Province: Ontario

Teachers Notes

This resource includes:

Big Ideas about concepts that underlie the science of climate change;

Prior learning – both fundamental skills and science background – required to complete
the tasks;

Focus Questions related to the Big Ideas in each of the strands which suggest ways to
organize ideas as you plan your lessons with the culminating task in mind;

Culminating tasks to help students explore how our individual and collective actions
affect the earth’s ecosystems and climate;

A chart that shows how approved textbooks and blackline masters support learning
about climate change;

An annotated list of websites that accompanies each task.