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Title |
Year |
Description |
Rating |
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Ayiti Lesson 2: Class Discussion about the Cost of Life |
Secondary |
Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. At the... |
4 |
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Endangered Species |
Primary / Elementary |
Students will be introduced to the terminology associated with this issue. Furthermore, students will examine factors that cause the... |
0 |
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Oil Production & Consumption |
Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle |
This unit introduces students to the global issue of oil consumption and the concept of peak oil. Students will examine the environmental and... |
0 |
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Environmental Career Exploration |
Secondary |
This lesson provides students the opportunity to explore scientific environmental careers. They will be given their choice of occupational profiles... |
0 |
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Pollution Control - The Desulfurization Process |
Secondary |
In this lesson students will apply their knowledge of balancing chemical reactions and stoichiometry to understand the process of desulfurization,... |
0 |
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Turbulence and How to Avoid it |
Secondary |
Wind turbines work best when they are exposed to consistent winds moving with constant speed and direction. Turbulence (“swirling... |
2 |
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Wind Energy: A Global Comparison |
Secondary |
In this lesson, students will critically consider the use of wind energy in Canada as it compares to other countries. |
3 |
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Auditing the Energy-Guzzlers in Your Home |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
In this lesson, students become aware of the electricity sources in their community, whether they are renewable or non-renewable, and the... |
3 |
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John Doerr Sees Salvation and Profit in Greentech |
Secondary |
"I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr says in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. To create... |
3 |
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Solar Water Heater |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
In a solar water heater, water passes through a collector, usually on a roof, where it is heated by the sun. In order to attain the highest... |
3 |
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Solar Box Cooker |
Intermediate / Middle |
In this activity, students build a solar box cooker from simple materials. The solar cooker represents a simple technology that is beginning... |
2 |
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Wind Energy Experiment |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
This experiment shows students how wind energy can generate electricity. Specifically, it shows how wind propeller design affects the... |
2 |
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Vermicomposting |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
This unit is composed of 5 lessons that aim to teach students the process of vermicomposting in order to practice and encourage the recycling... |
3 |
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Composting in the Classroom |
Secondary |
In this lesson, students will be able to understand what composting is, why it is important, and how to begin composting themselves. They will... |
3 |
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Cost Effectiveness of Sustainable Building |
Secondary |
Over the course of two, 50-minute classes, students will become familiar with the basic concepts of sustainable building. They will learn... |
2 |
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Green Jobs and Economics |
Secondary |
This lesson will educate students about the importance of green jobs and green business practices, especially as they play an integral role in... |
2 |
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Analyzing the Message |
Secondary |
Analzying the Message is one Lesson 10 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things we Buy". In this lesson, students... |
3 |
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Scavenger Hunt for Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions |
Intermediate / Middle |
This handout is a fun way to introduce your students to global issues and sustainability vocabulary words and concepts. Students search for... |
2 |
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Drilling Down to Sustainability |
Secondary |
Drilling down to Sustainability is Lesson 3 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things we Buy". In this lesson, students... |
3 |
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The Cost of Production |
Secondary |
The Cost of Production is Lesson 4 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy". In this lesson, students consider... |
2 |
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On the Road to Retail |
Secondary |
On the Road to Retail is Lesson 5 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy". In this lesson, students read about... |
3 |
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It’s a Dirty Job |
Secondary |
It's a Dirty Job is Lesson 8 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy." In this lesson, students take on... |
4 |
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Are you an Energy Efficient Consumer? |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
Engage students in learning about ways to become more energy efficient consumers. Students will examine how different countries and regions... |
2 |
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Automobile Choices and Alternative Fuel |
Secondary |
In the lesson, students will learn about the impacts of gasoline-powered cars as well as alternative fuel options such as ethanol, biofuel,... |
2 |
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Clarkson Energy Choices Board Game |
Intermediate / Middle |
The Energy Choices Board Game is an activity used to introduce students to the concept that energy is an important aspect of their lives and... |
4 |
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Our Ecological Footprint |
Primary / Elementary |
In this lesson a class discussion is held on what things adversely impact or help the environment. It is explained that doing things that hurt... |
3 |
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4-Day Mini Unit: Challenge & Systems Thinking 8th Grade Physical Education |
Intermediate / Middle |
This document provides an example of a teacher-created physical education unit that is grounded in the content and pedagogy of sustainability... |
3 |
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Fueling the Future |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
Fueling the Future is one of 40 lessons from "Engaging Students Through Global Issues" (there is a cost for this publication).... |
3 |
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Solving Inequalities: Carbon Emissions |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
Solving Inequalities: Carbon Emissions is Lesson 9 from "Real World Math". Students create connections between individual actions... |
4 |
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Surface Area & Volume: Sustainable Design |
Intermediate / Middle, Secondary |
Surface Area & Volume: Sustainable Design is Lesson 12 from "Real World Math". In this lesson, students analyze the... |
2 |
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