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  The Energy Trail

  This lesson helps students discover the links between consumer products, manufacturing and energy use, the burning of fossil fuels and the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. Students learn by tracing the steps...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  The High Cost of Traffic Congestion to Montreal's Economy - Montreal Gazette

  An article from the Montreal Gazette on true cost of traffic. An interview with a commissioner from Canada's Ecofiscal commission that details all the environmental, personal, and economic costs of traffic with an introduction to the...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Use and Conservation, Transportation
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Civics & Citizenship, Economics, Business Education
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  The Land is Changing: Stories from Across the North

  Students interview elders, older relatives and/or parents about the issues, impacts and potential ways of adapting to climate change in the north. Interview questions are designed to shed light on the issues of climate change.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Aboriginal Rights and Knowledge
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Aboriginal 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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  The Role of CO2 - The Greenhouse Effect

  By conducting a simple experiment, students are introduced to the natural greenhouse effect of Earth’s atmosphere. A clear plastic bottle and lamp simulate the interactions between the Earth and incoming solar radiation....

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Thematic Poetry Videos

  Overview: Youth literacy can be promoted by leveraging youth culture, such as rap/music videos. By merging sound and visual imagery with text, a poetry writing task can be transformed into a multi-media video assignment. English...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Arts
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 6 7 8 9
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  Weathering Climate Confusion

  This activity helps students better understand the common misconceptions between the terms 'weather' and 'climate'. Students participate in small group discussion, a hands on activity to assess learning, and a...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Science and Technology
  Subject:English / Language Arts, English as a Second Language, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 3 4 5 6 7 8
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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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  Who Polluted the River?

  In this activity, students participate in an interactive story and learn how, as human populations have increased and land uses have changed, many of our rivers have become polluted. This example demonstrates that just as we each...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Sustainable Development, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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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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  Youth Perspectives as Primary Sources

  A special issue of Panorama, the online magazine of TakingITGlobal, was dedicated to the Millennium Development Goals and One World Youth Project Ambassadors from seven countries maintain a group blog that details the issues they...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Civics & Citizenship, History and Social Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
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