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  Our Climate Is Changing—Our Forests Are Changing—What About Us?

  An excellent series of PPT slide-like pages that provide basic climate change science; examine the impacts particularly on forests; and present solutions (Ontario). Suitable to support student inquiry into climate change impacts and...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Natural Disasters
  Subject:Science, Geography, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Plant Productivity in a Warming World

  Warmer global temperatures and higher levels of precipitation are generally good for plant productivity, but as temperatures have continued to rise, the benefits to plants are now overwhelmed by longer and more frequent droughts.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Biology, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Polar Regions: Arctic Adaptations and Global Impacts

  Ocean literacy involves understanding, among other things, that the ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems, and that the ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. This lesson explores these principles through...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Pope Francis Encyclical

  This is the full text of the much publicized Encyclical of Pope Francis that addresses climate change and human responsibility. From E.O. Wilson: The reason Francis is so influential, Wilson said, is that “he...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Social Justice
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Civics & Citizenship, Economics, History and Social Science, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 8 9 10 11
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  Report on the public engagement on climate change adaptation: seeking public input

  This resource is a summary of public responses to the city of Toronto's adaptation strategy Ahead of the Storm: Preparing Toronto for Climate Change. A panel of six individuals (representing both the public and stakeholders)...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Sugar Maple Sap Yields Using One or Two Tapholes per Tree

  This accessible research article looks at research in Vermont to increase sap production in sugar maple trees by limiting tapholes to one or two per three.  Early results are dicussed.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture
  Subject:Science, Geography, Economics, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 12
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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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  Sustaining and Expanding the Urban Forest; Toronto's strategic Forest Management Plan

  Published by the city of Toronto's Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, this source is a combination of data collected on Toronto's Urban Forest landscape as well as potential strategies and programs to sustain them.  It...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Natural Resources
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
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  Testing tapping depth versus sap yield

  This newspaper-style article looks at research that investigates how the depth of tapping of maple trees affects the yield of sap to make maple syrup.  Includes helpful data charts.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources
  Subject:Science, Geography, Family/Consumer Studies, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  The Carbon Cycle: Activity 1

  This activity is designed to give students a basic chemical understanding of the carbon cycle and thereby giving them an understanding of why healthy plants are essential to a healthy habitat. While other greenhouse gases (besides...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Science and Technology
  Subject:Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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