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  Is Climate Change Good for Us?

  In this activity, students are encouraged to consider how climate change could impact them personally and to see how changes may affect their regions, wherever they live in British Columbia. The exercise reminds us that even with our...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Ecosystems, Health
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  It’s a Dirty Job

  It's a Dirty Job is Lesson 8 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy." In this lesson, students take on perspectives of different stakeholder groups involved in determining how to deal with a...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Recycling and Waste Management, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Economics, Social Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Literacy and Earnings Project - Canadian Literacy and Learning Network

  A series of reports that illustrate the opportunities for individuals, business and government about investing in upskilling Canada’s workforce. Link: http://www.literacy.ca/research-and-resources/clln-literacy-and-earnings-project/

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Science and Technology, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Location Matters - A GreenLearning Inquiry

  Where Should I Live? This investigation takes students through the inquiry process to discover how transportation is a significant factor in helping people in cities decide where they will live.  It uses the RBC &...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Civics & Citizenship, Economics, Business Education, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  On the Road to Retail

  On the Road to Retail is Lesson 5 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy". In this lesson, students read about different components of product distribution in a scenario. They analyze information related to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Economics, Business Education, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  One Degree Matters

  One Degree Matters follows social and business leaders as they travel to Greenland and experience for themselves the dramatic effects of the melting of the ice caps and come to understand the planetary effects of climate change and...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Economics, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
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  Playing It Cool:A Renewable Energy Economics Game

  This game simulates some of the economic changes necessary to make renewables succeed as large-scale electricity sources. Students buy and sell electricity from various sources—coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Science and Technology
  Subject:Mathematics, Economics, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Shopping Heats Up

  Shopping Heats Up is Lesson 8 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In this simulation, students experience how resources are distributed and used by different people based on access to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Social Justice, Solutions
  Subject:Mathematics, Geography, Health & Wellbeing, Social Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Shopping in Circles - Vancouver Sun

  An article on the emerging "circular economy", a product production system that could completely reduce the waste we produce and the resources we consume.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Use and Conservation, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Economics, Business Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Statistical Overview of the Canadian Maple Industry 2013

  This 11 page document provides up-to-date statistics on the maple industry in Canada with easy to read charts and tables including production, revenue, trade and world data.  Did you know, for example, that Quebec accounts for...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources
  Subject:Geography, Business Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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