Teach Your Curriculum Using Environmental Themes

The GEOEC is pleased to provide the following integrated themes that you can use to teach your curriculum in an environmental context. These unit plans are living documents – please send your feedback to info@geoec.org.

	Integrating Themes
	Making Connections: Humans and all living things have basic needs Wonderful World: Awakening a sense of wonder Change: Occurs in nature, families, and communities
	Habitats and Communities: Comparisons in Canada Adapting to Our Environment: Communities dealing with hot and cold
	Living in Other Places: A sense of citizenship Listening to Nature: Sounds of natural communities Depending on Others: Endangered species and life cycles
	Cycles of Matter: How things are reused Alberta’s Wild Rose Country: Protecting our land
	Precious Water: Is it a need, a right or a commodity? Changing Weather: Comparing climate from voyageur times to present day
	Environmental Issues: Exploring connections between economy, environment, and society
	Ecological Footprints: Past and present Plants Are Us: Our changing relationship with plants Changing Views on Canada's Environment: From the pioneer mentality to stewardship
	Global Views of Healthy Water: Technology, trade agreements, and water use Humans vs. Nature: A variety of perspectives
	Maintaining Biological Diversity: Opportunities and challenges Quality of Life in Canada: Is air and water quality a right? Caring For the Land: Stewardship in Canada