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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 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...

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Curriculum Link Greenhouse Gas Investigations Secondary

Greenhouse Gas Investigations is Lesson 1 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". Through an experiment, students...

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Curriculum Link How Much Does Carbon Cost? Secondary

How Much Does Carbon Cost? is Lesson 7 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". Students evaluate structural solutions to...

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Curriculum Link Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution & Save Money Intermediate / Middle

The purpose of this education module is to introduce students to the advantages and benefits of putting more hybrid electric vehicles on the...

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Curriculum Link Illuminating Climate Change: Connecting Lighting and Global Warming Secondary

This lesson will introduce students to the basics of global climate change and build their understanding of the connection between lighting...

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Curriculum Link It All Adds Up! Secondary

It All Adds Up! is Lesson 4 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". In this lesson, students calculate their carbon...

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Curriculum Link Our Solar Future Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

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Curriculum Link Playing It Cool:A Renewable Energy Economics Game Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This game simulates some of the economic changes necessary to make renewables succeed as large-scale electricity sources. Students buy and...

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Curriculum Link Renew-A-Bean Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This activity introduces students to the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. It shows students that non-renewable...

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Curriculum Link Ride, Roll and Stroll (EnerAction) Intermediate / Middle

Students dream up creative ways to get to school, dance lessons, hockey practice or a friend's place. After analyzing the pros and cons of...

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Curriculum Link Shopping Heats Up Secondary

Shopping Heats Up is Lesson 8 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In this simulation, students...

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Curriculum Link The Role of CO2 - The Greenhouse Effect Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

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

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Curriculum Link Using a Very, Very Simple Climate Model in the Classroom Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

Through a simple online model, students learn about the relationship between average global temperature and carbon dioxide emissions while...

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Curriculum Link Using Real-Life Data to Understand Climate Change Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This lesson is aimed at increasing students' general knowledge of climate change on local, national and global scales and how such changes...

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Curriculum Link What does biodiversity have to do with the food we eat? Primary / Elementary

Students keep a daily food log for three days. After, they investigate how their food consumption depends on genetic and species diversity.

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Curriculum Link Back to the Future (EnerAction) Intermediate / Middle

Students explore how the movement of goods has changed over time. They examine different means of transporting freight, which makes up 46% of...

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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 How Much Electricity Do We Use? Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This activity has students explore how much electricity Ontarians consume in a day. The students will examine the daily provincial electricity...

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Curriculum Link The Earth as an Apple Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

The Earth as an Apple is a hands on activity which allows students to visualize how much of the...

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Curriculum Link Electricity Conservation and You Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle

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

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Curriculum Link No Idling at Schools Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This project will help you and your Action Team increase your understanding of issues relating to climate change. You will develop an...

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Curriculum Link Graph our Litter Intermediate / Middle

Students examine their schoolyard for litter and graph its spread. Using TIGed Collaborations, your students can share their results with...

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Curriculum Link Wind Speed and Height: Why do Wind Turbines Have to be So Tall? Secondary

In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between wind speed and height, through both experiments and quantitative analysis....

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Curriculum Link 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...

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Curriculum Link March of the Polar Bears Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

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...

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Curriculum Link Solving Inequalities: Carbon Emissions Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

Solving Inequalities: Carbon Emissions is Lesson 9 from "Real World Math". Students create connections between individual actions...

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Curriculum Link When the Extremes Become the Means (pilot) Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This module explores extreme weather patterns and the rate of occurance of such events. After reading through the scenario and using the...

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Curriculum Link Water Vapor: Feedback or Forcing? (Pilot) Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This module is on water vapor's role in the atmosphere and climate change. After reading through the scenario and using the additional...

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Curriculum Link Thermal Islands Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This module discusses the growing problem associated with heat waves and air qualities in urban enviornments. After reading through the...

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Curriculum Link The Role of Clouds in Global Climate Change: The blanket vs. the umbrella Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary

This module provides students with resources on clouds and their role in climate change. After reading through the scenario and using the...

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