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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Part One

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (activities and discussions)

Part Two

Activities
  • Break down concepts and definitions
  • Test your comprehension
  • Apply your knowledge

Part Three

Inquiry Media
  • Watch video that relates concepts to the real world
  • Reflect and discuss

Part One

Decision-making isn't easy

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Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

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Featured Hot Take

How do you solve complex problems and make better decisions? Well, Dr. Kerry Bowman might be able to help. He’s a world-renowned ethicist and quite possibly the most interesting man in the world. Kerry took the time to join us in conversation to discuss the art of decision-making.

We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Reflection

  • What do you think defines good ethics?
  • Do we do a good enough job of considering ethics when we make decisions? Why or why not?
  • When we talk about ethics, do we realize different regions and different people hold different ethical values? How should we weigh different ethical standards when making decisions?
  • What are the social, cultural, economic and biological ramifications of including ethics in our decision-making processes? What are the ramifications if we don't?
  • What role should ethics play in visual storytelling? Do we worry too much about ethical stories? Or are too many visual stories unethical?
  • How will you apply lessons learned in this story to this class and your life?
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Part Two

The following activities will help you better understand the concepts you need to learn in this class. Your teacher will select which activities you need to complete below.

Decision Time

Decisions aren't easy! Try your hand at reaching a consensus agreement between different perspectives.

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Story Strategies

How to create a visual story that sparks emotion? We've got the tools to help you.

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Artist Decisions

Learn how artists develop and use different strategies to tell their stories to diverse audiences.

How?

Problem Solving

You've done your research and now it's time to decide on the problem you want to solve. *Recommended

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Part Three

HOW DOES THIS CLASS RELATE TO REAL-WORLD ISSUES?

Inquiry Media

Are we loving nature to death?

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Canada at a Crossroads

NEW: Inquiry Media Series

This five-part story will be featured across each of the first five chapters of Nature Labs and will ask students to explore the question of how Canada can protect our economy and sovereignty while still addressing the other challenges of our time.

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Further Exploration

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Canada at a Crossroads: Decision-Making, Democracy, and the Cost of Inaction (Lesson)

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Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 4 Grade Level: 9–12 Time Required: 80-120 minutes Big Idea: Indecision has consequences. In a democracy, making fair,...
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Canada at a Crossroads: Democracy, Responsibility, and the Choices We Make (Lesson)

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Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 5 Grade Level: 9–12 Time Required: 80-120 minutes Big Idea: Democracy is not self-sustaining. It depends on informed,...
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Everything that could happen next…

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The Alberta/Ottawa Agreement Meets Another Unity Crisis Following the November 27th memorandum of understanding between the federal government and Alberta, we sat down with Canada's...
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From Purpose to Impact

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Process vs Product Source: Harvard Business Review File Type: Essay Overview: Purpose to impact: how you can lead change Web...

Why I like Design Thinking

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Design Thinking Source: UX Design File Type: Opinion Overview: Pros and cons of design thinking and why it's driving...

“Let’s Agree to Disagree.” I Don’t Agree to That.

"Let's Agree to Disagree." I Don't Agree to That. Sub-Category: Problem Solving Source: Big Think File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: Should we agree...

The Critical Thinking Toolkit

The Critical Thinking Toolkit Sub-Category: Problem Solving Source: The Critical Thinking Tool Kit File Type: Book Overview: An academic look at critical...

How your brain works and how it tackles problems

How your brain works and how it tackles problems Sub-Category: Problem Solving Source: Khan Academy File Type: Video Overview: Learn about types...

A breakdown of design thinking

A breakdown of design thinking Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Design Thinking Source: Harvard Business Review File Type: Video Overview: A breakdown of design thinking Web...
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Image (Story) Development Strategies

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Image development strategies refer to enhancing an image or story in the eyes of a specific audience. It refers to various techniques and approaches...
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How to Research and Tell a Good Story

English Resources
What does good research look like? How do you become a good researcher? And how do you transform research into an impactful story? Great...
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Additional Resources

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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

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Chapter Five

Here’s How

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Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

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Chapter Two

The Context of It All

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Chapter Six

Your Turn

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Chapter Ten

Keep Going

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Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

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Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

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Chapter Eight

Be Better

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Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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