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Sum of the Parts
In Sum of the Parts students define point and non-point pollution and consider how their choices contribute to pollution and shaping the world they live in. Students are given a riverfront piece of land and one million dollars to develop it with. They...
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Spotlight from Space: Taking Earth’s Temperature
In this two part lesson plan, the students will explore the use of satellites to record changes in the Earth's temperature, gain an understanding of the changes that have occurred in this temperature over the last 20 years and build their own satellite. Part...
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Understanding Sustainable Living
Understanding Sustainable Living is part of the World's Largest Lesson, which brings the Global Goals to children all over the world and unites them in taking action. In this sixty minute lesson, students will: listen to the song "Electric Car" by They...
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Turn Milk Into Plastic
The science of polymers is brought to life in this innovative STEM resource that has students creating casein plastic from milk. As they examine the polymerization process students are actively engaged in an applied investigation where they: Describe...
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Tapped Out: The World Water Crisis
This resource explores many of the international debates which surround water. Is water a commodity or a human right? Should it be managed privately or publicly? What are the current and future threats to water? Students research current issues...
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Future of a Vacant Lot
Using the Three Pillars of Sustainability, students will examine a vacant lot in order to analyze issues related to public spaces and create possible solutions to these problems. Students will then identify the stakeholders involved and how they will...
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Nature and the Economy
The goal of the lesson is to have students understand the basic workings of the economy and the contribution of nature to the economy, with particular attention to the concepts of 'Natural Capital' and the 'Tragedy of the Commons'. Students will also...
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Make Space for Nature
Make Space for Nature is one of many lessons from The World's Largest Lesson. This resource includes a four part introductory lesson plan that looks at how the planet's biodiversity impacts the achievement of the Global Goals. In this lesson, students...
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Waste Reduction Week in Canada Resource Guide
This resource is a kit that can be used as a starting point for any educator who wants to educate their students to reduce the amount of waste they are producing. The kit presents two beginning activities: 1. Waste Assessment: The students...
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To What Degree?
Through a series of four lessons, students will learn the story of how climate change is impacting life in Canada today. The students will be working with photos from the exhibition "To What Degree? Canada in a Changing Climate". Lesson 1: How do...
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Science First People
This teacher resource guide provides educators with resources to support increased integration of First Peoples knowledge and perspectives into classrooms and schools. The resource can be used in conjunction with locally based resources that are developed...
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Weather Makers: Secondary
“Weather makers” is a comprehensive teaching unit on climate change. Its 15 lessons are organized into 3 sections. Tuning in: With the help of engaging video shorts and stunning images students work in pairs and small groups to...
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Carbon: A Unit For Years 9 and 10
This comprehensive unit explores the nature of carbon and its effects on the environment. Following an inquiry approach, the 8 lesson package focuses student attention on 5 essential questions. • What is carbon? • What is the carbon cycle? • What...
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Stop the Spread
Each year millions of children suffer as a result of inadequate access to clean water. This STEM hands-on learning unit raises awareness of the challenges in maintaining health in developing countries where infrastructure like toilets and running...
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Operation Water Flow- Science
In this activity the class creates a model of the subsurface showing what aquifers are and how they can be contaminated as the result of activities and processes taking place on the land's surface. Students are able to see first-hand how human actions...
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An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris: 6-8
This resource provides educators with a tool to help students become more informed on marine debris and encourage environmental stewardship. The lesson plans aim to create advocates for marine environments with the students it reaches. The lesson plans...
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Rain Check: A Guide For Stormwater Action
This guide for taking action provides an opportunity to engage students in a service learning project. They investigate how storm water run-off can effect the water cycle, ecosystem preservation, flooding, pollution and the quality of their drinking water....
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Circular Economy, Sustainability and Climate Action
This resource is one of twelve found in Green Learning's ECO 360, a curriculum that provides a comprehensive study of the circular economy. In Circular Economy, Sustainability and Climate Action, students will learn about the United Nations Sustainable...
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Seafood Education Kit Elementary
This resource provides a series of hands-on and inquiry based activities which educate, equip and empower students to be stewards for sustainable food choices and healthy oceans. In Lesson 1, the students learn about the water cycle through diagrams,...
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Lesson 2: Land Use Picture Project
Using a digital camera to document local landscapes as they are today, students explore how changes in human land use are creating social impacts and impacting local environments. Five student photographers from the class are asked to take photos between...
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