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• Climate change - who's in control?

  Students participate in a role play to explore the question of 'who should take responsibility for reducing the effects of climate change'.  Using background information provided, students represent different perspectives in a discussion/debate as...

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• Climate Change in the Garden: One Seed at a Time

  This innovative resource explores climate change impacts on food production with a series of activities that build environmental stewardship skills.  As students examine how rising temperatures are impacting ecological factors like pollination cycles,...

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• Seafood Education Kit Elementary

  This resource provides a series of hands-on and inquiry based activities which educate, equip and empower students to be stewards for sustainable food choices and healthy oceans.  In Lesson 1, the students learn about the water cycle through diagrams,...

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• Junior Pest Investigators Teacher's Guide

  Junior Pest Investigators Teacher’s Guide In this engaging classroom resource young learners take on the role of Pest Investigators to track down solutions to common pest problems that minimize harm to human health and the environment.   Along...

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• Lesson 2: Water

  Students list uses of water.  Some take digital pictures of water use on behalf of the class.  Groups analyze these pictures considering both the use of water and the environmental impact.  The pictures and analyses are presented to the...

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• The Big Picture on Biodiversity and Climate Change

  This is a highly experiential learning resource that explores the relationship among biodiversity, climate change and human health. In addition to drawing attention to the importance of species diversity the resource provides both ideas and support ...

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• Bioaccumulation: A Case Study of British Columbia’s Killer Whales

  Bioaccumulation: A Case Study of British Columbia's Killer Whales is a series of five related classroom lessons during which students will learn about the natural history of British Columbia's killer whale population and the threats they face.  Emphasis...

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• Wind Power Challenge

  The Wind Power resource is an exciting hands-on STEM challenge for students. The main goal of this lesson is to enable students to look at a problem faced by communities that don't have access to electricity, and to then make their own model of a simple...

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• Buy Nothing Day

  This lesson plan focuses students attention on the issue of consumerism and asks them to consider its benefits and drawbacks.  Students identify the different influences on their spending habits with special attention to the role of the media. ...

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• Map IT. Bike IT. Walk IT

  This resource is built around an engaging student-led field activity.  Students develop their own personal geographies, increase their awareness of environmental and safety issues related to transportation in their local area, and explore green transportation...

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• What's My Carbon Footprint

  In this inquiry students investigate the issues surrounding carbon emissions and the concept of a ‘carbon footprint’. With this understanding they use tools identified in the resource to calculate their own carbon footprints and compare them...

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• Human Rights and the Global Goals

  This lesson plan will help assist young students in better understanding human rights. Students will discover their rights, will be able to claim human rights, including child rights, and will know that this contributes to the Global Goals. The lesson...

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• Biobullies

  This activity-based resource focuses on  connecting students to their local environment.  It addresses the complexity and importance of native and biologically diverse ecosystems while highlighting the threat of invasive species to biodiversity....

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• The Science of Plastics

  This resource has students discover what plastic is, why it was created, and how it is made. Students will conduct a scientific enquiry into single-use plastic products, identifying their properties, uses and environmental implications.  Students...

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• Decoding Global Goal 7

  The main goal of this lesson is for students to distinguish the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources. They will also take a close look at how young people from around the world are using their creativity to come up with new solutions...

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• Food Security in the North

  This unit will allow students to conduct research into the matter concerning Food Security in the Canadian north. Through their research, students will be asked to take a stance on whether enough is being done by our respective governmental bodies to...

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• Teaching Geography Through a Sustainability Lens

  This kit was created to thread sustainability-related knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout the Ontario grade nine geography course. While the kit consists of separate modules designed to match the conventional units of study in the Ontario...

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• Asthma in the City

  This problem-based learning unit focuses on the health effects of poor air quality.  Students are asked to explain why one twin has asthma and one does not. Students form groups called Think-Tanks that allow them to research the issue...

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• The Fall of Flint

  In this photo essay, photographer Matt Black portrays the town of Flint and its residents as they persevere through the water crisis. A water crisis has severely impacted the residents since 2014. In this lesson, students view photos documenting the Flint,...

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• Understanding Climate Change in Grade 11 and 12 Geography

  This resource identifies locations within Ontario's high school geography curriculum where teachers can address climate change.  Teaching suggestions, case studies, learning activities, guiding questions and additional resources related to climate...

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