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What is a Carbon Offset?
What is a carbon offset?
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
Subject:Science, Geography, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
Level:Secondary
Grade: 10 11 12
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What is Biological Diversity?
Students play a round of “musical chairs” using drawings of different species in a food web. The disappearance of “chairs” signals the extinction of that species. Students learn how the extinction of species...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems
Subject:Science, Environmental Studies, Biology
Level:Primary / Elementary
Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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What is Climate and How is it Changing?
This student based resource is a great introductin to the basics of climate change at a secondary level. Scientific concepts and past and current trends related to climate change are explored and explained.
Type:Research
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation
Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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What Is Energy?
Energy is the capacity to make things move. Energy is available in two forms, kinetic and potential. Kinetic is active and found in heat, light, sound and motion. Potential energy is stored in coal, batteries or food, for example. In...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation
Subject:Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Studies
Level:Primary / Elementary
Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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What is Renewable Energy?
In this activity, students will learn about renewable energy sources and will distinguish them from nonrenewable sources. The students will be asked to come up with a definition of energy, then to think about the different sources of...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy
Subject:Science, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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When the Extremes Become the Means (pilot)
This module explores extreme weather patterns and the rate of occurance of such events. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete investigations to further their understanding...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Natural Disasters
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Where Do You Get Your Energy?
In this activity, students will trace their personal energy supply to its sources.
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy, Taking Action
Subject:Science, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Where's the Drip?
Leaks waste water and cost money. One small drip from a leaky faucet can waste 30 litres or more of water everyday. A leaking toilet can waste three bathtubs of water a day. Talking to a custodian or parent can easily get the problem...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Taking Action, Water Issues
Subject:Science, Life Skills, Social Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Primary / Elementary
Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Who Polluted the River?
In this activity, students participate in an interactive story and learn how, as human populations have increased and land uses have changed, many of our rivers have become polluted. This example demonstrates that just as we each...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Sustainable Development, Water Issues
Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies
Level:Primary / Elementary
Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Why Solar?
This video discusses the benefits of solar power and renewable energy. Tor Allen of Solar Schoolhouse [Rahus Institute] explores these topics with an introduction to the Solar Schoolhouse Primer.
Type:Video
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
Subject:Science, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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