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  The Effects of Climate Change on Recreation and Tourism in the Prairies

  This paper focuses on the effect that changing weather and climate will have on tourism and recreation in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Health & Wellbeing, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  The Great Canadian Geography Challenge

  The Great Canadian Geogrpahy Challenge is Canada's largest student geography competition. Open to Canadian students from grades 4 to 10, the Geography Challenge is divided into two levels and has students competing against...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Sustainable Development, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  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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  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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  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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  Tourism and Recreation In a Changing Climate (Ontario)

  Tourism and Recreation In a Changing Climate (Ontario) : A factsheet on the impacts of climate change on tourism and recreation in Ontario.

  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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  Triple Bottom Line - The Economist

  A short article outlining the triple bottom line approach; taking into account people, profit and the planet.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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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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  Vermicomposting

  This unit is composed of 5 lessons that aim to teach students the process of vermicomposting in order to practice and encourage the recycling of food waste.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Family/Consumer Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Water Footprint Calculator

  Take students on a water tour through their homes, yards, diets, and transportation and consumer choices! Then, have them pledge to cut their water footprints and help return more water to rivers, lakes, wetlands, underground...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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