Alaska's+Choice-+Gold+or+Salmon

=Alaska’s Choice: Gold or Salmon?= =** Purpose: **= == The purpose of this activity is to simulate a public debate or “town Hall” meeting. The question for debate at the meeting is: Should gold and copper mining be approved in the Bristol Bay Alaska watershed? This simulation is intended to stimulate each participant to delve deeply into the facts and issues associated with the case study and to develop articulate and persuasive ways of presenting an argument or defense for or against mining at the Bristol Bay site. == =** Objective: **= =** Set-up : **= a short the video on Bristol Bay and the threat of pebble mining. It introduces some of the stake-holders involved in the debate and describes how the mining project might impact them.
 * == To become more aware of the ecologic, cultural, economic, political, and ethical arguments for and against mining in the Bristol Bay Alaska watershed. ==
 * == To recognize that while the Bristol Bay case is unique in some respects, it has a great deal in common with other case studies that can be used to illustrate the complexity of environmental challenges which involve managing resources and preserving habitats. ==

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=** Homework: **= == First listen to the short November 2011 podcast entitled Mining Jobs or Salmon in Alaska Then read the article, Alaska’s Choice: Gold or Salmon?, from the December 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. ==

==** As you listen and read, consider the perspectives of each interest group involved in the case. At our next class will be dividing into six groups. Each group will represent one of the following “interest groups”: **==

** 6. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Federal Bureau of Land Management, EPA **
=** Preparing for the Town Hall Debate: **=

** 4. Each member of the group will become an expert on one point by: **

 * ==** Explaining it **==
 * ==** Raising the issue to other groups **==
 * ==** Being prepared to defend or respond to that issue when other groups raise it **==

These additional sources must be cited on your visual display.
=** Assessment: **= Student grades will be awarded bases on peer evaluation and group presentations.

1. Support for interest group 2. Clarity of Speech 3. Getting into Character 4. Visual Aid (must include citations) 5. Overall organization
 * Class presentations will be assessed in the following areas: **


 * Peer evaluations will be completed using the following peer evaluation form **

If you are in a group of five people, you each will have 40 points to distribute. You don't give yourself points. (If you are in a group of four, you'll have 30 to give away. In a group of six, you'll have 50 points, etc.) If you believe that everyone contributed equally to the group work, then you should give everyone 10 points. If everyone in the group feels the same way, you all will receive an average of 10 points. Be fair in your assessments, but if someone in your group didn't contribute adequately, give them fewer points. If someone worked harder than the rest, give that person more than 10 points. There are some rules that you must observe in assigning points:
 * Peer Evaluation Format: **
 * You cannot give anyone in your group more than 15 points.
 * You do not have to assign all of your points.
 * Anyone receiving an average of less than 7 points will fail individual portion of the project.
 * Don't give anyone a grade that they don't deserve.

=**Good Sources for informatio**n:=

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wild-places/bristol-bay.aspx

https://intercontinentalcry.org/cant-eat-gold-bristol-bay-interview-21797/

http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/cacfa/documents/FOSDocuments/ReimersPresentation.pdf

https://prezi.com/m_fklfoj89ov/bristol-bay-fish-managers/?webgl=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_Mine

https://www.adn.com/environment/article/epa-report-concludes-pebble-mine-activity-could-devastate-alaska-salmon-runs/2014/01/15/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121116-bristol-bay-alaska-salmon-gold-pebble-mine-science-nation/

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