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  • Taking Action

    It All Adds Up!

    It All Adds Up! is Lesson 4 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". In this lesson, students calculate their carbon footprint using an online carbon calculator and compare their results to the carbon footprint of...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Taking Action
    Subject:Mathematics, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies, Environmental Science
    Level:Secondary
    Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  • Air, Atmosphere and Climate

    K-4 Climate: Air

    This module provides elementary teachers with resources and activities to introduce students to the difference between weather and climate and the impact of climate change on their everyday lives. After reading through the scenario...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
    Level:Primary / Elementary
    Grade:K 1 2 3 4
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  • Ecosystems

    K-4 Climate: Land

    This module provides elementary teachers with resources and activities to introduce students to understand the changes in land masses globally. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades
    Level:Primary / Elementary
    Grade:K 1 2 3 4
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  • Biodiversity

    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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  • Water Issues

    K-4 Climate: Water

    This module provides elementary teachers with resources and activities to introduce students to understand the effects of climate change on world water supplies and oceans. After reading through the scenario and using the additional...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
    Level:Primary / Elementary
    Grade:K 1 2 3 4
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  • Water Issues

    March of the Polar Bears

    Students will use NASA satellite data to study temperature and snow-ice coverage in the South Beaufort Sea, Alaska. The data can be used to correlate with USGS ground tracking of polar bears, and to relate this to global change, sea...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Ecosystems, Water Issues
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Environmental Science
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  • Water Issues

    Mountain Glaciers: Going, Going, Gone?

    This module provides teachers with resources and activities to introduce students to the effects of climate change on mountain glaciers. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
    Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  • Taking Action

    No Idling at Schools

    This project will help you and your Action Team increase your understanding of issues relating to climate change. You will develop an anti-idling campaign at your school, creating posters and information handouts about the negative...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Taking Action
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, English / Language Arts, 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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  • Renewable Energy

    Our Solar Future

    Our Solar Future  ( http://ecospark.ca/solar ) is a hands-on science unit on solar PV for Grade 6, Ontario curriculum. The lessons are structured so that teachers can easily integrate language arts, mathematics, and visual...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
    Subject:Mathematics, Science, English / Language Arts, Visual Arts
    Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
    Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  • Science and Technology

    Playing It Cool:A Renewable Energy Economics Game

    This game simulates some of the economic changes necessary to make renewables succeed as large-scale electricity sources. Students buy and sell electricity from various sources—coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and...

    Type:Lesson Plan
    Topic:Business and Economics, Science and Technology
    Subject:Mathematics, Economics, Social Studies
    Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
    Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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