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What’s All the Buzz About?
Students learn about vectors and the spread of infectious diseases. Students will develop hypotheses about how climate change may affect vectors, the pathogens they carry, and the diseases they spread. They perform an experiment to...
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Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Education is a universal human right and yet millions of children around the world cannot attend school and are unable to achieve basic literacy and numeracy skills. Illiteracy rates are especially high in girls and women in developing countries. This...
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British Columbia Species: Native, Introduced or Invasive?
The goal of this activity is to have students consider the importance of biodiversity. Students do this by becoming acquainted with the concepts of native, introduced and invasive species and then playing a game to demonstrate how one BC species of Stickleback...
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Mission Five: How is the Arctic Changing?
This one day lesson plan explores how the Arctic is changing through a series of demonstrations, discussions and the viewing of a slideshow. The lessons and activities have been designed to follow on from one another, building student’s understanding...
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Can We Feed the Growing Population
Through six related activities, the resource uses an interactive format to examine how humans can conserve the agricultural resources that will be necessary in order to produce food long into the future. The role of science and technology in achieving...
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Shop til You Drop
Students are introduced to a Global Mall which provides all of the resources required by humans to survive, plus "non-essentials" - at a cost. Every student is given a specific amount of Global Mall Dollars, and instructed to fulfill their survival needs...
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Extreme Ecosystems: A Biodiversity Lesson
One of the most extreme places to live on Earth is the northern Arctic and yet an amazing group of plants and animals have adapted to life under the harsh polar conditions. However, global warming is causing major environmental change in this region which...
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Let's Explore the Past
Traditional knowledge is an important component of First Nations culture as elders share their wisdom from generation to generation. Artifacts also preserve this heritage as they are passed down to younger family members. This lesson examines local indigenous...
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Green Math, Engineering and Technology
This ESD unit places mathematics at the forefront of a comprehensive critical thinking project. Students must design a “green” building, applying both math skills and sustainability principles. The goal of the resource is to increase awareness...
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Invasives in the Classroom
This teacher's guide, developed for use in BC is part of a comprehensive web site that contains a variety of resources for educating young people about the negative environmental consequences of invasive species. With an emphasis on plants, the...
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Keep Wild Animals Wild (K-2)
This set of eight lessons provides an opportunity for students to explore wild animals and the types of adaptations that make wildlife successful in their own environment. The differences between domesticated and non-domesticated animals are evaluated,...
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Choosing the Earth's Climate Future
In this interactive lesson students examine adaptation and mitigation as strategies to minimize the impacts of climate change and prevent possible global catastrophe. Following an on-line lesson guide, students will: • examine evidence of changing...
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The Environmental Impact of Wasted Food
In this STEM lesson students will learn about the problem of food waste and what they themselves can do about it. The core lesson presents students with a video and print article describing the causes, environmental consequences and possible solutions...
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What's Up With Gena?
This challenging classroom resource offers hands-on, inquiry-based lessons that explore the subject of biotechnology by means of a 'real-world' simulation. Students follow Gena Karbowski’s breast cancer diagnosis and treatment options to learn about...
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Design For A Better World
In this guided inquiry, students learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and their importance in addressing some of the world’s greatest problems. They explore the role being played by technology in achieving the SDGs and are then charged...
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Women's Rights
Women's Rights is a classroom resource created by Amnesty International, containing six activities dealing with the topic of global gender inequality. The activities range from a consciousness raising approach towards language and its gendered uses...
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Children On The Move
This lesson plan aims to give a brief introduction to children’s lives from the perspective of a refugee or migrant. During the lesson, students will: build an understanding of what life is like for people forced to flee their homes and families. learn...
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From Far Away
This resource centres around the Robert Munsch book “From Far Away” that tells the true story of Saoussan, a young refugee from Lebanon who wrote a letter to the author describing her experiences as a newcomer to Canada. The fear and...
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Need for Seed
The fascinating world of plant adaptations is explored in this interactive lesson focused on seeds and seed dispersal. Students investigate characteristics of plants in relationship to their environment by creating their own unique seed that can be transported...
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Honduras: Seventh Grade-Lesson 2
In this unit students will learn more about banana production in Honduras, how bananas are used and consumed in their own community, and they will create their own banana certification standards. Students may participate in a field trip to a local grocery...
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