• Recycling Sorter

  In this STEM lesson students learn about the challenges faced by waste sorting centres and the various methods they employ in order to effectively sort our garbage.  The lesson begins with a video presentation of a waste management facility and their...

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• STEM Education Toolkit

  This resource explores the concepts of inquiry and problem-solving using the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educational resource kit and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The resource provides an approach to teaching...

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• Everyday Energy

  Through various activities, students learn about different energy sources and how much power they consume daily.  They learn how much their daily lives depend on all different sorts of energy.           Students will: describe...

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• Refugees are Fleeing Climate Change

  Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer warns of the dangers and chaos ahead from the mass migration of refugees forced to flee their homes because of climate change. The number of people affected could reach tens of millions by the end of the century....

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• The Impact of Human Activity on Water

  This lesson weaves traditional knowledge, the relationship between water and Indigenous peoples, and western science together in order to examine the universal importance of water. By completing this lesson, students will better understand the need for...

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• Pollution Patrol

  Pollution Patrol is a STEM lesson plan geared toward creating  awareness about air pollution by designing, building and testing their own pollution detectors using a variety of common materials. The lesson begins by discussing air pollution, particulate...

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• At-Risk Communities

  Through the examination of compelling images in a photo essay describing the effects of climate change in Alaska, students explore the themes of at-risk communities, climate refugees and migration. The lesson  begins by discussing the connection...

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• Displacement in the Face of Climate Change

  Displacement in the Face of Climate Change consists of ten lessons focusing on climate-caused migration around the world. The unit plan contains a variety of activities that allow students to explore the current situation as well as how migration could...

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• Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Climate Change in The North

  The circumpolar North is on the frontlines of climate change: the land, lakes, and lifeways of humans and animals are rapidly changing. The nourishment this community receives from the land is quickly disappearing. François Paulette, a Denesuline...

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• Exploring Climate Impacts

  Exploring Climate Impacts focuses on understanding the difference between weather and climate, the nature of climate change, and the impacts of a changing climate being felt around the world. Following a guided discussion of weather vs climate, students...

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• Environmental Protection from a Two-Eyed Seeing Perspective

  This resource introduces students to the Two-Eyed Seeing or Etuaptmumk Framework, created by Mi’kmaw Elder Albert Marshall. It is “the gift of multiple perspectives,” and Albert Marshall often describes it as “learning to...

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• No Option Except Escape

  No Option Except Escape: A Role Play on the Struggles of Climate Refugees offers the students an opportunity to explore the identities and the struggles of climate refugees from around the world. The lesson begins with the explanation of the classroom...

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• Duck Detectives

  Duck Detectives allows the students to explore the migration patterns of ducks and the importance of bird banding and wetland conservation in maintaining healthy waterfowl populations Students begin by discussing their knowledge of migration before reading...

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• Designing a Sustainable House

  Designing a Sustainable House offers an excellent simulation and authentic learning experience for middle school Science students.  It allows the them to explore the options for building a house in a sustainable manner while gaining an understanding...

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• Here We Are: Notes For Living on Planet Earth

  The author takes the reader on a quick tour of Planet Earth, highlighting the land, sea and sky surrounding us. He describes how beautiful and precious planet Earth is from the mountains, hills, sea and stars, the creatures who inhabit it and the diversity...

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• A Vanishing Island

  This lesson focuses on how climate change is impacting coastal communities.  Students begin by viewing a short film that introduces them to some of the lifelong residents of Isle de Jean Charles, a  small island community off the Louisiana coast. ...

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• Collaborative Research - Case Study On Bears

  This lesson will introduce the students to collaborative research on bears in the Great Bear Sea region. They will learn that the research is partnering with various universities and First Nations to learn more about the bear movement across the territories...

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• Collaborative Research - Case Study on Kelp

  This lesson will highlight the research on kelp forests that is taking place in the Great Bear Sea region. They will learn that the research that is taking place is partnering with various universities as well as First Nations to learn more about...

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• To Walk a Mile in Your Shoes

  This lesson promotes empathy and understanding of the challenges related to citizenship.  Specifically students explore the situations and resulting feelings and actions of immigrants as they come to Canada. To begin, the teacher will read to the...

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• Youth for the Planet

  This toolkit is designed to teach students about climate change, its causes and how to take meaningful actions at home, at school and in their community. The lesson begins with a brief discussion to activate prior knowledge, followed by a slideshow presentation...

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