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Every week, new activities and resources will be shared to make learning from home, or teaching at a distance, easy and fun. Come back regularly to see what’s been added, and stay in touch by joining our ever-growing community of teachers, parents and students.
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This week in the classroom
Highlighting two important programs led by Can Geo Education
| May 19 |
New featured resource: The Energy IQ “Classroom in a Box” |
| May 21 | New featured resource: 10,000 Changes, and rethinking our commitment to reducing plastic waste |
Coming next week: Learning outdoors on The Great Trail
New featured resource
Energy IQ “Classroom in a Box” digital download
The Energy IQ “Classroom in a Box”is packed with lesson plans, factbooks, videos, quizzes, maps and more, and is a one-stop digital download that is essential for any educator looking to improve their students’ energy literacy. The Classroom in a Box will expand to include more content over the coming weeks, so check back regularly for the latest additions!
Download the Classroom in a Box here.
Download the accompanying Tiled Map here.
Click here to explore the Energy IQ website
New featured resource
10,000 Changes Education Program
Eliminating plastic waste will require the collective effort of all Canadians, including students! It will take changes to what we buy, how things are made, and how we choose to live. This education program highlights the foundational knowledge that is key to understanding the advantages and disadvantages of plastic and promotes critical thinking and action!
Click here to explore the 10,000 Changes websiteUpcoming virtual hangouts
May 20-22
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This online conference represents an all-of-society approach to addressing Canada’s toughest sustainable development challenges, bringing together the private sector, academia, government, and civil society. The CCUNESCO Secretariat will be participating in the sessions “The SDGs and K-12 Education and “Sustainability and the Culture Sector.” The UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are also highlighted in the program, as well as several UNESCO Chairs and others CCUNESCO collaborators, including Catherine Potvin, Ingrid Waldron, Juliet Waters and Katrin Kohl, just to name a few. Keynote speakers include Jeffrey D. Sachs and Cindy Blackstock. We invite you to join! Registration is free. View the full schedule online.
May 22-24
Global Biodiversity Festival – three days of presentations by amazing conservationists from across the globe all run as a fundraiser in support of six organizations that do incredible work in protecting wildlife but who are in need of assistance during COVID-19.
Educational programs previously featured on the Online Classroom
- The Anthropocene Education Program
- Find the Anthropocene Google Earth Story here
- The Re:Location Program
- The Energy IQ Program
- Unmasking Influenza
Lessons and activities featured this month on the Online Classroom
| May 1 | New activity: resources for primary teachers about the Sustainable Development Goals |
| May 4 | New featured resource: Unmasking Influenza |
| May 6 | New activity: Introduction to pandemics |
| May 7 | New activity: Using the Unmasking Influenza documentary |
| May 8 | New activity: Data analysis and mapping |
| May 14 | New activity: travelling the world with a team of explorers |
| May 15 | New activity: what does exploration in the 21st century look like? |
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Teachers
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