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  Andrew Steer on Making Durban a Success

  The World Bank's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Andrew Steer, summarises what it will take to make Durban a success. He starts with moving forward on the Cancun Agreements, looking at the technology mechanism, progress on the...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Food and Agriculture, Solutions
  Subject:Business Education, Social Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Are There Marketing Benefits for Embracing Climate Change for Business?

  This video interview describes ways in which companies reduce their carbon emissions through direct reductions or offsets. Marketing tools to publicize green initiatives are also discussed.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Solutions
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
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  Are you an Energy Efficient Consumer?

  Engage students in learning about ways to become more energy efficient consumers. Students will examine how different countries and regions around the world use energy. They will then track their own energy use and identify ways to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Awareness—First Step to a Sustainable Energy Future

  A student campaign to increase awareness of how we all use energy — and first step toward a sustianable energy future. Student produced PowerPoint and Family-Feud type Game supported the school's participation in the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 10
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  Ayiti Lesson 1: Play the Game

  Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. At the start of the game, the player chooses a primary goal for his/her family: achieve education,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Globalization, Social Justice, Solutions
  Subject:Civics & Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Ayiti Lesson 3: Reflections

  Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. At the start of the game, the player chooses a primary goal for his/her family: achieve education,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Civics & Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Ayiti: Children of Haiti Summit

  This workshop can be conducted either before playing the Ayiti: The Cost of Life game, as a way to introduce students to the game’s issues, or after playing the game, as a way to help them better understand the links between...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Social Justice, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Ayiti: Take Action Haiti

  Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. At the start of the game, the player chooses a primary goal for his/her family: achieve education,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Civics & Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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  Birds Taking Flight

  A case study on how climate change threatens birds. This case study discusses the impacts over time, common threats, adaptations and steps that we can take to protect birds from the impacts of climate change.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Ecosystems, Solutions
  Subject:Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Bouncing Back

  The purpose of this activity is for students to understand the idea of resilience and to share personal experiences of resilience. Students may share personal stories or the discussion may centre around global disasters which are well...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Natural Disasters, Solutions
  Subject:Science, Geography, Behavioral Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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