Education Database
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Alternative Forms of Transportation: The Bicycle
During this lesson, students will examine the many factors invovled in transportation infrastructure and acknowledge the variety of opinions when it comes to transportation laws and regulations. They will comprehend the economic,...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Health, Taking Action, Transportation
Subject:Economics, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Back to the Future (EnerAction)
Students explore how the movement of goods has changed over time. They examine different means of transporting freight, which makes up 46% of transportation emissions in Canada. Students take on the task of historically sorting a set...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Food and Agriculture, Transportation
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle
Grade:
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Biodiesel: Transportation Fuels Curriculum
The curriculum guide is designed to teach students about biodiesel and encourage them to evaluate its economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages. The booklet provides background information at three reading levels -...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Business and Economics, Transportation
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Language Learning, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Carbon City
Carbon City is an education module designed to help students explore the sources and effects of carbon dioxide in urban centres. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Globalization, Transportation
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Economics, Technology and Skilled Trades
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Climate Change in My Community (CCWIL/Online Version/Saskatchewan)
Climate Change in My Community is one of a series of Inquiries that enable students to examine the impacts of climate change where they live, identify the mitigation and adaptation...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Sustainable Development, Transportation
Subject:Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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Climate Solutions—Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ontario
Climate Solutions—Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ontario (summary) is an excellent summary of actions to reduce emissions for: buildings, electricity, passenger transportation, frieght...
Type:Research
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Sustainable Development, Transportation
Subject:Science, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region—Impacts on Ontario Communities
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region—Impacts on Ontario Communities (Summary) provides a good overview of climate projections for the Great Lakes region (to the end of the 21st century); and the impacts on...
Type:Research
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions, Transportation
Subject:Science, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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Contrails and Global Climate Change
What are contrails? We've all seen them, they're the condensation trails from jets made from burning jet fuel and the release of water vapor. In this module students will learn about contrails and explore the effects of...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Transportation
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Chemistry
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Don't Be Idle - Take Action to Prevent Diesel School Bus Idling
In this lesson, students will learn about the health and environmental problems associated with bus idling and how they can work to change their school's idling policy.
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Taking Action, Transportation
Subject:Science, Language Learning, Health & Wellbeing, Social Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rating: -
EnerAction
EnerAction helps you bring energy conservation and efficiency projects to your grade 4 to 7 students. EnerAction gets students talking about energy and helps them see the connections between energy consumption and their daily choices....
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
Grade: 4 5 6 7
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