Resources

• The Monarch Butterfly

  This multi-lesson unit has students explore concepts including butterfly’s life cycle, pollination, plant growth, and migration. They will recognize that people have complex relationships with Monarchs and the plants which sustain them. Students...

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• Changing Climates - Years 7 & 8

  Students learn about the causes & effects of climate change and its impacts on both human and non-human communities. Special attention is paid to the values and emotions that we are all experiencing in this crisis with the goal of inspiring empowerment...

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• Understanding Dynamic Systems

  This self-paced interactive lesson guides students through the process of identifying and analyzing a system. Students cover systems thinking basics and then examine the dynamics of soil health through videos and online exercises that make the system...

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• Bringing Data to Life 14-16 years

  This well planned resource includes 3 sessions that have students represent real life data in different means. It includes ready to use presentations and handouts, background information and lesson plans. Students will be using Session 1: Learners are...

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• Sustainable Happiness and Health Education Teacher's Guide- Elementary

  The Sustainable Happiness resource illustrates the link between happiness and sustainability. It promotes the fact that we are connected to one another and the natural environment and that our mutual well-being depends on these interconnections. The lesson...

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• Electricity Conservation and You

  In this comprehensive ESD resource students explore how they use electricity in their lives. They assess renewable and non-renewable energy sources, identify the societal, environmental, and economic impacts of our energy use, explore the causes and consequences...

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• Understanding Sustainable Development

  The lesson plan consists of a series of activities designed to introduce students to the concept of sustainable development and "ecological accounting."  Students measure their own ecological footprint and compare it to others as a means of calculating...

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• Exploring Biodiversity: A Guide For Educators Around the World

  This teaching resource is designed to explore the ecological and social dimensions of biodiversity with students.  The resource introduces fascinating topics, raises challenging questions and guides students to explore, analyse, evaluate and discuss...

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• A Million Bottles a Minute

  A Million Bottles a Minute is an educational program designed to raise awareness of the single-use plastic issue. The resource provides students with an overview of the plastics problem through a variety of engaging and hands-on activities. Students learn...

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• The Invaders: Lesson & Activities

  Students explore the topic of invasive species and are introduced to several Canadian examples. The resource teaches students how to employ both open and closed questionning techniques in their investigations. Activity 1: Invasive Species and BiodiversityStudents...

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• Salmonids in the Classroom - Primary

  This exciting resource focuses on salmon biology and stewardship.  It adopts an ecological approach and teaches students how to "take care in their own lives so that salmon thrive!"  Throughout the resource students will document...

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• Saving the Monarch

  This well-planned resource uses the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly to introduce the learners to the concepts of environmental stewardship and community service.  Students discover how planting milkweed to help the butterflies...

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• Go Johnny Go

  This resource is comprised of four lessons that teach about the importance of trees and how they benefit people.  It also introduces students to philanthropy and explains how philanthropy and environmental stewardship are related.   In...

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• Living the Good Life

  Livin' the Good Life teaches students about quality of life and community indicators such as sustainability, inequality, poverty, and good governance. Students develop indicators to measure quality of life and conduct a survey of peers and adults to obtain...

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• Children's Rights

  The students use a variety of resources to become familiar with some of the issues around Children's Rights including the book For Every Child by Caroling Castle, selected articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Charles' Story and...

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• Teaching About the Syrian Refugee Crisis

  This comprehensive resource explores the conflict in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis.  A range of effective tools have been included to help teachers address challenges in introducing students to this complex international crisis and its many...

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• Treat it Right® Storm Water

  This teaching unit consists of four lessons that address issues connected to urban storm water management including water quality, water-borne materials, erosion and deposition, stream characteristics, continental drainage systems and human impacts. Lesson...

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• Our Changing Climate for Grades 6 to 12

  Six interdisciplinary lessons offer a thorough description of climate change basics.  Attention is paid to foundational concepts, including atmosphere composition, heat-trapping gases, the greenhouse effect and global warming.  Activities examine...

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• Clean Up the Environment: Information & Activities

  This resource has students examine the link between economic growth/prosperity and the degradation of the environment. Focusing on Oxfam Education's Millenium Development Goal 7 (to ensure environmental sustainability), the lessons link the impact of...

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• Growing Poems

  Growing Poems encourages students to reflect on their gardening experiences through reading and writing different styles of poetry.  The project offers excellent background information, several supplementary resources and an interactive,...

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