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  Biodiesel: Transportation Fuels Curriculum

  The curriculum guide is designed to teach students about biodiesel and encourage them to evaluate its economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages. The booklet provides background information at three reading levels -...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Transportation
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Language Learning, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Biofuel

  A collection of videos that discuss the use of biomass to produce electricity, the production of ethanol, biogas facility explanations and details on forest-based bioenergy. Canadian focuses include videos discussing Ontario’s...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Global Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Building the Basic PVC Wind Turbine

  This plan shows how to make a rugged and inexpensive classroom wind turbine that can be used for lab bench-based blade design experiments.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Science
  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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  Carbon City

  Carbon City is an education module designed to help students explore the sources and effects of carbon dioxide in urban centres. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Globalization, Transportation
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Economics, Technology and Skilled Trades
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Carbon Monoxide: Its Environmental Impact

  Carbon Monoxide: its environmental impact is a module that informs students on the natural and anthropogenic sources of carbon monoxide. Students will also learn about the effects of carbon monoxide and ways to limit the impact on the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Globalization, Science and Technology
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Cell Wall Chemistry of Biofuel

  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, Food and Agriculture, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning (CAMEL)

  CAMEL is a free, comprehensive, interdisciplinary, multi-media resource for educators, providing over 200 interdisciplinary topic areas and numerous resource types to provide educators the tools they need to teach climate change...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social 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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  Comparing Light Bulbs

  Too many greenhouse gas emissions are collecting in our earth’s atmosphere and are causing our climate to change. People at any age can help by using less energy. In this exercise, students will use a light to demonstrate the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Mathematics, English / Language Arts, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Computer Studies: Suggested Financial Literacy Activities - Associations for Computer Science Educators

  Google documents database of activity ideas created by computer science educators for students in grade 10-12. Activities use computer science as a way to make financial calculations. Link:...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Science and Technology, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Technology and Skilled Trades, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 10 11 12
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  Contrails and Global Climate Change

  What are contrails? We've all seen them, they're the condensation trails from jets made from burning jet fuel and the release of water vapor. In this module students will learn about contrails and explore the effects of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Transportation
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Chemistry
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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