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  2014-2020 EarthCare Sustainability Plan (Thunder Bay)

  The 2014-2020 EarthCare Sustainability Plan was developed in 2014 as an updated version of the Community Environmental Action Plan (2008), reflecting a national and global shift in priorities from mitigation to adaptation to a...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Governance, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  4-Day Mini Unit: Challenge & Systems Thinking 8th Grade Physical Education

  This document provides an example of a teacher-created physical education unit that is grounded in the content and pedagogy of sustainability education. A focus on systems thinking and cooperative work will teach skills that are...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Physical Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  6 Effective Ways to Build a Sustainable Business - Entrepreneur India

  An article by, Vanitha Narayanan, Managing Director of IBM India Private Limited, about how startups can build sustainable businesses in future.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Action Tips: Conserve Water

  This link provides youth with a list of ways in which they can conserve more water throughout their daily lives.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Sustainable Development, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Action Tips: Green Your Prom

  This webpages provides students with great tips and ideas to make their prom, or any school dance, environmentally-friendly.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Extra-Curricular
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Alberta Tomorrow

  Alberta Tomorrow  provides a free educational tool that uses cutting edge GIS technology and satellite imagery to simulate the future effects of human activities on Alberta's wildlife habitat, ecosystem services, and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Sustainable Development
  Subject:History and Social Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Biology
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Analyzing the Message

  Analzying the Message is one Lesson 10 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things we Buy". In this lesson, students critically analyze The Story of Stuff by identifying the overall message of the film, persuasive...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Global Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Are you an Energy Efficient Consumer?

  Engage students in learning about ways to become more energy efficient consumers. Students will examine how different countries and regions around the world use energy. They will then track their own energy use and identify ways to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Auditing the Energy-Guzzlers in Your Home

  In this lesson, students become aware of the electricity sources in their community, whether they are renewable or non-renewable, and the amount of greenhouse gases they produce. They identify what kinds of energy are used to heat...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Automobile Choices and Alternative Fuel

  In the lesson, students will learn about the impacts of gasoline-powered cars as well as alternative fuel options such as ethanol, biofuel, electric, hydrogen and compressed natural gas. Students will have an opportunity to partake in...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Economics, Social Studies, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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