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Trading textiles is a lesson plan built for students to reflect on the impact of the textile industry and the affects on our environment and options they could implement in order to diverting textile waste from landfills. In small groups students will...
This introductory video to the video series, A Sick Planet, sets the stage for learning by briefly describing how the planet is sick. It introduces the term "Rapid Climate Change" and asks some reflection questions of the viewer. It also explains the...
The poem, inside the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, tells how a young Anishinaabemowin girl and her grandmother know the arrival of each season by the signs in nature. As the pair move through the seasons, they gather food and observe the...
Students watch a video to learn how climate change affects cities and urban areas and how low impact development features can help reduce the stress on urban infrastructure. Students use what is learned to design a plan for a business that wants...
Sila and the Land is a story of a young Inuk girl who, encouraged by her grandmother to understand her culture's relationship to the land, embarks on an adventure to find the answer. She encounters a number of plants, animals and elements that help...
Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource allows students to better understand how global supply chains currently work, where our food comes from,...
With Green Learning's Re-Energy program, students of all ages learn about renewable energy, the different sources of renewable energy and explore the co-benefits and trade-offs of using comparable renewable energy systems.Electric vehicles have increased...
In this activity, students act out the carbon cycle. The goal is for them to visualize the changes that take place in the earth’s finite amount of carbon as it moves back and forth from atmosphere to hydrosphere to biosphere and to lithosphere....
This book by Anna Kuo explores the way people depend on the planet. It aims to provide a chance for adults to listen to the voices from our generation and respect the rights of children to speak for the Earth. It offers important insights on how to prevent...
In Marine Migration, students will try to answer the big question: How can we ensure the survival of migratory species? To do this, they will watch an introductory video by youth host Sergio and lead scientist Dr. Boris Worm as they head out on an expedition...
This book written by Christina-Angelina Kassongo is an inspiring story of today's pressing environmental issues. The characters in this story are faced with overwhelming litter. After readjusting their attitudes and looking for playful ways to solve...
Climate Justice and Action through Art allows students to explore their local environment in a creative manner to create an art piece that leads to a discussion of protecting the environment and through a second project to develop an appreciation of indigenous...
This short documentary explores the legacy of residential schools through the eyes of two extraordinary women who not only lived it, but who, as adults, made the surprising decision to return to the school that had affected their lives so profoundly....
Top Crop is an interactive, online game based on the scenario that the students have been asked to help agricultural leaders figure out the best way to provide more healthy food for a growing human population using sustainable agriculture techniques....
What Can I Contribute to Meaningful Reconciliation? is a thorough resource that explores the causes and consequences of residential schools in Canada. The overarching question the resource attempts to answer is "What might meaningful reconciliation look...
How does climate change affect your food? Watch a video to learn how climate change affects farms and what farmers in your area are doing about it. Research different farming techniques, and learn how agriculture can affect climate change...
In The Harvest, students will try to answer the big question: How can we take a little and leave a lot for nature? Students will watch an introductory video by youth host, Jordan who invites them and lead scientist Dr. Boris Worm to his Heiltsuk homelands...
Norma's Story documents the profound effect of climate change on the environment, culture and food security of the Vuntut Gwitchin people of the Northern Yukon. The video gives a first hand account of the effects of climate change and the resulting...
As part of their ongoing commitment to engage teachers in reconciliation work the Manitoba Teachers' Society recently assembled a group of indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers from across the province to discuss and explore the Secret Path. This was...
What is Sustainable Development is a short video that offers a simple introduction to the term of sustainable development for younger students. It explains that sustainable development is how we can make the world a better place for everyone now...