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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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  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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  World We Live In (WWLi)

  Using the project forum, participants discuss and clarify their ideas about the world and environment they live in as well as offer their suggestions about the improvement of the quality of life. Project participants are invited to...

  Type:Collaborative Project
  Topic:Ecosystems, Social Justice, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Social Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  WWF Knock-on Effects

  Wyld Stallyons were approached by design agency, Bostock and Pollitt, to create an animation with the aim of encouraging people to become activists. With concerns about climate change at a more acute point than ever before, The World...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Taking Action
  Subject:Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
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  WWF report criticizes Canadians' ecological footprint

  This link connects to an online article in the Montreal Gazette which outlines Canada's ecological footprint as disscusses by the World Wildlife Fund. This article highlights the mass ecological footprints which Canadians...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  WWF-Canada's National Sweater Day

  National Sweater Day (February 6, 2014): This online resource will help teachers celebrate National Sweater Day in their classrooms. Teaching prompts, strategies, projects and activity ideas are designed to help students...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, French
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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  You Control Climate Change

  A short clip that shows a 17 year old Italian boy making an effort to reduce his impact on global warming by eating local produce. This fun video clip is a good way to introduce issues surrounding the impact of the food and...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Food and Agriculture, Taking Action
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
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  YouthCaN Environmental Project

  Students facilitate an on-line network of students using telecommunications technologies to undertake and/or share environmental work locally and around the world. The contribution that we will make is to educate and inform the global...

  Type:Collaborative Project
  Topic:Science and Technology, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Zambia Youth on Climate Change

  This podcast comes from Zambia, where young people from both the capital Lusaka and a rural town in the Western Province recorded short radio features on climate change and how it is affecting their lives and communities. These youth...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Governance, Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Zero Footprint Youth Calculator

  This resource allows students to calculate their carbon footprints by looking at transportation, food, energy use, home and school and waste.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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