This is a resource for teachers that explores sustainability, agriculture policy, current issues and more!
- Subject:
- Agriculture Studies
- Biology
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- AITC
- Date Added:
- 11/03/2021
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Resources for Rethinking. provides immediate access to more than 1200 quality classroom resources.
Developed by Learning for a Sustainable Future, R4R.ca connects teachers to lesson plans, books, videos and other materials that explore the environmental, social and economic dimensions of important issues and events unfolding in our world today. R4R resources have been reviewed by experienced classroom teachers and matched to relevant curriculum outcomes for each province and territory. Use the search engine to find resources and read the reviews. Most of these materials can be downloaded immediately.
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- Agriculture Studies
- Arts Education
- Biology
- Career & Work Exploration
- Chemistry
- English Language Arts
- Geography
- Health & Fitness
- History
- Indigenous Perspectives
- Math
- Outdoor Education
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- GAP 4
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- Author:
- Resources for Rethinking
- Date Added:
- 06/01/2023
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Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited, parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands. A quiz, thought provoking question, and links for further study are provided to create a lesson around the 19-minute video. Educators may use the platform to easily "Flip" or create their own lesson for use with their students of any age or level.
- Subject:
- Drafting & Design
- Practical & Applied Arts
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- TED
- Provider Set:
- TED-Ed
- Author:
- Ellen Dunham-Jones
- Date Added:
- 06/29/2010
Soil is one of the earth’s most important natural resources. Healthy soils are essential for healthy plant growth, human nutrition, and water filtration. Healthy soil supports a landscape that is more resilient to the impacts of drought, flood, or fire. Soil helps to regulate the Earth's climate and stores more carbon than all of the world's forests combined.
- Subject:
- Agriculture Production
- Agriculture Studies
- Material Type:
- Open Access Asset
- Author:
- The Planet Voice
- Date Added:
- 04/12/2024
There are a number of different hazards relating to farm workshops and steadings in the following images – can you spot them all?
This video includes a number of images around a farm and asks viewers to spot the hazards present.
- Subject:
- Agriculture Production
- Agriculture Studies
- Material Type:
- Open Access Asset
- Author:
- Scottland's Farm Advisory
- Date Added:
- 04/11/2024
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Steller Sea Lions are charismatic marine mammals who have captured the hearts of many by their curious nature and powerful roar. These top predators help to maintain balance in the ecosystem. Their health and stability help indicate to us the health of the ocean as a whole. Explore this interactive activity to learn about Steller Sea Lions, their pinniped cousins, and how our simple choices have a powerful impact on the health and wellbeing of these incredible animals.
- Subject:
- Biology
- English Language Arts
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider:
- Ocean Wise
- Author:
- Ocean Wise
- Date Added:
- 03/20/2019
This storybook tells the story of two young children who decide to grow a garden. Along the way, they face many of the same issues in their garden that their parents face on the farm. Together the family experiences the wonders of growing food while learning about balancing the growing food with caring for the environment.
- Subject:
- Agriculture Production
- Agriculture Studies
- Agriculture, Food Sustainability & Security
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- GAP 5
- Author:
- Agriculture in the Classroom
- Date Added:
- 03/29/2023
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CC BY
Meet the rescued and rehabilitated sea otters at the Vancouver Aquarium, and understand why these adorable mammals are vital to the ecosystem. Learn what you can do in your everyday life to make a difference for wild sea otters, and how they nearly disappeared from southern North America thanks to their incredible fur. Be warned: incredible cuteness up ahead.
- Subject:
- Biology
- English Language Arts
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- Ocean Wise
- Author:
- Ocean Wise
- Date Added:
- 03/19/2019
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With "Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation", first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowldege Đ including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field. This text is designed to introduce the reader to the essential concepts of sustainability. This subject is of vital importance seeking as it does to uncover the principles of the long-term welfare of all the peoples of the planet but is only peripherally served by existing college textbooks.
- Subject:
- Education
- Higher Education
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax CNX
- Author:
- Amid Khodadoust
- Amy Ando
- Andrew Leakey
- Angela Kent
- Cindy Klein-Banai
- David Grimley
- Dennis Ruez
- Eric Snodgrass
- Eugene Goldfarb
- George Crabtree
- Gillen Wood
- Jeffrey Brawn
- John Cuttica
- John Regalbuto
- Jonathan Tomkin
- Julie Cidell
- Krishna Reddy
- Martin Jaffe
- Michael Ward
- Riza Kizilel
- Rob Kanter
- Said Al-Hallaj
- Serap Erdal
- Sohail Murad
- Steve Altaner
- Tom Theis
- Date Added:
- 10/08/2012
Students will speak knowledgeably about the current state of biodiversity on Earth, creativity represent their learning through a variety of activities and effectively inform and inspire their peers about the importance of protecting our environment.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- GAP 5
- GAP 6
- Lesson
- Reading
- Simulation
- Author:
- WWF
- Date Added:
- 05/12/2023
Sustainability Foundations is the introductory course to EVERFI’s sustainability curriculum. In this standalone lesson, students learn about the interconnectedness of environmental and human systems. They are asked to reflect on the kind of future they want for the world, what it will take to get there, and the impact that individuals can have on the environment.
In this lesson, students learn are introduced to the fundamentals of sustainability, focusing on each student's individual responsibility as an active member of the global society.
Sun West School Division: You can access this Everfi course through your clever account.
- Subject:
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- GAP 6
- Provider:
- Everfi
- Author:
- EVERFI
- Date Added:
- 04/21/2023
This course, designed for students in grades 5-8, covers core areas of sustainability education: global resources, protecting biodiversity, impacting climate change, and the intersection with human health.
After taking Sustainability Foundations: Plants, Animals, and Our World, students will walk away with an understanding that every choice we make impacts others. Learners will explore the interconnectedness of environmental systems and how to make informed decisions to improve the health of those systems.
Plants, Animals and Our World covers topics like human health, climate change, global resource constraints, and biodiversity. This course will use science and social studies content to build an understanding that we are all responsible for our planet.
Sun West School Division: Access this EVERFI course through your clever account.
- Subject:
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Everfi
- Author:
- EVERFI
- Date Added:
- 04/21/2023
This course is designed for learners in the middle grades, to reinforce responsible citizenship of our world by encouraging them to think sustainably. This sustainability mindset established in our existing Sustainability Foundations course will be further built upon in this course. The learner will complete an introduction to recycling, explore the tradeoffs of mining, refining, and recycling, and then engage in a simulation that requires them to make real-world decisions about using their role as a consumer to promote change.
This course helps students develop strategies for becoming better informed consumers when it comes to recycling. Students will learn about single-stream recycling, the environmental impacts of mining and refining raw materials to be used in consumer goods, and how to make sustainable choices.
Possible additional curriculum connections include Social Studies 6 IN6.3 and DR6.2, depending on extensions made in the classroom.
Sun West School Division: Access this EVERFI course through your clever account.
- Subject:
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Everfi
- Author:
- EVERFI
- Date Added:
- 04/21/2023
How do our everyday actions contribute to our ecological footprint? Can we change our individual actions to be more environmentally friendly and create a more sustainable lifestyle? In this lesson, students will evaluate their own environmental impact using an online tool called Your Plan, Your Planet, and evaluate simple ways to reduce their ecological footprint as an individual or community.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- GAP 5
- Reading
- Simulation
- Author:
- Science Buddies
- Date Added:
- 03/21/2023
Sustainability is a major focus in on-farm practices in Alberta, and farmers speak to what that means in their every day lives.
- Subject:
- Agriculture Production
- Agriculture Studies
- Agriculture, Food Sustainability & Security
- Material Type:
- Open Access Asset
- Author:
- AlbertaCanola
- Date Added:
- 12/21/2023
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CC BY-SA
This lesson for English Language Learners (ELLs) introduces a set of global goals that all countries around the world should strive to achieve, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. In this lesson, learners will practice reading, listening, speaking and writing. All activities are automatically graded with feedback provided to the learner upon submission.
- Subject:
- Education
- Language Education (EAL, ESL)
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Author:
- Elton LaClare
- Date Added:
- 06/10/2024
This resource was designed for educators and provides hundreds of ideas for the classroom for integrating Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESD) into their classrooms.
There are resources for:
No poverty
Zero hunger
Good health & well-being
Quality education
Gender & equality
Clean water & sanitation
Affordable, clean energy
Decent work & economic growth
Industry, innovation, infrastructure
Reduced inequalities
Sustainable communities
Responsible consumption & production
Climate action
Life below water
Life on land
Peace, justice, strong institutions
Partnerships
This is a fantastic resource!
- Subject:
- Agriculture Studies
- Business
- English Language Arts
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Science
- Health & Fitness
- Health Education
- Health Science
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson
- Module
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- UNESECO
- Date Added:
- 09/06/2023
Unrestricted Use
CC BY
Sustainable Seafood means that there was no damage caused to the environment or native species by catching the fish, crab or clam on your plate. There is a very simple way for you to make a positive impact on the health of our oceans and fish populations, and that is to choose sustainable seafood. This does not mean choosing between farmed fish or wild caught fish – there is much more involved than that. Learn about the different methods of fishing and understand the story of how the seafood reaches our plate. Every human, no matter where you are in the world, as both a positive and negative impact on the ocean. Exploring this story map helps us understand how our little choices can make a big impact.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Earth Science
- Economics
- English Language Arts
- Environmental Science
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider:
- Ocean Wise
- Author:
- Ocean Wise
- Date Added:
- 03/20/2019
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TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections 逖 supplemented by rich educational materials 逖 for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Reworking the Western Diet, speakers examine how that diet 逖 processed, high in refined sugars, and heavy in corn, soy, meat and dairy 逖 is making us and the environment sick. These TED Talks blaze the trail to sustainable farming and a more sensible diet.迨
- Subject:
- Health Science
- Science
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Reading
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Provider:
- TED
- Provider Set:
- TED Studies
- Author:
- Allison Mountjoy
- Amy Bentley
- Boaz Hillebrand
- Michael Bulger
- Stephanie Rogus
- Date Added:
- 10/11/2018
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CC BY-NC-ND
Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet. Sylvia Earle has been at the frontier of deep ocean exploration for four decades. She's led more than 50 undersea expeditions, and she's been an equally tireless advocate for our oceans and the creatures who live in them. A quiz, thought provoking question, and links for further study are provided to create a lesson around the 18-minute video. Educators may use the platform to easily "Flip" or create their own lesson for use with their students of any age or level.