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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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  Bearly Any Ice

  The predator-prey relationship between polar bears and ringed seals is simulated in this active tag game. It also demonstrates the dramatic impact of increasing global temperature on polar bear survival by linking changes in food...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, English / Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Carbon Cycles

  In this active game, students follow the path of carbon through the carbon cycle to learn where carbon is stored and how it circulates. In the first round of the game, students move from one component of the Earth to the next,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Aboriginal Rights and Knowledge, Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Climate Change and Recreation, An Inquiry (Pilot Version)

  Climate Change and Recreation is one of a series of Inquiries — called Climate Change Where I Live — that enable students to examine the impacts of climate change where they live, identify the mitigation and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Solutions
  Subject:Health & Wellbeing, Physical Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Climate Change and Recreation: Consequences and Costs (short summary)

  Climate Change and Recreation: Consequences and Costs (short summary): This web resource (with full report) starts off with “Americans who like to play outdoors may soon find that climate change-induced warming trends around...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Solutions
  Subject:Health & Wellbeing, Physical Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Global Climate Change: Recreation (Student’s Guide)

  Global Climate Change: Recreation (Student’s Guide): In addition to causing all sorts of problems, such as heat waves, droughts, and coastline damage, warmer temperatures could also affect people's jobs, recreational...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Solutions
  Subject:Health & Wellbeing, Physical Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Going Off-Ramp: A Car Trip Reduction Plan for Schools

  This lesson provides a plan for reducing the average number of vehicles driving daily to school. The goal is to: raise awareness of transportation issues and related environmental effects organize school-wide events such...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Taking Action, Transportation
  Subject:Science, Physical Education, Extra-Curricular
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  HSBC Clean Air Achievers

  HSBC Clean Air Achievers (HSBC/CAA) is a FREE, national program, available in both French and English, that explores transportation choices and its impact on air quality, climate change and health.  Students use a...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Transportation
  Subject:Science, Health & Wellbeing, Physical Education, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Impacts of Climate Change on Winter Recreation

  Impacts of Climate Change on Winter Recreation: Outdoor recreation - a billion-dollar industry in Canada - is extremely dependent on climate. Winter recreation in particular requires a certain length in the snow season or else...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Physical Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  On Thin Ice: Winter Sports and Climate Change

  On Thin Ice: Winter Sports and Climate Change: Canadians playing pond hockey on the prairies, skiing down the powdery faces of the Canadian Rockies, skating along the Rideau Canal, cross-country skiing through Quebec’s...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Physical Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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