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• The End Of The Arctic

  The video examines the effect of climate change and seismic blasting on the Baffin Island community of Clyde River in the Canadian Arctic. The effect of the two is to threaten the people's traditional way of life and the continued existence of the community....

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• Overpopulation:1/5

  The video introduces students to a number of the key elements in the current debate between those who point to world population as the primary cause of environmental degradation and those who see over-consumption as the problem. The subtext to the debate...

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• Patterns of adaptation: Observing squirrels at home

  This outdoor lesson involves learners in observing squirrels in their natural environment to develop an increased awareness of ecological connections. These appealing, lively rodents are the subject of a field study where students describe the placement...

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• World Population

  The film provides a graphic simulation of human population growth. As the years roll by on a digtal clock from AD1 to 2030, dots light up on an illustrated map to represen the millons of people added to the population. Historic references on the screen...

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• Get to Know: Insects

  This well-designed outdoor activity introduces young learners to insect diversity, distribution and behavior. Working in teams of two, students are given simple collecting and observing tools and assigned two different locations to investigate and to...

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• Studying Pond Creatures

  This outdoor inquiry explores the fascinating underwater world of a local pond.  Using simple tools, students are able to practice the science skills of observation and classification to locate and describe aquatic organisms. The lesson places a...

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• Could We Rid The World of Mosquitoes?

  Using the current concern over the spread of the Zika virus as a starting point, this informative video provides a balanced discussion of the promise and pitfalls of biotechnology in controlling insect-borne diseases. In addition to Zika, the program...

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• Investigating Ocean Pollution

  The world's oceans are under constant threat from pollution and it is imperative that we take immediate action or the consequences could be devastating. An experiential learning approach forms the basis of this module that has students explore the properties...

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• Banking Diversity

  This video explains the critical role that seed saving and seed diversity play in ensuring a stable global food supply, now and into the future. They are the seeds of our survival.

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• Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century

  Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century is a documentary film aimed at providing a general introduction about the virtues and benefits of moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. The strength of the video is the peer teaching...

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• A Tree's Water Cycle

  This activity is perfect for an outdoor learning experience where a class can explore and move while developing their understanding of the water cycle. As students simulate water molecules travelling as precipitation into the tree and back into the atmosphere...

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• David Suzuki speaks about overpopulation

  David Suzuki argues that in any discusson of population, we must recognize the principle of exponential growth (when the growth rate of the value of a mathematical fuction is proportional to the function's current value). To illustrate the impact of exponential...

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• Natural Figures

  The natural world contains an infinite variety of shapes and patterns of which students are often unaware. In this outdoor activity, students look for geometric shapes in nature to help them discover the diversity of the natural environment. Students...

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• World's Largest Lesson Plan

  The video, aimed at school-aged children, presents the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development in an easy to understand and engaging format.  In this six-minute video, introduced by Malala, students are introduced to the three main issues that...

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• Tricky Tracks

  This innovative outdoor activity combines science and art as students explore visual clues left behind by animals. Critical thinking skills are used to identify wildlife tracks, hypothesize what the animals may have been doing and make predictions about...

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• Pollen Collection: Who's in Your Schoolyard?

  In this outdoor activity, students take on the role of crime scene investigators. Following basic forensic procedures, pollen samples are collected from the schoolyard and examined under the microscope. In addition to data collection and analysis,...

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• Global Goals Impact Games

  The Global Goals Impact Games are about togetherness and understanding the UN 17 Global Goals while playing ball. Pick your goal and play for the world you want. The drills and games are developed by coaches and players of all ages and can be adjusted...

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• My Wounded Island

  My Wounded Island is the story of a little girl, Imarvaluk, who is scared of the sea. Imarvaluk, whose name means "the song of the waves" in her language Inupiat, lives on the small islands north of the Bering Sea near the Arctic Circle. The sea is bewitched...

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• The Breadwinner

  Book one of the Breadwinner Trilogy featuring children in war-torn Afghanistan, The Breadwinner takes place in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. The novel tells the story of  Parvana, an eleven-year-old girl, surviving with her parents, her...

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• Who's In Maxine's Tree?

  Who’s in Maxine’s Tree focuses on Maxine’s favorite tree near her home in the Pacific Northwest. It is special because it "talks" to her. On a hike through the woods, she worries that the loggers may have chopped it down.  Along...

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