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Action Research for Community Problem Solving
The pedagogical model consisting of thirteen steps for the development of community projects.
American Association for Environmental Education
Touted as the site for Environmental Education in North America. Has links to "Resources for Educators." Lists key websites for students. Explore "EE Materials" for all subject areas.
Annenburg/CPB
A portal to other websites dealing with weather related phenomenon. Also, has a list of books on the topic.
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Education Center (translator tool)
Check out the "Global Warming Facts (Beginners, Thinkers, Experts) and Ask a Scientist. It has some useful lessons plans that may have to be adapted, combined or integrated such as "Global Warming" and "Planting Trees". For the Middle Level.
Canadian Encyclopedia
This site houses Canada's foremost encyclopedia that is updated constantly. Search for "Climate" and obtain Canadian information on temperature, moisture, regional differences, and links to other sites; e.g., "Climate Change Canada".
Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (bilingual)
A networking organization that links educators with resources, tools, and organizations to support Environmental Learning.
Canadian Space Agency (bilingual)
Student and teacher resources
CanChange
Canadian Wildlife Federation Climate Change Education Resources for Teachers
Carbon Footprint Atlas
World carbon emissions by country data is out.
CCS101
The Canadian Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Network provides Resources for Teachers.
Climate Connections
National Geographic and NRP videos on climate change.
Climate Change Trends: Carbon Emissions Giants
Right now, 10 countries are responsible for 80 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness
Learn how you can build your students' understanding of the core ideas in climate and energy science.
Climate Literacy Network
This website provides information on climate literacy and essential principles and fundamental consepts. It includes a Teacher's menu with a seaction on curriculum resources and teaching standards.
Climate Status Investigations (CSI)
With over 65 lessons developed to introduce middle and high school teachers and their students to the topic of climate change and to provide new ways of thinking about the problem and potential solutions.
Communicating and Learning about Global Climate Change
An abbreviated guide for teaching climate change.
Cycle of Life (bilingual)
Cycle of Life brings together great music, great art, and loads of creative ideas for activities and fieldtrips that teachers and parents alike can add to the classroom or enriched home environment.
Ecokids Online
Sponsored by Earthday Canada. Enter the Teacher's Lounge to access a weather activity for Elementary or Middle Level with background questions and a back line master chart (PDF) that can be downloaded.
Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit
This is an easy-to-use manual for individuals and organizations from both the education and community sectors. This resource addresses the potentially powerful alliance of school systems and communities working together to reach local sustainability goals. Together they can reorient existing curriculums to create locally relevant and culturally appropriate education.The ESD Toolkit will be helpful as ministries of education, non-profit organizations, school system, communities, and other organizations prepare for United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2014."
Environment Canada's National Climate Data and Information Archive
Operated and maintained by Environment Canada, contains official climate and weather observations for Canada.
Environment Canada's Weather Office (bilingual)
Access "Climate Data", "Seasonal Forecasts", "Maps" and "FAQs".
'Explore Water' booklet by the Girl Guides of Canada. Enjoy learning about how we use water and how we can care for it. The book includes simple colouring activities, fun science activities, and even a mobile.
Franklin Institute Online
Has weather, climate, and information areas, plus a section on "Activities". Many links are provided.
Global Climate Change Student Guide
Lists 100's of References used to research information about climate and climate change. For example, Chapter Six has details about all of the greenhouse gases.
Go Blue
Climate change will present Canada with serious challenges. The most obvious will be how much precipitation we’ll have and where and when it will fall. This site provides resources and information for teaching about water.
Green Teacher
Canada's foremost periodical promoting education for Planet Earth. Check out their resources such as "Teaching about Climate Change: Cool Schools Tackle Global Warming."
Green Lane
Environment Canada's Internet resource for weather and environmental information.
Green Learning
Check out the information here and discover some of the things you can do to reduce how much energy and water you consume, cut down on the amount of waste you create, xeriscape your space and safely dispose of household hazardous waste!
Harmony Foundation
The Harmony Foundation is at the forefront of action-based education leading to positive results.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
These activities were funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, in support of the US Global Change Research Program. Learning Activities - The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The site has rich areas on Climate Change including knowledge network, Inuit observations, "A Guide to Kyoto", emissions trading, agriculture, youth strategy, etc.
Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences
This site offers vitual on-line museum experiences with interactive activities to exlpore our environment.
Met Office
Offers resources for teaching background information on weather, climate and data.
National Geograpic Xpeditions
Lesson plans on a variety of geography related topics.
North American Association for Environmental Education
Provides a comprehensive directory to classroom resources and lesson plans for many environmental education topis.
Northern Climate ExChange
Offers information on Yukon environment studies
NOVA - Dimming the Sun
NOVA provides a variety of teacher lesson plans and teaching ideas for many of thier programs.
Pembina Institute
Includes background information on all major sources of renewable energy covering topics like basics, solar electricity and heat, wind, water, biomass, and other clean energy technologies. Has up-to-date activities for students, including building working model at re-energy.ca Pembina has also developed a Climate Change Awareness and Action High School Education Kit.
Planet Ark
An environmental news service site that has search features and archives on many environmental topics including Climate Change.
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
This organization offers Operation Water Drop test kits for 30 students with membership fee.
SaskAdapt.ca
Provides climate change impacts and adaptation information for Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Education for Sustainable Development
Sustainability requires people to be life-long teachers and learners, actively changing themselves, their economies, and their societies through educational processes that recognize our dependence on ecosystem services and support a just society to meet the needs of all, locally and globally, seen and unseen, present and future. Saskatchewan Education for Sustainable Development is an excellent forum for people to share their ideas on and practices of sustainable development education in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Environmental Society
Check the "How to Reduce Energy Use" area. Note the many Saskatchewan School Divisions that have saved $1000's through the Destination Conservation Program.
Saskatchewan Outdoor Environmental Education Association
SOEEA encourages year round participation in outdoor activities to foster the growth of outdoor recreation and environmental education by providing and facilitating learning opportunities involving the natural and built environments.
Saskatchewan Science Centre
Check "For Teachers"
Saskathcewan Watershed Authority
Find out how Saskatchewan is maintaining excellence in watershed management.
School Transportation Emissions
This is a new project that supports schools and their communities taking action on reducing transportation emissions in
Learn about Scouts Canada new climate change action program.
Science Alberta Foundation
Presents Climate Change in the "Real Life. Real Science" area covering "What is Climate Change?", measurements, predictions, greenhouse effect,, etc. with full text or audio transcripts available online.
Science Resources
Saskatchewan School Trustees Association. A portal for websites correlated to the Saskatchewan Core Curriculum Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Has a Science-Technology-Society-Environment (STSE) Interrelationships focus; check the David Suzuki and Global Change sites. Special icons indicate the "flavor" of the site.
Search Globe
Use their "Site Search" to access 100's of websites on Climate Change with "best match" ratings. Has a strong Science Education area such as 'student Investigations" (with Archives), "Measurements:", and "Scientists' Corner".
SEEDS Foundation
The SEEDS Foundation provides bias-balanced, curriculum fit energy and environmental education programs. These programs have educated, inspired realistic choices and stimulated action by millions of students and their families on relevant energy and environmental issues across Canada.
Solar Access
Subscribe to a free weekly newsletter that will keep you informed about the rapid growth of renewable energy applications, technologies, and actions around the world, including Canada. Offers on-line education courses for a fee.
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future
A Multimedia teaching and learning program from UNESCO
Teacher's Guide to High Quality Educational Materials on Climate Change and Global Warming
This guide points K-12 educators to the best sites for teaching about climate change: several that offer first rate background material, and othersthat include detailed lesson plans and experiments.
The Keystone Centre - Climate Status Investigations (CSI)
This website has over 65 lessons developed to introduce middle and high school teachers and their students to the topic of climate change and to provide new ways of thinking about the problem and potential solutions.
Tree Foundation Canada (bilingual)
"The Foundation provides education, technical assistance, resources and financial support through working partnerships to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in our urban and rural environments in an effort to help reduce the harmful effects of carbon dioxide emissions." Connect to other Canadian sites dealing with trees.
UCAR
Lesson plans and activities on climate and climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Explore "Enviroline" for the major Earth-significant events from 1970 to date, including information about global warming, IPCC, Kyoto, call for action, etc. At "Movies', review a video clip simulating a future weather report. Try the interactive game.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
This is one of the best American sites. It covers many topics: "Climate and Weather", "Climate Systems", "Global Warming", "Greenhouse Effect", "We Can make a Difference", etc. Access "Games" and other "Links".
US EPA Project A.I.R.E.
Lesson plans on air pollution, climate change and greenhouse gases.
US Geological Survey
Global Change Lesson Plans.
University of Waterloo
Check out the University's Climate Change Education and Awareness Program.
Virtual Science Fairs
Lists several Saskatchewan schools. Has a "Resource Centre" portal linking to project ideas and examples.
Weather Resources
An all inclusive links page to everything you need to know about weather.
Why Files
Use their search engine to locate 100's of scientific articles about "Climate Change".
Wild Education. The Canadian Wildlife Federation (bilingual)
Lesson Plans and Learning Resources include a variety of lesson plans on various aspects of the environment including a few specifically focussed on climate change. Explore other resources they offer while there.
World Youth Organization on Climate Change (multilingual)
Besides English content, content is available in five other languages. Link to a wealth of "Information" (Facts & Figures; Science), and access "Conference", "Networking", "Action", and "Interactive" features. This is an impressive site for youth!
