• Sea Otters versus Climate Change

  By balancing their ecosystem, otters are playing a role in the fight against climate change. Students learn about the connection between sea otters, sea urchins and kelp forests and understand the importance of a balanced ecosystem in the struggle to...

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• Perils of Plastic

  Students learn about the world's largest "landfill," make a connection to their own lives, and calculate how much trash they generate in a week, a year, ten years.

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• Calculating and Interpreting Your Ecological Footprint

  Students explore the concept of ecological footprint, calculate their own "footprint", consider what individual measures might reduce that footprint, and debate the merits of government regulation and technology in reducing our ecological impact. A paper...

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• Listening Takes Heart

  Listening Takes Heart is the first lesson plan in a set of three centered around the theme of Citizenship prepared for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In this lesson, the students will observe an artwork and using Visual Thinking Strategies prompts describe...

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• Floating Garden Challenge

  As a result of climate change there is more rain in Bangladesh than ever before. Land where farmers used to grow their crops is now flooded on a regular basis. The result is families go hungry. This STEM lesson plan challenges students to design and build...

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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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• Climate Atlas of Canada

  The Climate Atlas of Canada is an interactive tool for students and teachers to learn about climate change in Canada. This engaging tool was created to communicate the severity of climate change in the Prairie provinces. It combines climate science, mapping,...

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• Our Changing Climate for Grades 3 to 6

  This resource is aimed at elementary students and provides an entry point to climate change education through the language arts. It was created with the idea that teaching about climate change at the elementary level is possible if the curriculum provides...

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• Life on a Shrinking Island

  “Climate change is here and, if anyone doesn’t believe it, just get up and look out the window”* As is the case in Canada’s north, Prince Edward Island is providing striking evidence that the effects of climate change are destructive,...

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• Global Schoolyard Bioblitz

  In this experiential learning activity, students explore their schoolyard to document its biodiversity and create a wildlife inventory. With the support of an award-winning software platform from Project Noah, students incorporate technology and inquiry...

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• SDG's in Action App

  This mobile app serves as a ‘go to place’ for information, updates and progress reports regarding the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.  Students can set preferences to receive the latest news on only those goals that are of particular...

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• Ontario's Backyard Birds

  This resource contains five activities to help students develop into young birders. Students will explore bird classification by sorting and categorizing birds, and use the free Cornell Lab Merlin Bird ID app to support bird identification. The Merlin...

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• Common Loons in the Classroom

  The goal of the six lessons in Common Loons in the Classroom is to foster an appreciation of loons with the students while also proving the importance of clean water and healthy aquatic systems.  Each lesson is structured in the same manner with...

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• Understanding the climate emergency and the youth-led Global Climate Strikes

  This resource is an introductory guide to help support educators and students in exploring climate change, climate justice and the Global Strikes for Climate led by school-age youth. It was created to prepare teachers and students to understand how and...

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• Save the Bird

  Save the Birds teaches students what happens to a bird when its feathers are covered in oil after a spill. Through a hands-on simulation, students explore how birds are affected by oil and how wildlife rescuers help oiled birds. Students will dip feathers...

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• Global Food Security: How can we feed a growing population?

  Students conduct 3 activities that explore agricultural inputs and outputs in an effort to better understand some of the challenges involved in producing enough food to meet a growing human population while protecting the environment. General descriptions...

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• Conserving Canada's Marine Biodiversity

  The activities provided in this resource have the goal of helping students become passionate about Canada’s oceans, raise awareness of conservation issues, and bring Canada’s oceans just a little bit closer to home. The portion of the resource...

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• Polar Bears and the Arctic

  Polar Bears and the Arctic is a resource comprised of five age appropriate activities which focus on climate change in the Arctic. Activity 1 - Where in the world is the Arctic? The students use a globe, a map and photographs to identify the Arctic region...

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• Beat The Flood

  Beat The Flood is a STEM resource that promotes critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration. This resource has students look at flooding around the world and learn more about flood-resistant housing. As we know, flooding due to...

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• A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

  A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words is a lesson plan designed for middle school students in preparation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The students will use visual literacy skills to analyze the components and message of an image. They will listen carefully...

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