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  Sugaring

  This multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board follows Kat Becker and Tony Shultz, third generation maple syrup producers in Athens, WI, through a day of sugaring. Kat and Tony describe the process of...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Ecosystems, Natural Resources
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Biology
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Sustainable Economics Curriculum: A Supplementary Curriculum for High School Economics Courses - Cener for Economic Conversion

  A supplementary curriculum for high school economics courses. Topics include: • What is Economics • Economic Systems • The Market System and Consumer Culture • Products, the Environment and consumerism • Business Practices and...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Sustainable Schools Project - Shelburne Farms

  Shelburne Farms' Sustainable Schools Project helps schools use sustainability as an integrating context for curriculum, community partnerships, and campus practices. Link: http://www.sustainableschoolsproject.org/tools-resources

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Solutions, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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  Tasneem Essop Interview

  Tasneem Essop, head of the WWF delegation, elaborates on their priorities over issues of substance. She talks about adaptation and long term finance. She explains how they are tackling the transport angle, REDD+, and the overall level...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Governance, Social Justice
  Subject:Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future - UNESCO

  Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future is a multimedia teacher education program published. It contains 100 hours (divided into 27 modules) of professional development for use in pre-service teacher courses as well as the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  The Benefits and Challenges of Wind Energy

  In this lesson, students will evaluate the potential of wind energy in terms of its benefits and challenges. Students will use critical thinking skills to consider the pros and cons of wind energy and appraise it as a renewable energy...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Health, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  The Business Logic of Sustainability - TED Talk

  TED Talk by Ray Anderson entitled ‘The business logic of sustainability’. This would make a good case study for a Sustainability Education project.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Science and Technology, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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  The Cost of Production

  The Cost of Production is Lesson 4 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy". In this lesson, students consider where most of our imported material goods are assembled and the environmental and social impacts...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Economics, Business Education, Social Studies, Biology
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  The Economics of Maple Syrup Production in Ontario

  The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association commissioned this report and the accompanying budgeting tool to assist maple entrepreneurs in building a solid BUSINESS PLAN to tap into this incredible business...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Business and Economics, Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources
  Subject:Geography, Economics, Business Education, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  The Government Energy Budget: A Simulation

  This simulation encourages students to weigh the relative merits of various energy sources and envision the future of energy use in the United States. Each year, the Department of Energy (DOE) spends about $4 billion on research and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Use and Conservation, Governance
  Subject:Science, Economics, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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