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  A Thousand Shades of White

  Spectacular scenes from the Ilulissat Icefjord and the Greenland Ice Cap. These images were filmed during the 2006 Climate Change College, during which 6 students from the UK and the Netherlands ventured into the Arctic wilderness to...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Global Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  A Warming Climate Takes its Toll on Polar Bears of Hudson Bay

  This film shows a mother and her two cubs experiencing the severe effects of global warming. It contains graphic material that some may find extremely disturbing. However, this is real life for polar bears due to their harsh living...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 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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  City of Toronto's Wet Weather Management assessment/study

  Conducted by the Steering Committee, this research outlines the effectiveness of the city of Toronto's Stormwater management programs in order to find solutions that minimize negative environmental effects in the Ellis Avenues and...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Biodiversity, Sustainable Development, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
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  Classroom Energy Diet Challenge

  The Classroom Energy Diet Challenge is a competition between Canadian classes from kindergarten to grade 12. As the students progress through the Challenge, they will learn valuable lessons about energy use and share that knowledge...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Extra-Curricular
  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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  Clean and Green- Water/Waste Campaign

    Cleaning our homes and work places can be hard on the environment, depending on the products we use and how we use them. Many commercially available cleaners contain hazardous chemicals that can damage living things, as...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Health, Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Health & Wellbeing, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Chemistry
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 5 6 7 8 9
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  Climate Change - Global Impacts

  This video highlights global impacts of climate change due to natural disasters and gradual change in temperature overtime. Impacts on human health, ecosystem health and safety are highlighted through cases around the world. The video...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Health, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Climate Change and Its Impact On Water Management

  An explanation of how water levels in a watershed (in this case the Mississippi Valley Watershed) can be controlled and managed through the seasons and to mitigate extreme weather events like floods. Useful in understanding how the...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Natural Disasters, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Climate Change and the Global Ocean

  This video from NASA shares how NASA's Earth observing satellites gathers data including ocean surface temperature, surface winds, sea level, circulation and marine life (length 3:49).

  Type:Video
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
  Subject:Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Climate Change and the Melting Polar Ice Caps

  The dramatic decline of the summer Arctic sea ice pack is probably the most visible, large scale change on Earth's surface in recent years. Most global climate models, however, have significantly underestimated this decline. This...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Mathematics, Physics
  Level:Secondary
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