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World of 100
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World of 100 is an exciting simulation game in which secondary students learn about the inequities of the world – up close, and personal!
Click here for more information and to download the World of 100 materials.
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Five-Minute Field Trips
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Five Minute Field Trips is designed for teachers and classes wishing to do simple and enjoyable outdoor environmental activities on their school campus. This is our “greatest hits” compilation of our favourite activities! This guide was written in partnership with the Calgary Zoo and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Education Program (http://www.cpawscalgary.org/education).
Click here to download Five-Minute Field Trips (920K)
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Biodiversity
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Bio-What?!
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Download overheads and a lesson plan that illustrate six reasons to protect biodiversity.
Click here to download Bio-What?! (87K)
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Climate Change
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Biosphere Bottle
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Build a closed ecosystem with your students and help them understand how the Earth's ecology functions - and how climate change is a threat to life on earth.
Click here to download Biosphere Bottle. (1.2Mb)
Contributed by Dave Mussell, Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
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Conservation
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An Uncertain Future
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Over the past few centuries the ranges of many carnivores have shrunk in North America - download maps and a lesson plan to help discuss this with your students.
Click here to download An Uncertain Future. (364K)
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Endangered Species
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How do Species Become Extinct?
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Students experientially discover the hardship of habitat loss, and learn the six main reasons species go extinct.
Click here to download How Do Species Become Extinct? (146K)
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Forest Ecology
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Forest Real Estate
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Students pretend to be real estate agents and decide where different plants and animals should live in the forest.
Click here to download Forest Real Estate. (49K)
Contributed by Inside Education (formerly FEESA, An Environmental Education Society)
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Futures
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New Years' Resolution
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If all of human history were compressed into a single year, and today were the last day of that year - what would your New Year's Resolution be?
Click here to download New Year's Resolutions. (52K)
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Humans and Nature
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How We're Connected
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Students look at a thought-inspiring diagram and realize how much we rely on the Earth's resources and ecosystem services.
Click here to download How We're Connected. (134K)
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Interdependence
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Declaration of Interdependence
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Students read the Suzuki Foundation's Declaration of Interdependence, and discuss its meaning and implications.
Click here to download Declaration of Interdependence. (38K)
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Issue Analysis
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Take A Stand
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Students physically take a stand on a controversial issue, understand and respect diversity of opinions, and practice listening their listening skills.
Click here to download Take a Stand. (67K)
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Language Arts
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Quote Poker
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A thought-inspiring activity in which students trade quotes, read them aloud, and reflect on their meaning.
Click here to download Quote Poker. (40K)
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Poetry
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If the Earth
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Download a poster of Joe Miller’s poem If the Earth was only a few feet in diameter.
Click here to download If the Earth. (4K)
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Wetland Study
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Pond-in-a-Classroom
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A delightful way to study real wetland organisms in the classroom.
Click here to download Pond-in-a-Classroom. (63K)
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Pond Study Lesson Plan
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No lesson plan is 'perfect' - but this tried and true way lesson will help you get the most out of a pond study.
Click here to download A Pond Study Lesson Plan. (88K)
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Winter Ecology
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Snow Imprints
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This simple activity will produce imprints of snow flakes that can be viewed under a microscope and classified.
Click here to download Snow Imprints. (81K)
Contributed by Jeff Reading, Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre.
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