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  Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region (2003)

  This 2003 report from the David Suzuki Foundation and the Union of Concerned Scientists focuses on the concequences of climate change in the Great Lakes region.  The report is broken down into five major topics, including a...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, History and Social Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Coral Reefs and Climate Change

  Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse habitats of the oceans and face extinction due to climate change by 2050. This video highlights the threats to coral reefs and the life systems that depend on them. Narrated by a young...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Earth's Water Cycle

  A complete lesson plan created by the National Geographic to teach elementary students, grades 3-5, about the water cycle and key occurrences such as evaporation, condensation and precipitation. In this lesson students pretend to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade: 3 4 5 6 7
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  Eco Elves’ Assistants

  This lesson engages students in saving the Eco-Elves from Destruction in order to restore ecological order. Students will realize what energy is and where we can get it from. They will learn about energy use patterns and issues of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Egypt and Climate Change

  This video highlights the physical and social impacts of climate change on Egypt. Climate Change is a major hazard affecting our planet. In Egypt, the United Nations, together with its partners, are trying to combat this phenomenon....

  Type:Video
  Topic:Food and Agriculture, Taking Action, Water Issues
  Subject:Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Electrolysis of Water

  In this lesson plan, students observe the electrolysis of water using either photovoltaics or a battery as the electric energy source.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Evidence of Climate Change

  The driving question for "Evidence of Climate Change" is "How would we know if Colorado's climate is changing and how will it affect me?" Students warm up to the topic by discussing media coverage of climate...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Water Issues
  Subject:Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Exploring Polar Oceanography: Ocean Currents and Climate Connections

  These activities will introduce your students to polar oceanography and how events that occur in oceans thousands of kilometres away affect them and the mid-latitudes. The students will also explore how conditions are changing in the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Heat Up Over Climate Change: Ready to go?

  This lesson is part of UNICEF’s Heat Up Over Climate Change action pack. The objective of this lesson is to encourage young people to think about how it would feel to be forced to move from their homes due to local effects of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems, Social Justice, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Heat Up Over Climate Change: Rising Tide

  This lesson is part of UNICEF’s Heat Up Over Climate Change action pack. The objective of this lesson is to highlight the situation that low-lying countries are facing with rising sea-levels caused by climate change. Students...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Natural Disasters, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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