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  The Story of Cosmetics

  The Story of Cosmetics examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. This seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project reveals the implications which everyday...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Globalization, Health, Taking Action
  Subject:Science, Health & Wellbeing, Family/Consumer Studies, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  The Toronto Wind Turbine: Virtual Tour for Kids and Teacher Resource

  Ringo the ring-billed gull takes students on a virtual tour of the Toronto Wind Turbine. Students learn about wind energy, how the turbine works and how they can make a difference. The Virtual Tour is a delightful introduction to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy, Taking Action
  Subject:Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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  Thematic Poetry Videos

  Overview: Youth literacy can be promoted by leveraging youth culture, such as rap/music videos. By merging sound and visual imagery with text, a poetry writing task can be transformed into a multi-media video assignment. English...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Arts
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 6 7 8 9
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  Transportation to School

  Students conduct a audit of how students and teachers get to and from school. Audit data is then added to a map of the school catchment area. From this, students explore the impacts of energy used in transportation and identify active...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Taking Action, Transportation
  Subject:Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
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  Turn It Off - Computers, Projectors and Office Equipment

    Technology in schools such as computers, monitors, projectors, Smart Boards, photocopiers, fax machines, and printers can use tremendous amounts of energy. This campaign helps to identify if the equipment is used...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 5 6 7 8 9
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  United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

  This link connects to a PDF which outlines the findings of the United Nations 1992 Convention on Climate Change!

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Governance, Taking Action
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Using Alternative Fuel Sources to Reduce Emission Pollutants

  Air pollution is a problem of growing importance and its long term effects have serious consequences. In this leson, students will be introduced to air pollution emissions and where they originate through the evaluation of graphs,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Taking Action, Transportation
  Subject:Science, Geography, Health & Wellbeing
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Water Will Be Here

  Inspired by issues relating to climate change, Water Will Be Here imagines what it might feel like if sea levels rose to the point where parts of New York City found themselves underwater. This site-specific video installation uses...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Visual Arts, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  What About Shady Acres?

  This simulation activity is modelled after a controversial land development process that actually took place in the Town of Canmore in 1996 - but it is reminiscent of land development and land use issues that occur throughout Alberta....

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Governance, Natural Resources, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  What you can do at School

  The US Environmental Protection Agency offers a number of resources for "What You Can Do at School". The attachment outlines the top 5 things that students, educators and school administrators can do to play a key role in...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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