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  City of Toronto's Wet Weather Management assessment/study

  Conducted by the Steering Committee, this research outlines the effectiveness of the city of Toronto's Stormwater management programs in order to find solutions that minimize negative environmental effects in the Ellis Avenues and...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Biodiversity, Sustainable Development, Water Issues
  Subject:Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Secondary
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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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  Ecological Land Classifications of High Park

  Conducted by High Park Woodland and Savanna Management plan, this source contains four maps that outline the ecological landscape of Toronto's High Park. Map 1 (Figure 3) : Breakdown of High Parks Terrestrial and Wetland Systems...

  Type:Research
  Topic:Biodiversity, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Exploring Values Towards Conservation

  Each group of students will read a First Nation story, identify the values expressed in it and discuss how these values relate to conservation issues we face today. With the knowledge that Elders and other respected community members...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Solutions
  Subject:English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Aboriginal Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Habitat Change Case Study: Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds

  An international collaboartive project that strives to raise awareness of how climate change affects ecosystems and get students involved in collecting and contributing data to an on-going research. The ruby-throated hummingbird is...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  How do farmers grow food around the world?

  There is a dual focus for this activity: investigating the origin of and growing methods for a food, and growing a garden. Over the course of several weeks, you can introduce different methods used by farmers to grow food, why...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Food and Agriculture
  Subject:Science, Geography, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  K-4 Climate: Living Things

  This module provides elementary teachers with resources and activities to introduce students to understand the effects of climate change on living things. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Biodiversity
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade:K 1 2 3 4
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  NASA Images of Change and Earth Wallpaper Galleries

  NASA provides a number of images from their Images of Change web site and their Earth Wallpaper Gallery.

  Type:Research
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Biodiversity, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  New Challenges in a New Climate

  Students will investigate the extensive adaptation of a chosen species found in Canada’s boreal forest by conducting Internet and print research. Then, given a description of the future conditions that might exist in Canada due...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Ecosystems
  Subject:Science, Geography, Global Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 8 9 10 11 12
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  Reducing Global Consumption

  Students will demonstrate understanding of consumption patterns and link consumption patterns to environmental degradation and diminishing biodiversity. They explain importance of biodiversity and gain insight into why society should...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Biodiversity, Energy Generation, Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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