• The Tree of Hope

  Khadra and her friends are forced inside as their village bakes under the sweltering desert sun.  When her uncle gives the gift of a sapling the young girl embarks on a remarkable journey where one tree soon becomes many.  As the forest grows...

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• Citizen Climate Curriculum

  This resource examines the scientific basis for urgent action on climate change as well as the social, economic and political implications of the policy formed in response. Students view selected videos, read and discuss scientific reports, articles...

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• Water & Biodiversity: Cleaning Up our Act

  Water and Biodiversity: Cleaning up our act is intended to raise awareness of the impact humans have had on aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, they are intended to make students aware of the conservation efforts that are ongoing in their communities, and to...

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• Neekna and Chemai

  The special relationship between First Nations peoples and Mother Earth is honoured in this traditional story about two young girls discovering their cultural identity. As their community travels to seasonal food gathering camps, Neekna and Chemai share...

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• Climate Change in Great Bear Lake

  This short documentary was produced for the Déline Renewable Resources Council in collaboration with the elders of Déline, NT. It focuses on the elders' traditional ecological knowledge of the impacts of climate change on Great Bear Lake,...

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• The True Value of Our Oceans

  Ocean conservation is most often described in terms of environmental benefits.  In this video famed cartoonist Jim Toomey (Sherman's Lagoon) provides an overview of the human social and economic benefits of maintaining healthy marine environments....

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• The Forward and Backward City

  Two young boys live in the same futuristic city but come from very different worlds. Kabwe seems to have everything, whereas Tatenda struggles to survive in the slums. Their unlikely friendship leads to the exposure of government corruption that sustains...

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• As Long as the Rivers Flow

  Ten year old Lawrence spends the summer with his Cree family collecting the bounties of nature, experiencing traditional customs and learning the wisdom of the elders. However, he soon realizes that his life will never be the same as he is forced into...

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• The Climate Change Connection

  Famed cartoonist Jim Toomey explains the relationship between global temperature increases and severe weather events in this solutions-based video that inspires us to act. Science and humour combine to demonstrate the global impacts of climate change...

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• Marine Litter

  UN Environment has partnered with Sherman's Lagoon creator Jim Toomey to produce a series of short clips about ocean conservation. In this video, Jim “talks trash” as he describes the impacts of garbage on marine animals. While students learn...

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• The Land Ocean Connection

  When we flush old medicine down the toilet, do we really consider what environmental impacts we are having?  Chemicals, fertilizers and other forms of pollution all travel our waterways and end up in oceans. Famed cartoonist Jim Toomey asks all of...

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• What in the World is Happening to our Climate?

  This storybook recounts the adventures of Anita and her friends, Simon and Denis, as they learn about climate change.  From their home in Boston to Greenland and the Maldives, the children learn of the impact of climate change on Earth with the help...

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• Holiday Bag or Get-Away Bag?

  The lives of refugees are very challenging; in searching for safety, they must leave their belongings behind. Holiday Bag or Get-Away Bag provides an opportunity for elementary students to understand the impact that fleeing from a desperate situation...

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• The Impact of Pollution on Our Planet and Our Lives

  Environmental pollution is a significant problem facing the planet. Environmental pollutants can originate from several sources. Knowing what the different types of pollution are and where they come from can help students understand the potential impact...

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• What in the World is Happening to our Climate: Lesson Plan

  The activities in this lesson are meant to accompany the storybook "What in the World is Happening to our Climate?".  The lesson plan consists of three distinct activities: Activity 1: Weather Adds Up to Climate In this hands-on activity that runs...

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• Frieda Makes a Difference

  Frieda and the Sustainable Development Goals was created to simplify the lesson of the global goals so younger students can relate to and better understand the SDGs. The book aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in a fun, colourful...

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• What's My Carbon Footprint

  In this inquiry students investigate the issues surrounding carbon emissions and the concept of a ‘carbon footprint’. With this understanding they use tools identified in the resource to calculate their own carbon footprints and compare them...

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• Next Generation Climate

  Next Generation Climate is a six lesson, STEM climate change resource that has students investigate the cause of the global temperature change, research the major repercussions of climate change, and find out how they can monitor and minimize those repercussions....

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• Let's Ban the Bead

  This 2-minute short takes on plastic microbeads - the little bits of plastic that companies have been putting in everything from body washes and hand soaps to toothpaste and makeup. In it, the authors show how microbeads are designed to go down the drain...

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• World Climate Simulation

  Students step into the role of delegates to a world climate summit and negotiate an international climate agreement designed to achieve the 2 degree warming threshold (as agreed to in Paris at COP21). In addition to gaining an understanding of counter...

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