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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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  Water Resources and Hydroclimate

  This link provides a concise explanation of water resources and hydroclimates, explaining how climate change affects these issues and providing links to additional publications and research on the issue.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Water Stewardship – From Source to Sea

  This presentation will identify elements of water literacy through a stewardship study with grades 4/5 school students. While drawing from a specific school project, it will identify elements that can be transferred to other...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Water Vapor: Feedback or Forcing? (Pilot)

  This module is on water vapor's role in the atmosphere and climate change. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete investigations to further their understanding and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
  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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  Watersheds and Climate Change, Ask-an-Expert

  Paul Lehman is the General Manager of Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) — the conservation agency responsible for the Carp and Mississippi watersheds in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario. Climate Change Where I...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  What About Shady Acres?

  This simulation activity is modelled after a controversial land development process that actually took place in the Town of Canmore in 1996 - but it is reminiscent of land development and land use issues that occur throughout Alberta....

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Governance, Natural Resources, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental 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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  What is a Carbon Offset?

  What is a carbon offset?

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 10 11 12
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  What Is a Watershed? - Poster

  A poster that explains what a watershed is. Very useful in the Watershed-Climate Change Inquiry (one in the series of Climate Change Where I Live Inquiries). (Linked here and listed in Attachments)

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  What is Climate and How is it Changing?

  This student based resource is a great introductin to the basics of climate change at a secondary level. Scientific concepts and past and current trends related to climate change are explored and explained.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  What is Global Warming?

  A brief and informative description of Climate Change by 14 year old Alec Loorz. Loorz discusses the impacts of fossil fuels, our society’s dependence on them and resulting consequences.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Use and Conservation, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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