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The TIGed Activities Database is a resource by teachers, for teachers. Using the database, you can find new methods to infuse TakingITGlobal into your teaching in ways that meet your local curriculum standards. TIG staff, partners, and educators from around the world have developed our activities and lesson plans and you can contribute too!
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Curriculum Link A Sunshade for the Polar Bear Primary / Elementary

This lesson plan gives children insight into the impact of climate change on other ecosystems and living beings using the polar bear as an...

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Curriculum Link Alternative Energy Sources - An Interdisciplinary Module for Energy Education Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

This resource includes interdisciplinary lesson suggestions for teaching students grades 5-8 about energy sources. Detailed lesson plans...

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Curriculum Link Alternative Fuels Used in Transportation Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

Gasoline is the most commonly used fuel for transportation; however, there are multiple alternative fuels that are making their way to the...

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Curriculum Link An Exploration of Wind Energy & Wind Turbines Secondary

This unit, which includes both a pre and post test on wind power engages students by allowing them to explore connections between wind energy...

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Curriculum Link Analysis of Wind Energy Development Impact on the Physical Environment in Quebec Intermediate / Middle

Raise students' awareness about the impact of wind energy development on the physical environment in Quebec and how this form of energy...

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Curriculum Link 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...

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Curriculum Link Biofuel Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

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

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Curriculum Link Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This activity teaches students how to build their own solar oven out of a pizza box. This solar oven will get hot enough to warm up cookies...

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Curriculum Link Building the Basic PVC Wind Turbine Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This plan shows how to make a rugged and inexpensive classroom wind turbine that can be used for lab bench-based blade design experiments.

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Curriculum Link Canadian Energy Facts and Statistics Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This interactive map breaks down provincial and territorial energy facts and statistics. At a click of a button, students can see a clear...

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Curriculum Link Case Study Summaries of Wind Energy Use in Saskatchewan Secondary

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast case studies already created for other wind farm locations in Canada available at the...

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Curriculum Link Cell Wall Chemistry of Biofuel Secondary

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

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Curriculum Link Cell Wall Recipe: A Lesson on Biofuels Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

In this activity, students will investigate how changes in the DNA sequence that codes for cell wall formation can have a favorable outcome in...

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Curriculum Link Change is in the air: climate change, clean air and sustainable energy moving from framework to action Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

Published by the city of Toronto, this document outlines phase 1 of the Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan,...

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Curriculum Link Classroom Energy Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

Classroom Energy includes a number of lessons:

  • Energy 101
  • Oil and Natural Gas
  • Energy, Technology...
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Curriculum Link Climate Change - Effects in Polar Regions Intermediate / Middle

A youth production on the effects of climate change in the polar regions. Images show the profound effects on polar ecosystems. Solutions that...

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Curriculum Link Climate Change: Connections and Solutions Secondary

This two-week curriculum unit for grades 9-12 encourages students to think critically about climate change and to collaborate to devise...

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Curriculum Link Climate Odyssey Intermediate / Middle

Engage students in climate change education through the use of comics. In this resource, Dr. Retocho introduces the Climatica Mission; a...

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Curriculum Link Coal Economics Secondary

The second of 5 modules offered by the Canadian Coal Association on coal education. This module discusses a history of coal and economics,...

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Curriculum Link Comparing Light Bulbs Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

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

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Curriculum Link Creating Biodiesel & Mitigating Waste Secondary

This exercise introduces students to the concept of alternative fuels, and gives them an opportunity to produce their own biodiesel fuel using...

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Curriculum Link Critical Hope Teaching Manual Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

 

The Critical Hope  teaching manual is a 94 page environmental education workshop package which includes almost 30 group or...

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Curriculum Link Designing a Wind Turbine Blade Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

Meeting the Sustainable Energy Challenge - Designing Wind Turbine Blades Students will...

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Curriculum Link Designing Wind Turbine Blades Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

A sustainable energy design challenge: working in teams, students design the shape,...

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Curriculum Link Electro City online energy game Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

This is an engaging game where students are the mayor of a city. They need to make energy decisions that will affect the environment,...

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Curriculum Link EnerAction Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

EnerAction helps you bring energy conservation and efficiency projects to your grade 4 to 7 students. EnerAction gets students talking about...

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Curriculum Link Energy Awareness Quiz Secondary

In this activity, students will identify their level of knowledge about energy issues and calculate the CO2 emissions caused by...

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Curriculum Link Energy BOT Squad Primary / Elementary

This resource introduces Canada’s major energy sources through mascots (oil, gas, hydro, geothermal, coal, hydrogen and fuel cell,...

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Curriculum Link Energy Detectives Intermediate / Middle

Students explore the classroom as they look and feel for signs of energy. They record the ways they use energy throughout a typical day in an...

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Curriculum Link Energy in Today's Global Society Secondary

This unit strives to incorporate the science behind current and future energy technologies within an inquiry and application based framework....

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