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Get Current: Switch on Clean Energy Activity Book
Switching on clean energy technologies means strengthening the economy while protecting the environment. This activity book for all ages promotes energy awareness, with facts on different types of energy and a variety of puzzles with...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
Subject:Mathematics, Science, English / Language Arts
Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Grade Specific Resources for Financial Literacy - Ontario Association for Mathematics Education
Resources for mathematics educators listed by grade level (grades 1-12) on how to use financial concepts to teach students about math. Link: http://www.oame.on.ca/main/index1.php?code=grspecres
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Business and Economics, Sustainable Development
Subject:Mathematics, Economics, Business Education, 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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Graph our Litter
Students examine their schoolyard for litter and graph its spread. Using TIGed Collaborations, your students can share their results with other students around the world and discuss what the causes might be for any differences.
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions, Taking Action
Subject:Mathematics, Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle
Grade: 7 8 9
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Greenhouse Gas Investigations
Greenhouse Gas Investigations is Lesson 1 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". Through an experiment, students explore Earth’s greenhouse effect and graph results of 3 scenarios to draw conclusions about...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
Subject:Mathematics, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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Hidden Relationships: Energy Sources and Water Usage
In this lesson, students will examine the major ways that water is utlized for a variety of energy sources. They will also participate in a photographic matching activity that compares energy usages to further understand the role...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Water Issues
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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High School Climate Challenge
High School Climate Challenge (HSCC) is an innovative program providing high school communities with the tools to assess and reduce their school’s carbon footprint and contribute to climate change solutions and...
Type:Collaborative Project
Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Health, Taking Action
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Civics & Citizenship, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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How Much Does Carbon Cost?
How Much Does Carbon Cost? is Lesson 7 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". Students evaluate structural solutions to regulate carbon emissions and play a cap and trade game, finding ways to reduce emissions...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Business and Economics, Governance
Subject:Mathematics, Business Education, Social Studies, Environmental Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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How Much Electricity Do We Use?
This activity has students explore how much electricity Ontarians consume in a day. The students will examine the daily provincial electricity consumption using graphs. A Family Electricity Journal is kept.
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Sustainable Development
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Life Skills, Social Studies
Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution & Save Money
The purpose of this education module is to introduce students to the advantages and benefits of putting more hybrid electric vehicles on the streets, and also to open their eyes to the economic reality of buying or owning a hybrid...
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Science and Technology
Subject:Mathematics, Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Science
Level:Intermediate / Middle
Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Illuminating Climate Change: Connecting Lighting and Global Warming
This lesson will introduce students to the basics of global climate change and build their understanding of the connection between lighting and global warming.
Type:Lesson Plan
Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Use and Conservation
Subject:Mathematics, Science
Level:Secondary
Grade: 9 10 11 12
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