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Record: 1039
Climate Change Matters - Are you doing your bit? A broad cross section of initiatives and concerns regarding global climate change. Government of Canada Website.

Record: 1062
Field Studies with Plants. A Crucible article on behalf of the STAO Safety Committee dealing with plant use in the classroom. First published November 2002

Record: 1105
Water Warning: A Resource in Peril Dr. Schindler a University of Alberta ecologist warns that drinking water could soon be our foremost ecological crisis Quirks & Quarks December 1 2001 Audio File Good STSE student research

Record: 1155
Environmental Cycles. Index to NSTA. Provided by the NSTA these resources may be supplemental to those teachers wishing to have students review the water cycle before they learn other environmental cycles.
Record: 1157
Construction of Food Chains and Tracing Energy Changes. Provided by the NSTA, these are numerous activities that will greatly enhance the delivery of the concepts of Food chains and trophic levels. These resources are complete with assessment, teaching ideas, STSE links, worksheets, etc.
Record: 1158
Cycles and Ecosystems. Provided by the NSTA these ready made teacher resources and lessons will give the teacher an opportunity to use ready made resources to deliver info about the Carbon phosphate and other biogeochemical cycles.
Record: 1159
Trophic Pyramids and Levels . Provided by the NSTA these ready made teacher resources and lessons will give the teacher an opportunity to use ready made resources to deliver info about the trophic levels and how they relate to food chains. There are numerous STSE Inquiry and Historical context questions.
Record: 1251
Culminating activity which has students create their own planetary ecosystem while studying Earth’s. It encompasses all the expectations of the unit. Students use a variety of forms (eg. letter report diary)Reviewer Comment: Good Idea! Teachers can easily edit to their own teaching styles.

Record: 1300
University of Guelph - Canada's Aquatic Environments A CANADIAN SITE! Habitats include aquatic wetlands lakes and the ocean. Information links and trivia games. Difficult reading and complex information make site suited for High School Levels.

Record: 1412
Linking Cooperative Learning Structures. Cooperative learning structures are powerful classroom activities. Individually, they can take a whole period or more, but often they can be “spur-of-the-moment” strategies that teachers drop into their classes at opportune moments. An even more effective synergy can result by linking together several different structures. The activity described introduces students to environmental pollution. First published in the January 2006 Crucible
Record: 1422
Educating for Sustainable Consumption If everyone in the world consumed the way we do in North America, we would need at least two additional Earths according to some research. In addition, an average citizen in Bangladesh would need half a soccer field to produce and dump what he consumes in a year, but an average Canadian citizen would need 18 soccer fields. First published in the June 2006 Crucible
Record: 1488
Dreaming of a Green Christmas II: Making a List and Checking it Twice – A Thought Activity where students become familiar with various issues (social justice issues, environmental issues, cost, loss of meaning) involved with the giving and receiving of gifts. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007
Record: 1489
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Dilemma card activity – revisioning & simplifying Christmas This activity is one of a lesson series that uses the overall theme of Christmas. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007
Record: 1490
Get real with your Christmas trees, says forestry association. You might think fake plastic trees are a green alternative to a real Christmas pine or spruce. You might be wrong. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007
Record: 1520
Show and Tell - it's not just for kids! This is show and tell science-style, for high school students where students bring in an everyday object and explain the science behind it. Everyone loves it! Great to engage and interest students at any grade, level and subject. By Leila Knetsch First published in the March Crucible 2008
Record: 1521
Inquiring Minds Want to Know. Inquiry-based learning can help the student develop the skills and the ability to continue learning and provide a relevant framework for effective learning. By Mirella Sanwalka & Lorellie Munson. The article, first published in the March Crucible 2008, is a good example for planning in the new curriculum.
Record: 1525
Zoos and Conserving Biodiversity: Unit Overview. The STSE approach is one means for teaching science in a way which helps students think its social, political, and cultural contexts. Generally speaking, this approach aims to promote more socially responsible and environmentally literate citizens. With their unit, Zoos and Conserving Biodiversity, the authors took an STSE approach to the Diversity of Living Things strand of the Grade 11 University Preparation Biology course, in hopes of achieving some of these objectives with their students. Links within the article lead to the various pieces of this unit. By Jennifer Skinner-Winslow and Mark Casburn. First published in the June Crucible 2008
Record: 1533
Educating Teens on Global Warming: A Wake-up Call. In today's society, much of a teen's time is spent indoors with very little exposure to the real world. School is spent inside, work is spent inside. Everything is inside, inside, inside! In order to learn about global warming, students must be exposed to the outdoor environment. This student-penned opinion piece delves into one young man's concern over the apathy he sees in today's teens over climate change and global warming. By Flynn Ringrose. First published in the June Crucible 2008
Record: 1534
Nordic vs. Chippewa: A Creek Study. During a study of ecology it has been determined that Nordic Creek is biologically in a much healthier position than Chippewa Creek. What did our students find out about how the location of the creeks is related to their susceptibility to ill treatment? Submitted by Carol Henschel. Report written by Imaan Waja, Naomi Cole, Clara Ryan and Emma Fulton. First published in the Crucible Sept. 2008