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• The Heat is On: Cause and Effect and Climate Change

  In this lesson, students will practice distinguishing between correlation and causation within the context of global climate change. Using an inquiry-based learning approach, students will think critically and analyze different claims and data sets related...

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• Water & ? = Trouble

  In this ESD lesson, students take the role of an investigative reporter for their school's 'environmental television network' and explore the mystery surrounding an outbreak of water borne illness. As part of their efforts to solve the mystery, ...

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• Energy and Climate Change

  Students learn about the causes and consequences of climate change, the difference between human and naturally induced greenhouse gases, the relative amounts of greenhouse gases produced in different regions of the world, and the solutions available to...

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• Everyone Counts

  This creative teaching unit uses a multidisciplinary instructional strategy to actively engage learners in analyzing and describing the issue of global inequality.  Data from Oxfam’s “Young Lives” international research project...

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• Water and Sanitation for All: Bringing the Issue Home-Gr. 9–12

  Water and Sanitation for All is a unit of three lessons designed to raise awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation and provide insight into the ways in which people and agencies are working to resolve...

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• Children of the World

  Children of the World visits young people in eight countries. This adventure provides an opportunity for primary students to face challenges, confront other realities and as with any journey, deepen their understanding of themselves as citizens who can...

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• Core Concepts

  This comprehensive resource provides strong curriculum connections to the earth sciences. In addition to the topics of rocks, minerals and soils, Core Concepts effectively addresses the need for mineral resource extraction (mining) as well as its impacts....

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• Monarch Butterfly: Royal Mail

  This unit is most relevant to students living on the migratory pathway of the Monarch butterfly. They will be part of an international project to collect and report information on migration and habitat. Some of the background information may be useful...

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• Nesting, Nests and Building a Home for Birds

  The nesting habits of birds are examined in this inquiry-based lesson that cultivates curiosity and promotes respect for the natural world.   As students explore the unique features of bird nests they actively participate in the learning process...

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• Global Kidz

  Global Kidz will introduce students through a variety of innovative, enjoyable and creative activities to the concept of global education. This tool will educate Canadian children about issues in international development and will help them make connections...

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• Five Minute Fieldtrips

  The activities in Five Minute Field Trips are grouped into three sections: Awareness, Understanding and Action. The Awareness section consists of outdoor activities that are sensory and experiential giving kids a chance to reconnect with the...

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• Sea of Plastic

  Students explore the issue of marine plastic pollution including sources, distribution and impact on the environment. Special attention is paid to how macro and micro plastics affect wildlife and what actions students can take as individuals to help...

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• Dirty Air and Bright Lights

  Students are presented with the relationship of bright lights, holiday lights and other intense uses of electricity in terms of the effects on air quality, and the subsequent effect on human health. If dirty air makes people sick, what can be...

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• Climate Change: Connections and Solutions- Gr. 6-8

  This unit consists of nine interdisciplinary lessons that introduce the complexity and interconnectedness of the climate change issue. The lessons, while designed as a package, can be used separately. Lesson 1: The Carbon Link - Students take on roles...

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• Empowering Women and Girls

  n this lesson, students will explore the relationship between empowering women and girls and addressing climate change. First, students will view a video on the topic to build understanding and generate areas for further investigation.   Then students...

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• Changing Climates: Lessons for 5-7 year olds

  Today’s children are faced with an escalating environmental crisis.  Climate change has already had significant environmental, social and economic impacts on our world.  Human activity has caused this problem and now our young people must...

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• Our Environmental Footprint

  Through a variety of activities, students learn about different sources of energy and the amount of energy that they consume every day.  This lesson plan contains six short activities: What is Energy? Students learn where electricity comes from...

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• The Global Goals Debate

  Participation in this lesson will build an understanding of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.  Through debate preparation and participation students will have the opportunity to evaluate the goals and come to a decision as to their relevance...

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• Drilling Down to Sustainability

  In this ESD lesson, students are first asked to consider the most sustainable consumer product choice between a non-locally grown organic and a conventionally-grown, local apple. This engaging problem teases students to think about the economic,...

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• Mapping the Impact

  In this ESD classroom resource students work in small groups to create novel web diagrams that illustrate the array of environmental, social and economic impacts related to the consumption of everyday items such as cell phones, t-shirts or athletic shoes....

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