Resources

• The Plastic We Eat

  The Plastic We Eat is the third resource from 10 000 Changes in which students will discuss what they eat, where their food comes from, and how that food is transported from the source to their homes. Through a series of activities, the resource aims...

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• A Whale's Tale

  The short video "A Whale's Tale" and its companion lesson plan will teach the students that even the smallest creatures can make a difference when working together to combat plastics in the ocean. The video tells the story of how marine plastics threaten...

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• My Little Plastic Footprint App

  Little Plastic Footprint app helps students reduce the amount of plastic in their daily lives. The app calculates their plastic dependency and offers solutions to reduce it, eliminate it and work towards becoming plastic-free. The app shows you everyday...

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• Ocean Trash Talk

  Ocean Trash Talk is a one lesson resource that helps introduce the problem of plastic in the oceans. During this lesson, students will be able to identify ways that our use of plastic is harming the ocean and will be able to brainstorm and complete specific...

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• Global Schools Program Grade 1

  The goal of the Global School Program Teaching for Grade 1 is to teach students to become active contributing members of their community and to have respect for cultural diversity and an understanding of equality and fairness.  The resource is comprised...

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• An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris: 9-12

  An Educator's Guide to Marine Environments is a three lesson guide that helps educates students about the need and strategies for protecting the marine environment. In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NAMEPA...

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• Celebrating Indigenous Peoples In Canada

  The National Indigenous Peoples Day resource is a collection of fun and educational activities for students. Through a variety of fun facts, stories, quizzes, games, colouring pages, and crafts, students learn more about the unique heritage, diverse cultures...

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• Global Schools Program Grade 2

  The goal of the Global Schools Teaching Program for Grade 2 is to help students understand the meaning of diversity while exploring and identifying the diversity that exists in the world and their classroom. They will learn to ask thoughtful questions...

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• What really happens to the plastic you throw away?

  In this short animation film, produced by TED-Ed, we explore three possible scenarios regarding the life cycle of a plastic bottle, after it is thrown away. In scenario 1, the bottle ends up in a landfill where its interaction with rain creates a harmful...

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• Planning for climate resilience

  Planning for climate resilience features members of the Canadian Institute of Planners explaining how the planning profession is at the forefront of developing policy, capacity, and climate resilience within communities and environments across the country.  This...

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• When Climate Change Hits Home

  Lennox Island, home to Prince Edward Island’s Mi’kmaq First Nation for more than 10,000 years now finds itself on the front lines of Canada’s battle against climate change and in danger of disappearing altogether.  Through the camera...

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• Global Schools Program Grade 3

  The Global Schools Program for Grade 3 aims to teach students about the origin of food, the systems that distribute it and how it impacts the lives of people around the world.  The resource is comprised of five lessons. Lesson 1 Origins of Food:...

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• How Do We Meet The Growing Need For Water?

  How Do We Meet The Growing Need For Water? explores key water issues, the water cycle, and some of the technology and techniques used to conserve water.  The video describes ways we consume water on earth, like agriculture, manufactures, and ecosystems....

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• Adapting to Sea Level Rise

  Adapting to Sea Level Rise brings us to Indian Island First Nation that is on a peninsula surrounded by water. Through a combination of traditional knowledge and scientific studies, it became clear to Chief Ken Barlow that this community would be underwater...

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• Understanding Sustainable Living

  Understanding Sustainable Living is part of the World's Largest Lesson, which brings the Global Goals to children all over the world and unites them in taking action. In this sixty minute lesson, students will: listen to the song "Electric Car" by They...

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• Global Schools Program Grade 4

  The goal of the Global Schools Program Teaching Grade 4 lesson plans is to allow students to explore the topic of identity and to connect their personal values to those of their community by contributing to the health of the environment.  This unit...

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• World Food Day Teaching Resources

  This is a very engaging resource package that will focus the attention of young learners on the issue of food security.   Through discussion and activities based  on stories told by 3 children from developing nations, students will learn...

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• Mission: Gender Equality

  Mission: Gender Equality is part of the World's Largest Lesson which brings the Global Goals to children all over the world and unites them in taking action. In this 60 minute lesson, students will: have a discussion on how it feels to feel excluded...

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• The Clean Air Game

  Playing the Clean Air Game is a great way to initiate discussion of the importance of protecting the atmosphere and help students understand distinctions between air pollutants and greenhouse gases. The objectives of the game are to acquaint students...

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• The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle

  This adventure invites young readers on a journey with a plastic bottle from the manufacturing plant to flying through space as an astronaut's space suit!  Colourful illustrations and simple text introduce students to the science that transforms...

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