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  ' Climate Change Where I Live

  Climate Change Where I Live (CCWIL) is a unique approach to teaching and learning about climate change that takes this global and often daunting issue down to the local level, facilitating student inquiry into the impacts of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Food and Agriculture, Natural Disasters
  Subject:Science, Geography, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  A Pre-Treatment Model for Ethanol Production Using a Colorimetric Analysis of Starch Solutions

  This module focuses on the production of sugar (glucose and maltose) from cornstarch. The first lesson from this module relates glucose production from cornstarch to ethanol fuel production from corn stover. Another lesson uses a...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Food and Agriculture
  Subject:Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Andrew Steer on Making Durban a Success

  The World Bank's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Andrew Steer, summarises what it will take to make Durban a success. He starts with moving forward on the Cancun Agreements, looking at the technology mechanism, progress on the...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Food and Agriculture, Solutions
  Subject:Business Education, Social Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Ask-an-Expert about Maple Syrup Production and Climate Change (CCWIL)

  Ask Bryce Gunson — our expert — your question or questions on maple syrup production and climate change. Prepare and email your questions and you'll get your answer. This fits well with the Climate Change in...

  Type:Collaborative Project
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources
  Subject:Geography, Economics, Environmental Studies, Aboriginal Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Ayiti Lesson 2: Class Discussion about the Cost of Life

  Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. At the start of the game, the player chooses a primary goal for his/her family: achieve education,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Food and Agriculture, Globalization, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Civics & Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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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
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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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  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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  Can farming affect biodiversity?

  Students play a detective mission game in which they visit a farm and surrounding area and observe differences in ecosystems and in plant and animal species to learn how farming practices can affect the environment and biodiversity....

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food

  In this video, Cary Fowler disscusses the ways in which the varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Bringing forth the idea of sustainability and stressing to his...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Biodiversity, Food and Agriculture, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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