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How to feed the world in 2050
The sponsor of the video, the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, argues that to achieve food security in a changing climate the global community must operate within three limits: the quantity of food that can be produced...
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Energy Dialogues - Fracturing
This video series explores hydraulic fracturing. The introductory video outlines the techniques involved in answering the question – What have natural gas companies been doing to reduce the pollution caused by fracking? It describes the use of steel...
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Energy Dialogue: Wind Power
The resource consists of four videos in response to the question, Why isn’t there more electricity produced by wind generation in Alberta. The first video introduces wind turbines (how they work; where they are located). The second video has...
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Alien Invaders: Species that threaten our world
This book provides students with a comprehensive introduction to invasive species and the significant impacts of these species on our natural world. Engaging text that treats the topic like a horror movie highlights how biodiversity is reduced by...
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Winter is Coming!
This resource teaches students about the seasonal adaptations of local wildlife through a diverse set of activities that incorporate games, displays and habitat investigations. Students examine the changes in appearance and behaviour that occur...
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Of Forests and Men
This short documentary was directed by award-winning director, Yann Arthus-Bertrand who was appointed by the United Nations to produce an official film for the International Year of Forests. The film uses aerial images from the acclaimed Home and the...
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Desertification-E
This visually stunning video explores the causes of desertification and offers possible solutions. The film illustrates that contrary to popular perception, desertification is not defined as the loss of land to desert nor does it occur through sand-dune...
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Animal Tracks: Keeping Track of Who Has Been Here!
In this entertaining resource students explore animal tracks while learning about how different animals move. The activity-based lessons guide children through a scientific investigation of different types of tracks and has students compare movement...
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Macroinvertebrates: What Wetland Bugs Can Teach Us
This experiential learning resource introduces students to the world of macroinvertebrates and the factors that negatively impact wetlands. A game approach is used to explore the effects of pollution on aquatic macroinvertebrate species. Then students...
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Overfishing
This short film shows the evolution of fishing throughout history. It also illustrates how technological advances in fisheries have allowed us to increase our catch but ultimately it has caused the decline of the industry. Despite new initiaves to stop...
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There's A HAIR In My Dirt!
The worm family takes on human characteristics as they are introduced as a mother, father and a typical teenager who hates his worm existence, especially when he finds a hair in his supper. In an effort to teach him a moral lesson the father tells the...
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What's Up With Gena?
This challenging classroom resource offers hands-on, inquiry-based lessons that explore the subject of biotechnology by means of a 'real-world' simulation. Students follow Gena Karbowski’s breast cancer diagnosis and treatment options to learn about...
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Invasive Species (Video)
This animation demonstrates some of the problems that can arise when a species is accidentally or intentionally transported from one area to another. In the short video we meet Frank who is from a big city, eats everything and has a huge family. ...
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Aquariums and Water Gardens
This video is well suited for older students. The potential risk of invasive species from water gardens and aquariums is explained with specific examples of plants and animals that have caused harm to our Canadian habitats. Alternative suggestions...
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Silent Invaders: Asian Carp
This video introduces students to the Asian Carp and the threat it poses to the Great Lakes ecosystem. With stunning photography that is sure to capture the students' attention, the video explores aspects of this invasive species including why the fish...
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Biological Invaders
This video explores the topic of invasive species. It looks specifically at the Brown Tree Snake and the efforts that are being made in Hawaii to stop it from damaging the local ecosystem. This video illustrates how our modern day world has facilitated...
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Endangered Species
This short program explores the issue of endangered species. It introduces key terms and information and explains how human impacts on habitat can lead to animal and plant extinction. Students will see that changes made with the best of intentions...
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This Bulb
In this short video, Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick and Chloe Sevigny explain how small changes in lifestyle will have a big impact in reversing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. They convincingly make the argument that changing one light...
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Waste to Energy
This short program focuses on the issues of water use and water conservation. Students are introduced to environmental engineer Bruce Logan and his work in turning wastewater into energy! All of us use water and in the process too much of...
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Plastic Oceans
This powerful video explores contamination of the planets' oceans by discarded plastics. The issue is examined through interviews with the scientists from Australia who are studying the problem. Students witness the extent of problem and the...
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