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What Size is your Footprint?
This is a Student Reading 2 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. Students will learn about the process of calculating a carbon footprint. Footprints of various countries will be compared in...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions
Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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What you can do at School
The US Environmental Protection Agency offers a number of resources for "What You Can Do at School". The attachment outlines the top 5 things that students, educators and school administrators can do to play a key role in...
Type:Research
Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Taking Action
Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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When the Extremes Become the Means (pilot)
This module explores extreme weather patterns and the rate of occurance of such events. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete investigations to further their understanding...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Natural Disasters
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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Where Are the MDGs?
By investigating the coverage of the Millennium Development Goals in the media, students learn about both the local and global presence of development issues, as well as gain an introduction to the way the media represents these...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions, Taking Action
Subject:English / Language Arts, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies
Level:Secondary
Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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Will Maple Syrup Disappear?
Canada produces about 85 percent of the world’s maple syrup, a product valued at more than $354 million in 2009, with the vast majority coming from Quebec. The United States is both Canada’s largest export market and the...
Type:Research
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture
Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Will You Answer the Big Climate Callout?
This lesson plan will allow your students to explore the effects of climate change on the world’s most vulnerable communities. Through this lesson plan your students will learn that they can make their mark on climate change...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Taking Action
Subject:Geography
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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Wind Energy
A series of videos that discuss wind turbine structures, the conversion of wind energy into electricity, and various forms of wind energy generation.
Type:Video
Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
Subject:Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
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Wind Farm Atlas Scavenger Hunt
In this lesson, students will complete an atlas activity to find and map the location of several existing and proposed wind power sites across Canada. They will conduct research to identify the wind farms and describe the features...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Renewable Energy
Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Wind Speed and Height: Why do Wind Turbines Have to be So Tall?
In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between wind speed and height, through both experiments and quantitative analysis. Students will be able to explain why turbines are built at heights of 50-80 m, rather than...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
Subject:Mathematics, Geography, Environmental Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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Women and Girls in Nepal Speak Out About Climate Change
In 2008, women experiencing the impact of climate change in poor areas in Nepal came together to tell the story about how climate change is affecting their lives through participatory video. This film represents interviews from the...
Type:Video
Topic:Food and Agriculture, Health, Social Justice
Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Global Studies
Level:Secondary
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