This module focuses on the production of sugar (glucose and maltose) from cornstarch. The first lesson from this module relates glucose...

Leaks waste water and cost money. One small drip from a leaky faucet can waste 30 litres or more of water everyday. A leaking toilet can waste...

Energy is the capacity to make things move. Energy is available in two forms, kinetic and potential. Kinetic is active and found in heat,...

Getting creative using the power of the sun is what this tutorial is all about. Using a magnifying glass, one can etch many interesting...

This video discusses the benefits of solar power and renewable energy. Tor Allen of Solar Schoolhouse [Rahus Institute] explores these topics...

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...

Engage students in learning about ways to become more energy efficient consumers. Students will examine how different countries and regions...

A brief and informative description of Climate Change by 14 year old Alec Loorz. Loorz discusses the impacts of fossil fuels, our...

This lesson engages students in saving the Eco-Elves from Destruction in order to restore ecological order. Students will realize what energy...

Coal Environment includes information on...

In this resource students are introduced to Canada's petroleum resources. The activities reference conventional resources, oil sands,...

This one-of-a-kind interactive learning tool highlights the cutting-edge technologies and practices used in the exploration, production, and...

A series of videos that discuss nuclear energy production, waste management, Canadian nuclear power plants and information on the Fukushima...

A series of videos that discuss photovoltaics, solar cell functioning, new solar technologies and use of solar energy. Canadian content...

A collection of videos that discuss the use of biomass to produce electricity, the production of ethanol, biogas facility explanations and...

This activity (as part of the Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit) is designed to give students a basic chemical understanding of...

Ringo the ring-billed gull takes students on a virtual tour of the Toronto Wind Turbine. Students learn about wind energy, how the turbine...

This project will have you and your action team exploring the world of energy use and investigating alternative energy options. You will take...

This resource allows students to calculate their carbon footprints by looking at transportation, food, energy use, home and school and waste.

Climate science and energy awareness are complex topics, with rapidly developing science and technology and the potential for controversy. The...

This lesson uses "Adventures in Energy" as a springboard to get students to think about how they – and how we as a society...

This lesson helps students discover the links between consumer products, manufacturing and energy use, the burning of fossil fuels and the...

This simulation encourages students to weigh the relative merits of various energy sources and envision the future of energy use in the United...

By conducting a simple experiment, students are introduced to the natural greenhouse effect of Earth’s atmosphere. A clear plastic...

In this lesson, students will learn how to meaure distances on a map and practice finding countries on a world map. Students will examine the...

This is a Student Reading 2 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. Students will learn about the...

In this activity, students will trace their personal energy supply to its sources.

Too many greenhouse gas emissions are collecting in our earth’s atmosphere and are causing our climate to change. People at any age can...

A resource for teachers on teaching climate change; this is from a Discussion Thread in COOL 2.0 that started with an initial...

Students conduct a audit of how students and teachers get to and from school. Audit data is then added to a map of the school catchment area....