• A Food System to Heal the Planet

  The video explores how modern food production and consumption significantly affect the environment, contributing to climate change, habitat loss, and pollution. It highlights the idea of regenerative food systems, which are ways of growing, distributing,...

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• Urban Runoff

  Natural infrastructure can often be used more effectively than man-built systems to manage storm water runoff and mitigate the problems it creates.  In this lesson students will: ·       Describe the problem...

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• Trees and Climate Change

  Healthy forests are essential to a healthy planet. Beginning with a scene of the narrator enjoying the cool shade of a mature tree on a hot summer day, this video uses engaging visuals, animations and real-world examples to take students on a virtual...

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• Climate Heroes! The Power of Trees

  With their remarkable ability to capture and store carbon, trees are natural warriors against climate change. Forests are environmental "superheroes" that provide many ecological services such as supplying clean air and water. But, like all heroes, these...

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• The Garden Lesson Plan

  The Garden Lesson Plan focusses on the essential question of "Does food grown locally help reduce your carbon footprint?". Through various hands-on, engaging activities the students work to discover how to offset the carbon created by the transportation...

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• The Power of Forests

  Forests are essential to all life on Earth, including humans. These vital ecosystems provide numerous ecological, social, and economic benefits, including supporting biodiversity, providing natural resources, mitigating climate change impact and enhancing...

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• Reforestation: Impact on Climate

  The carbon cycle sustains life on Earth, and forests play a vital role in this process by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and functioning as long term carbon “sinks”. This ecological service is increasingly important as our planet...

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• Urban Trees

  Anyone who has been in a city on a hot summer day has experienced the urban heat island effect, where asphalt and concrete absorb heat and make temperatures feel like an oven! But go into any city park or green space and you will find immediate relief...

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• Gardens as Living Systems

  Gardens come in all shapes and sizes, from a large family vegetable garden to a few pots of flowers and vegetables on an apartment balcony. Regardless of their size, gardens enhance our surroundings and provide fresh local food and the enjoyment of growing...

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