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...
This resource teaches students the importance of eating real, fresh food, cutting back on processed foods, and advocating for healthier communities. It links a reliance on processed food with increased carbon footprints and emphasizes that the students...
“Transportation Situation” is one of a series of lessons that uses active learning to teach young children concepts associated with understanding their ecological footprint. Students explore how people move around their community and...
This resource contains the script and descriptions for four 30- minute assemblies relating to food, waste and climate change. Encouraging audience participation and volunteer helpers, the assemblies use powerful metaphors to raise awareness of how everyday...
This web-based resource consists of a series of six core activities designed to educate students about the need for waste minimization and management. A clear message is the importance of reducing our individual footprints on the environment. Students...
This resource focuses on how the oceans are polluted. Through selected readings and discussion, students identify types of pollution, determine the effects these pollutants have on the ocean and brainstorm alternative approaches that will reduce...
Invasive species cause tremendous environmental damage by altering ecosystem balance, impacting water quality and reducing biodiversity. The key to mitigating the impacts of these aliens is prevention. This resource explores how invasive species...
This resource is designed to help young children become aware of the scarcity of clean water, learn where fresh water comes from, and recognize the need to protect it. There are three lessons and each one is based on a different narrative. In...
This lesson examines the difference between mitigation and adaptation in addressing climate change. Beginning with a discussion of the different risks due to our changing climate students come up with their own ideas for effective action that they will...
This lesson is designed to engage students in thinking about the concepts of biological adaptation and resiliency in relation to environmental change. The learning unit centres on the book "The Great Kapok Tree" which provides an introduction to...
This resource uses a nature walk to explore cultural perspectives on sustainability and to examine biodiversity within local ecosystems. First Nations beliefs and ideologies, about the interconnectedness of all things on planet earth are used as a springboard...
Groundwater contamination can have devastating consequences on environmental and human health. Non-point source pollutants are difficult to track but point source pollution can often be readily traced to the cause. In this lesson, students become environmental...
This resource focuses on the history of climate change, its present day causes and consequences, how human activities are interconnected with sustaining biodiversity, and the role that students can play in their community to cut down on greenhouse...
This collection of 8 lesson plans draws on vast amounts of source material. Case studies and demographic information by country help students investigate the complex subject of conflict around the world. The lessons are best completed as a set...
Students take part in a year long investigation of saving and packaging seeds from a variety of garden and wild plants. Students will: harvest dried seeds from wild and garden plants. investigate growing flowers and plants to predict where seeds will...
“Water Consumption” is one of a series of lessons that uses active learning to teach young children concepts associated with understanding their ecological footprint. In this activity students explore the water cycle to develop awareness...
Starting with the question ‘how much water do you use in a day?’ students investigate water consumption, water quality, water scarcity, access to clean drinking water and other relevant issues including how climate change is affecting the...
Students investigate the Native tradition of planting beans, corn and squash together, or what was commonly referred to as "Three Sisters", as they explore gardening and planting. Students will: plant an indoor or outdoor Three Sisters Garden and maintain...
In this lesson plan, students will have the opportunity to investigate the functions of the many structures present within the maple tree. They will also understand the relationship between sweet water harvesting and climate conditions. During the first...
The resource consists of three learning activities originally designed to help students prepare for a high school climate change competition held in conjunction with Copenhagen 2009. Although the competition has passed, these activities provide...