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  • Taking Action

    South African Youth Speak Out On Climate Change

    This podcast comes from South Africa, where young people in Cape Town, aged 15-18, speak out about the importance of reducing one’s climate footprint. The podcast is broadcast through the Pulbic Radio Exchange. You will need to...

    Type:Video
    Topic:Governance, Recycling and Waste Management, Taking Action
    Subject:Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
    Level:Secondary
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  • Solutions

    Swisharoo

    A video that talks about actions that youth can take to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. This episode focuses on “swishing”; setting up a clothing trade with friends.

    Type:Video
    Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions
    Subject:Geography, Family/Consumer Studies, Social Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  • Taking Action

    Teaching About Climate Change: Cool Schools Tackle Global Warming

    Helping teachers and students to tackle the challenging topic of climate change, this anthology from Green Teacher offers a framework for teaching fundamental concepts and a variety of activities that can be undertaken in school, at...

    Type:Research
    Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management, Taking Action
    Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, 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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  • Recycling and Waste Management

    That’s a Wrap

    A video that talks about actions that youth can take to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. This comedic episode looks at an individual taking steps toward greening their lifestyle, while being wasteful in the process.

    Type:Video
    Topic:Natural Resources, Recycling and Waste Management
    Subject:Geography, Social Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  • Recycling and Waste Management

    The Energy Trail

    This lesson helps students discover the links between consumer products, manufacturing and energy use, the burning of fossil fuels and the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. Students learn by tracing the steps...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management
    Subject:Science, English / Language Arts
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  • Solutions

    The GREENS Activity Guide

    A teacher’s or parent’s guide that offers six activities that focus on “cutting down on trash”, “recycling and reducing” and “global warming and our carbon footprint”.

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions
    Subject:Science, Social Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  • Solutions

    The Story of Bottled Water

    This film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces.    The film concludes with...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions
    Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  • Recycling and Waste Management

    The Story of Electronics

    The Story of Electronics explores the collateral damage which high-tech electronics have caused to our environment and society —25 million tons of e-waste and counting have poisoned our world and left the public holding the bill. Host...

    Type:Video
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Business and Economics, Recycling and Waste Management
    Subject:Science, Civics & Citizenship, Business Education, Social Studies, Global Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  • Recycling and Waste Management

    The Story of Stuff

    The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and...

    Type:Video
    Topic:Globalization, Natural Resources, Recycling and Waste Management
    Subject:Science, Geography, Family/Consumer Studies, Social Studies, Global Studies
    Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  • Recycling and Waste Management

    The Transformation of Waste to Compost

    Throughout these activities, students will learn about the global production of food and the importance of buying local food. Through experiential learning, students will begin to act as stewards of the environment. Through learning...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Business and Economics, Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Waste Management
    Subject:Science, Geography, Family/Consumer Studies, Environmental Studies
    Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
    Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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