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Adopt a Drain Campaign
Pollution from storm water runoff is negatively impacting healthy watersheds across Canada. This untreated water full of contaminants like fertilizers, oil and litter eventually flows into sensitive ecosystems. This resource teaches students how to become...
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Sustainable Engineering
This activity-based, ESD resource integrates sustainability issues into the teaching of engineering, technology and product design concepts. Students are asked to describe and evaluate the impacts of engineering on the environment and to reflect on their...
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Climate Change and the Arctic
In this lesson, students will Examine their knowledge and beliefs about the topic of climate change in the Arctic. • Identify patterns and trends in Arctic sea ice from maps and satellite imagery. • Make predictions about the future extent of...
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A Healthy Start
Poverty and the associated impact on children’s health is a complex global issue that affects both developed and developing countries. Canadian citizens have access to universal health care yet childhood obesity rates are climbing and sports...
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Population, Consumption and The Global Economy
This inter-disciplinary resource is one of four teacher's guides based on David Suzuki's film, "Force of Nature". It's focus is on the challenges resulting from the rapid growth of the human population and the corresponding increase in consumption...
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My Water, Your Water, Our Water
This resource addresses themes in geography and instills the virtues of philanthropy and stewardship. Learners discover the role of individuals, business, industry, government and the non-profit sector in reducing pollution and cleaning our...
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A Teacher's Guide for the Video Sila Alangotok - Inuit Observations on Climate Change
Sila Alangotok- Inuit Observations on Climate Change is a teacher’s guide to the video of the same name that chronicles the work of Canadian researchers who spent a year in Sach’s Harbour learning about the effects of climate change from the...
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Life Below Water
This resource examines the problem of plastics in the world’s oceans and directs students to consider individual changes they can make to help reduce the damage being caused. The lesson begins by drawing attention to the UN’s Sustainability...
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Don't Stop for Hitchhikers
In this participatory activity, students simulate a lake ecosystem by taking on the roles of its inhabitants. Students assume the identities of both native and non-native species to physically demonstrate what occurs to the habitat and its resources...
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Our Environmental Footprint - Talking About Food
“Talking about Food” is one of a series of lessons that uses active learning to teach young children concepts associated with understanding their ecological footprint. Students explore their food choices in relationship to the 5 N’s...
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Rights, Wants & Needs Activity Kit
The Rights, Wants & Needs activity kit introduces students to human rights and citizenship concepts using picture cards and a variety of related activities. The resource explores the idea that the basic needs of children are considered rights. ...
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More or Less Equal?- Math
This global citizenship resource explores how unequal opportunities and poverty affect the lives of many young people in different parts of the world. It gives students the opportunity to think critically about the problems associated with differences...
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Stories of Climate Change
This resource focuses on climate justice, climate resilience and climate adaptation. Through activities and case studies, students reflect on how climate change has affected the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. Lessons include: Where...
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Climate Breakdown
This resource provides an interdisciplinary study of the climate crisis. It includes a wide range of learning activities supported by links to an impressive array of resources. Topics include: The facts about climate change Our response to...
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Sunny Schools Resources
This six-lesson resource aims to increase understanding and awareness of climate change and its impacts around the world. Through a variety of engaging activities students learn about renewable energy in a global context and are encouraged to take positive...
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Our Environmental Footprint - Introduction
This resource is the first in a series of lessons which combine indoor and outdoor activities that are particularly suited to teaching young children about the ecological footprint concept. This introductory unit fosters a closer connection to nature...
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Microcredit for Sustainable Development
Students are made aware of microcredit loan applications in developing countries as a solution to poverty. Then, as part of a simulated loan application process, students are asked to prepare sustainable business plans, individually or in small...
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Our Future with Clean Air
Breathing clean air is a privilege Canadians often take for granted. Many areas of the world are plagued by chronic air pollution which has immediate impacts on human health and long term effects on the environment. It is imperative that all global...
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Life Below Water
The enormity of plastic pollution in our oceans has become one of the most serious environmental challenges of the 21st century. This resource explores this global issue with a collection of ten lessons that investigate how plastics enter and travel...
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Renewable Energy: How can we keep our lights on?
This STEM resource focuses on the topic of renewable energy and is comprised of three interrelated activities to help students discuss and explore this subject: ACTIVITY #1: What keeps your lights on ? In this preliminary activity the students are asked...
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