlife Harvest and Population Status Report: Northern Bobwhite Quail, 1999, Conservation Commission of Missouri, USA

Research tent caterpillars and use of pesticides.

Background Information
Environment Canada factsheet on eastern tent caterpillars

Forest tent caterpillar factsheet written by Forestry Canada explains the economic impact on our forests

This interactive map posted by Natural Resources Canada shows the changing population of forest tent caterpillars across Canada from 1980 to 1995.

Anti-pesticide point of view
The Wonderful World of Insects — transcript of a U.S. television special in which an alternative view of insects is given.

Sierra Club of Canada — Pesticide Facts

Environment Canada — Canadian Wildlife Service page on Pesticides and Wild Birds describes the effects of pesticides on birds.

Pro-control point of view
The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing site provides a page on managing caterpillars.

Frequently Asked Questions About Insect Control posted by Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada

Environmentally Safe Methods of Pest Control posted by the University of Saskatchewan