• From Issue to Opportunity

  This is a good introductory resource to help students define global issues and understand their interconnections.Students develop criteria for determining what makes an issue global in scope, brainstorm and list global issues, group (i.e. rain forest...

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• Farming for the Future

  Prior to the main simulation activity that deals with small scale, family farming in African villages, students are asked to discuss personal experiences of farming and hunger and to define food security, subsistence farming and malnutrition. Through...

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• Is it Sustainable?

  This lesson introduces students to the concept of sustainable development and provides them with an opportunity to explore its principles.  The three components of sustainability:  economy, environment, and society are explained to...

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• Real World Math-Lessons 7, 9 and 12

  This three-lesson math package promotes the development of math skills within the context of teaching about global issues and sustainability. Using real data students participate in activities that touch on credit card debt and national budgeting, investigate...

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• Engaging Students in Conservation; Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard

  These five engaging lessons can stand alone or be used as a comprehensive unit to help students explore issues and topics related to snow leopards and conservation. Students will: understand the pressures and the interconnectedness of these pressures...

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• Drilling Down to Sustainability

  In this ESD lesson, students are first asked to consider the most sustainable consumer product choice between a non-locally grown organic and a conventionally-grown, local apple. This engaging problem teases students to think about the economic,...

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• Teaching Global Sustainability in the Primary Grades

  This four-lesson, ESD resource has been designed to provide primary educators with a unique, age-appropriate curriculum that addresses core concepts related to sustainability.  Map of Myself: Identity and Culture Students will: explore personal...

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• Buy, Use, Toss?

  Buy, Use, Toss? is a two-week unit that provides multiple entry points to help students think critically about consumption. This series of ten thoroughly planned lessons lead your students through an exploration of the systems of producing and consuming...

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