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The purpose of Thirsty Planet is to enhance students’ awareness of the distribution and value of clean drinking water. Students will develop critical views about managing and sustaining this vital resource.
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This resource pack aims to raise issues, stimulate debate and generate discussion on the international community's commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be reached by 2015. The activities in the pack explore the MDGs...
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This is a joyful resource for both students and teachers studying biodiversity and interdependency of life on the Pacific Coast. It consists of a collection of inspiring songs on CD, written and performed by Holly Arntzen, and a handbook of lesson...
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This comprehensive resource consisting of activities and lessons concerning watersheds and watershed pollution culminates in a half-day field activity during which students take steps to clean-up a local shoreline. The activities...
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The learner is taken through the processes involved in identification of issues, volunteering, team building and action project completion. The first part of the guide defines and details key components of the service learning process. Narrative...
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The kit contains information, activities and four full-coloured posters that enable teachers to help students learn about the temperate rainforest. Teachers can choose between a self-directed stations approach or teacher led exploration of the four topics...
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Watersheds are considered through five comprehensive modules that address knowledge, skills and action. Focus is on watersheds of British Columbia.
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Students embark on a mythical quest where they learn to measure and then reduce their Ecological Footprint. The quest is made up of four stages. In the first stage, the students study the footprint left by their feet and their lifestyle. In the second...
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Quagmire is a role-playing game that simulates a real situation: whether or not to destroy a salt marsh to build a highway, or protect the marsh from development. Participating in a debate, students take on the roles of various stakeholders such as government,...
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The Give Water A Hand program is presented in two books which can be downloaded as pdf files. The Action Guide presents a stepwise process to organize and carry out an action-oriented project to protect and preserve watershed resources. The...
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This resource highlights the spectacular marine habitat of the Sable Island Gully. Students will research this incredibly rich environment southeast of Nova Scotia, and consider the designation of the Gully as a Marine Protected Area from...
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During these three lessons from the compilation Healthy Water Healthy People, students learn how to create and conduct inquiries using scientific methodology. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to plan, accurately observe, and record all details...
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This resource examines water's importance as a vital substance with particular attention paid to its role in the lives of the Inuit People. Students explore TEK and present knowledge in the six activities described...
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This comprehensive unit on water is organized by subject area. Each subject area then takes a multidisciplinary approach to a specific water theme. Together these activities build understanding that water is essential to all life.
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The EcoVoyageurs Junior grades 3-5 lesson plans focus on educating students on the concept of their ecological footprint. The resource aims to create empathy and a knowledge base concerning the people, flora, and fauna that inhabit the places where...
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After examining facts, issues and responsibilities around the question of 'what is safe drinking water', students collect and test the quality of drinking water samples from five sources. The class is divided up to complete 13 tests on...
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This unit, which is taken from the compilation Healthy Water Healthy People, consists of three lessons. It introduces students to macroinvertebrates and their role as environmental indicators through simulated or actual fieldwork and classroom experiences.
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Students learn about the problem of urban runoff through background information. They go outside and identify problem areas while mapping the school yard during a rain event. In class, students can analyse their map and create an...
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Students conduct scientific tests on their water and three other samples to explore a range of contaminates and determine if their drinking water is safe.
The Operation Water Drop kit will be mailed upon registration and consists of...
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