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  Ayiti: Children of Haiti Summit

  This workshop can be conducted either before playing the Ayiti: The Cost of Life game, as a way to introduce students to the game’s issues, or after playing the game, as a way to help them better understand the links between...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Social Justice, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Best practices in climate resilience: from six major North American cities

  Published by the city of Toronto's environment and energy division, this resource reviews the practice of supporting climate resilience in six major North American cities and contrasts them to programs and actions supporting climate...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Business and Economics, Natural Resources
  Subject:Science, Geography, Economics
  Level:Secondary
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  Bill Hare on the Cancun Agreements

  Climate Change verteran and adviser to AOSIS, Bill Hare talks about his concerns for the week ahead, in particular he emphasises that we need to get down to the substantive issues. He explores what the Cancun Agreements mean in...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Governance
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Biodiversity, Food and Farming for a Healthy Planet

  The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity wants to support you in guiding students through a fascinating and exciting exploration of biodiversity issues. This educational module on biodiversity and agriculture is...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Bjorn Lomborg sets global priorities

  In this video, the audicence is asked, 'given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming?' Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers and disscusses the many issues...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Health, Social Justice, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Bouncing Back

  The purpose of this activity is for students to understand the idea of resilience and to share personal experiences of resilience. Students may share personal stories or the discussion may centre around global disasters which are well...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Natural Disasters, Solutions
  Subject:Science, Geography, Behavioral Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Building Resilience to Climate Risks

  C3 is a climate change and sustainability agency in Alberta. “Building Resilience to Climate Risks” is a document of 44 slides from a September 2013 webinar with many graphs and infographics – almost all of which...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Natural Disasters
  Subject:Science, Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Environmental Studies, Aboriginal Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 12
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  Buy Local Episode: Pigs Fly

  A video that talks about actions that youth can take to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. This episode focuses on the benefits of eating local for the environment.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Food and Agriculture, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Canada's Climate Change Calendar

  Canada’s Climate Change Calendar describes the impacts of climate change on more than 170 countries, and draws attention to the inspiring actions that communities are taking to fight climate change at home. The Climate...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Globalization
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Canada's National Parks by Size

  This information is from the Canadian Statistics Canada web page, and summarized 43 national parks by land area in an excel spreadsheet.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Ecosystems, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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